I seem to have really hurt my ham/glute on my left side. It is very tender when I roll on it and it hurts when I try to do lifts. I gave it a few days off and then lifted just a LITTLE on it and it totally started killing me the next day. It’s been over a week now though.
What can I do for this? Should I be icing? Heating? I usually ice after lifting (although I haven’t been able to do any lower body and it’s killing me) and then heat at other times? I try to roll on it once a day or 2 times a day.
Also, is it a bad idea to do 1 legged stuff on the right side? My right side is already stronger, but I really HATE working out without some lower body!
I have just pulled my hamstring playing football on the weekend, fortunatly it’s not too bad. i was told my our trainer to stretch it regularly (ie, do some light work to warm it up and stretch) and to ice it afterwards. i have been doing this for the last few days and it seems to be getting better.
I have a little experience in this area since I slightly tore my right hamstring playing softball ten years ago and had a pretty serious tear of my left hamstring doing standing single legged curls with heavy wieght low reps. Basically just ice it in the begining for days on end and take anti-inflammatories. Then start stretching it as soon as possible, constantly, but very carefully. When pain subsides start working it with very high reps and light wieght to get the blood flowing in there to heal it. Just keep adding weight to the movements whenever you feel comfortable doing so until you get back to where you were. To be quite honest with you I never recovered fully from either tear and can sometimes feel a little pull if I go to heavy or too explosive. In my opinion I don’t think you can ever recover 100% from a tear dpending on the severity of it. Good luck.
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I have a little experience in this area since I slightly tore my right hamstring playing softball ten years ago and had a pretty serious tear of my left hamstring doing standing single legged curls with heavy wieght low reps. Basically just ice it in the begining for days on end and take anti-inflammatories. Then start stretching it as soon as possible, constantly, but very carefully. When pain subsides start working it with very high reps and light wieght to get the blood flowing in there to heal it. Just keep adding weight to the movements whenever you feel comfortable doing so until you get back to where you were. To be quite honest with you I never recovered fully from either tear and can sometimes feel a little pull if I go to heavy or too explosive. In my opinion I don’t think you can ever recover 100% from a tear dpending on the severity of it. Good luck. [/quote]
Thanks for the advice. I’m worried that it is something more. It is not feeling like a standard pull. It hurts DEEP in there in the glute - I’m worried it is a tendon. I have horrid tendons. I’ve torn 2 already. Neither healed 100%. I just am feeling like crap since I haven’t done lower body in almost 2 weeks and my body comp is going to crap so quickly. My diet is 100% clean, but I just pack on fat when I can’t lift heavy lower. Any advice on what to do while it heals? I am trying to stay positive and still go to the gym and do my best with upper body 4 times per week, but it is SO depressing to see my legs shrink and fat start to pile on my abs…
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I have a little experience in this area since I slightly tore my right hamstring playing softball ten years ago and had a pretty serious tear of my left hamstring doing standing single legged curls with heavy wieght low reps. Basically just ice it in the begining for days on end and take anti-inflammatories. Then start stretching it as soon as possible, constantly, but very carefully. When pain subsides start working it with very high reps and light wieght to get the blood flowing in there to heal it. Just keep adding weight to the movements whenever you feel comfortable doing so until you get back to where you were. To be quite honest with you I never recovered fully from either tear and can sometimes feel a little pull if I go to heavy or too explosive. In my opinion I don’t think you can ever recover 100% from a tear dpending on the severity of it. Good luck.
Thanks for the advice. I’m worried that it is something more. It is not feeling like a standard pull. It hurts DEEP in there in the glute - I’m worried it is a tendon. I have horrid tendons. I’ve torn 2 already. Neither healed 100%. I just am feeling like crap since I haven’t done lower body in almost 2 weeks and my body comp is going to crap so quickly. My diet is 100% clean, but I just pack on fat when I can’t lift heavy lower. Any advice on what to do while it heals? I am trying to stay positive and still go to the gym and do my best with upper body 4 times per week, but it is SO depressing to see my legs shrink and fat start to pile on my abs…
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I know the feeling, if I don’t work my legs they shrink pretty quick. Even if it is the tendon it’s pretty much the same protocol. Nothing you can do but give it time. Eventually your body forms scar tissue and heals it. But in my opinion never the same again. When I had the severe tear I heard a loud snap and my whole leg was black and blue for a month. Took me 6-8 months to use just moderate wieght. Sorry for the bad news.
It is very tender when I roll on it and it hurts when I try to do lifts. I gave it a few days off and then lifted just a LITTLE on it and it totally started killing me the next day. It’s been over a week now though.