hips sore

[swiminto]

So, again after a long lay off due to kids, work and vacation schedule, i went back to a class last night, and with the roundhouse kicks and the Lunges I have started doing, my hips are kinda sore. Not in pain or anything, but I know that I worked them last night and the night before.

I think my problem is that my hip abductors are really tight, and swimming is not really a sport that stretches these muscles, so for the these past months I have done nothing to stretch them.

Man, nothing like starting again to make you humble.

Thats it..unless you guys have some stretches, for this area, that you wish to share......

[Gillian]

I used to have tight adductors, but I also found that I was performing the kicks incorrectly and this was also attributing to it ( I am now a 4th Dann in Akido) and if it is just your just adductors then do some stretching for them

[Irishdazza]

In my old age I've found that putting some dynamic stretching in before my normal static "classic martial art" stretching is a big help.

I start with gentle leg swings, forward and back, building in height up to ten, each leg.

Then inner to outer swings, almost like a reverse roundhouse, again building in height.

Then Outer to inner leg swings, like a crescent kick.

Then side swings, like a poorly executed side kick.

Then knee rotations.

Then I get stuck into all the traditional stretching before making the heavy bag wish it had never been born!

[swiminto]

Thanks guys...I think it is all around tightness in my body.

If I do leg swings to the side...sure I can swing my legs, but only if my big toe is pointing up, not effective in roundhouse or sidekicks. When I do it toe pointing the same way my body is facing, I can get maybe halfway up to to my hip..so that makes me believe it is the adductors that need stretching as well as the rest of my leg muscles.


I am currently doing stretches everyday, then I have included in my lifting routine..and please no flaming, i know it is not free weights, but it just easy to use, I use the MULTI POSITION HIP MACHINE. (maybe there is a support group for me out there..LOL)