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Originally Posted by penguinz
Sitting is one of the most destructive things you can do for any soft tissue between the belly button and knees.
Stretching without weight is pretty useless.
I would look at doing straight and romanian deadlifts to target the hammys. on RDLs go to you feel it good in your hammy, hold it for a couple seconds and then explode back up. With each rep you should be able to increase the stretch a bit.
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That’s what I’ve heard. My old job offered to order those standing desks for anyone who asked but I never took advantage unfortunately.
That’s something I will need to work on, personally, because I am extremely active for about 2 hours out of the day but the rest of the time I’m pretty sedentary.. though I will say I’m not a lazy bitch. Anytime I go out I will take the stairs over the elevator and park in the back of the parking lot.
Also, oddly enough straight leg deadlifts have been a staple for me for a while. I usually choose those over traditional. Love that good stretch.
A big part of me is starting to think the issue is a lack of strength in my hammies. It’s like when I’m at 80% wanting to give it more juice, I’m like “OK, explode off of the ground with each step. Drive through the ground as hard as you can and launch yourself forward.” And when I get to top speed I can feel I’m about to pull a hammy. Even when doing leg curls, I don’t feel like I’m very strong.
So I want to work on that, first and foremost.
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Originally Posted by Megatron96
It's probably not just your hammys. Your hip adductors(?) are probably shortened as well.
When I began trying to try and run again after years off, I think it took 3-5 months to get most of my range of motion back. And I was stretching 5-6 days a week to get there. Pretty sure ta the time it took at least two months before I even noticed much improvement. Bottom line, you have to be committed and consistent to see results, once you've neglected those areas for decades.
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Yep, I think you’re right. My hips are often very tight and I can feel that tightness whenever I’m warming up on leg days. I feel like my legs aren’t fully limber until I’m basically done with my workouts.