I was doing squats today and I've been noticing lately that during the concentric phase of the squat I get pretty sharp groin pain. In my final set I was going for 225 for 6 reps. On the 3rd rep the pain hit me hard and I got pissed off and stopped the set. This is really making me mad because I know I can go heavier/more reps but my groin is holding me back.
It seems like the wider stance I take the more it hurts.
I have 0 groin pain on leg press.
Do I just give up squats? Idk what to do.
Josh
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Thread: Groin pain when squatting
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03-26-2009, 05:15 PM #1Registered User
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Groin pain when squatting
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03-26-2009, 05:19 PM #2Hiding from ForumNature
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if it hurts more on wider stances you might want to work on groin flexibility. use a narrow stance or shoulder width stance until your flex improves
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03-26-2009, 05:24 PM #3Registered User
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tight adductors?
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03-26-2009, 05:37 PM #4Registered User
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i'll try using the abductor machine to warm up with next time/strengthen my groin.
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03-26-2009, 05:40 PM #5Registered Camel Eater
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hows your glute activation?
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03-26-2009, 06:32 PM #6Registered User
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I get groin pain too and the its because my back is tight. Doing squats puts alot of strain on your lower back. If your tight in your lower back this can strain the groin. I wasn't able to bike ride sometimes b/c of the pain. I started stretching 3x a week and it went away.
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03-27-2009, 01:00 PM #7Registered User
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pre-fatiguing the muscle before you need it???the ADDuctor magnus either lacks flexibility or strength...The cure... lower the weight then start slowly increasing it again.Originally Posted by justjosh
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03-27-2009, 05:44 PM #8Registered Camel Eater
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that's rightOriginally Posted by Complicated
the hamstring portion of the adductor magnus (and the hammies themselves) some times over take the role of the glutes.
so again, how is your glute activation?
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03-27-2009, 06:32 PM #9Registered User
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can tight glutes cause this problem? im start to have pain in the groin area too now when squatting and despite stretching alot after all my workouts my glutes seem to be getting tighter, i do figure 4's to stretch em and its getting harder and harder to do em
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