Hip pain from squats?

[iPood]

Ive been doing a lot of squats lately, no weights just body weight squats and I've noticed some hip pain the past few days. The pain only comes when I do squats. Is this a problem with my technique or how can I prevent this?

[Anonymous]

Make sure you are stretching well before hand. When I started running, I developed a lot of hip pain. I figured out that I was overusing a tendon that stretches from your hip down to your knee. It was a bit weak and wasn't use to the force I was putting onto due to that fact that I wasn't the most physically active before this.

I started being incredibly strict about stretching before running, and also added in some strength exercises for this area into my workout routine. It helped tremendously and I haven't had the problem since.

[runktb27]

take a break and weight for the pain to go away...when you resume make sure you are in proper form. There is a technique called the psoas pinch. What you want to do is as you go into the squat you want to stick out your butt and bring your hip bones toward the highest part of your thigh. If you google good squat technique most of the results are pretty accurate of what you should look like.

[martyfellow]

You could be going too deep on the squats; try not bending down so far. make sure you stick your rear out when you do them so your biggest muscle takes most of the strain.

And yes, you could just be doing too darn many of them! You might have a minor muscle strain, so lay off the squats a few days and see if the pain subsides; probably it will!

[MyNameIsJonas]

I believe your problem is with your hip flexor's. You can avoid pain by stretching before your squat and making sure your form is perfect when you do squat.

link These helped me.

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=YDS4mUnjkVo&feature=related

proper form.

[nevergivinup]

How many can you do in one set without stopping?

I used to do hundreds at once.

Work on felixibility. Stretching your legs out nice and wide and pausing. And making the hip flexors more supple. Also try keeping your feet at a 45 degree angle instead of straight foward. That takes some of the pressure off and has helped me a lot in the past.

[nevergivinup]

And don't bounce at the bottom. Its a bad habit.

[iPood]

Thanks for the tips and I usually do about 3-4 sets of 50 with 30 seconds rest between

[nevergivinup]

Your welcome. That's pretty good.

[THE_Godfather]

I looked at the video links& they are good. Everyone will say to stand with your feet shoulder with apart. Just because you've heard this 100 X's before doesn't mean that it's correct.

I have a problem with my right hip. I found that if I keep my feet as close together as possible it doesn't spread my hips out as much & I don't hurt my hip.

[Acroatic]

I have only had lower back pains from Squats..

Maybe just give the squats a break for a while. Could be many things including

tendons ..

If your form is right and diet it right you should be fine...

Could be a smaller muscle that need some catching up (strength wise )

I take a week off squats if not longer and let you body heal

[bubbiexo]

Give yourself a little break and then get back to it. Re-position your feet and try different types of squats and see what stance works for you without hip pain.

[palek]

We were only meant to squat once per day in the morning after a 16 oz cup of coffee. Refrain from all extracurricular squatting at once.

[kheserthorpe]

Can you be more specific in 'hip pain'?

[iPood]

When I squat down my hips and outer thighs feel sore. Its different than the feeling of the muscles just being tired. When I press on the spot its also sore like I have a bruise or something

[kheserthorpe]

Seems more like a stretch/pull type pain. You don't use those muscles very heavily in a squat, but you do stretch them pretty far.