A word of warning about squats.
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It is very likely that your squat form was off and you were using too much weight for your experience level. Squatting, with proper form, actually helps improve your core strength.
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Thank you for posting, OP!
This is an area that I, too would like advice in, and it looks like this thread has lots of it!0 -
I would recommend still doing them. First make sure you have proper form. Try starting with just body weight. Or work 2 muscle groups at the same time and combine a squat with a shoulder press using 3 or 5 lb dumbbells.
eta: Also, stretch before and after. Stretch all the muscles in the area: butt, inner thighs, quads, hamstrings and even some gentle stretches for lower back. Some people will say to never do static stretches with "cold" muscles, but I do all the time and have never had problems. Otherwise you could walk ~10 minutes first then stretch.0
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