i have had on and off hip pain for months after deadlifting and squatting so i finally decided i need to take a rest. now any pressing excerciss- leg press/step ups/ lunges aggravats it…
i decided i need to give it a long rest , get an mri, and train upper body only for a month or two being that this pain is on, then goes away then i hit it hard and it comes back.
does anyone have experience in this?
i only have been working out for less than a year and loss 40 punds (i was very overweight). very fustrated feel like im wasting my time in gym doing upper only? not in good spirits.
i agree that you are wise to be cautious about loading up your squats and deads because of the pain. i do think that rehabbing that region should be a priority, though.
when the flexors are tight the glutes are inhibited. they can’t be activated the way they are supposed to. site search ‘x band walks’. you will need to do things to wake-up the glutes.
i’m working really hard on this right now. i’m learning (very slowly and gradually) to get a sensation of pushing myself with my glutes rather than pulling myself with my hip flexors. for things like standing up squats or stepping up. it is coming slowly because my glutes are very weak after years of inactivity.
i think it is fair to say that the significant majority of people have trouble with these pesky little things. don’t be surprised if you gotta spend 10 or 20 minutes doing stretching / rolling / chilling out drills on your hip flexors and activation / strengthening drills on your glutes before you can train your lower body. lots of help from this site via site search.