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jcvd-owns
07-Dec-2003, 09:44 PM
i do side leg raises everyday and i can feel it in my hip abducters really good... but when i try the front leg raises i get a sharp pain in the quadracep of the leg being raised...

help!!
JohnG
10-Dec-2003, 09:05 AM
STOP!

You shouldn't feel sharp pains when doing this, so you've injured yourself in some way. Rest the leg and see a Doctor.
jcvd-owns
10-Dec-2003, 07:51 PM
no i didnt injure it.... same thing happens with other leg and my legs have nothing wrong with them it happens to my friends too (its not really taht sharp)
Tosh
10-Dec-2003, 07:56 PM
If you are experiencing pain in the quadracep then IMO your terminology is poor since you are not realy using this muscle to do anything....... unless horror of horrors you are pointing your toes while doing the raises.

Please give a full description of:

a) The exact technique you use when doing the raises

b) exactely in the leg you fell the pain

Thank you! :D
5150
10-Dec-2003, 08:03 PM
I would have to agree w/ JohnG. Rest it. Do you stretch often?
jcvd-owns
24-Dec-2003, 11:39 PM
yea i stretch everyday way to much... when i do front leg raises i keep my supporting leg bent and lock up my knee with my raised leg and keep my toes pointed up
Saz
25-Dec-2003, 02:24 AM
So if I'm understanding you correctly, you lock out the leg you're raising? I don't think you should be doing that, locking out the joints isn't good, try and keep the leg relaxed when you raise it. Don't lock it.

Sharp pain usually = injury of some kind. The worst injuries I've had have been ones where I think I haven't injured myself, but somewhere along the line I have. Get it checked out, your could have torn something. Do you get pain at any other times?
Poop-Loops
25-Dec-2003, 08:00 AM
Ummm... you can't really strech it if it's not locked.

PL
YODA
25-Dec-2003, 08:28 AM
Sounds like a psoas (Hip flexor) strain.
jcvd-owns
26-Dec-2003, 05:44 AM
the pains only sharp when i lock it real tight... all my friends get it to i think ur supposed to relax it i dont feel any pain when i do that... also i never feel any fatigue in the hip flexors just my leg
Poop-Loops
26-Dec-2003, 07:02 AM
You're supposed to relaxe completely when stretching, so nothing gets torn.

PL