Stomach muscle soreness

prettyleelee

So I have been running a lot and am now feeling a soreness in my stomach its not really a pain like I hurt something but a pain still. Has anyone else had this issue?

shabaity

Running works your core is it those muscles?

prettyleelee

I think so I have just never worked them before maybe?

gravityisalie

prettyleelee wrote: »

I think so I have just never worked them before maybe?

i had this in the last 2 weeks after getting a new regime from my pt.
i train usually tuesday and saturday.
saturday i drive to the gym so stay for strechting afterwards. Tuesday i dont because no time but walk the 30 minutes home.
i only get the pain on tuesdays.

Hope that helps :-)

rainbowbow

Sounds like your abdominals are sore from running? Is it just a dull soreness?

Or are you feeling pain in your stomach/side WHILE running? If so, this is a breathing technique issue.

prettyleelee

rainbowbow wrote: »

Sounds like your abdominals are sore from running? Is it just a dull soreness?

Or are you feeling pain in your stomach/side WHILE running? If so, this is a breathing technique issue.

It's a dull soreness in my stomach. I have some during running as well and have been told to work on my breathing I try to breath to hard when I run.

peachyfuzzle

prettyleelee wrote: »

rainbowbow wrote: »

Sounds like your abdominals are sore from running? Is it just a dull soreness?

Or are you feeling pain in your stomach/side WHILE running? If so, this is a breathing technique issue.

It's a dull soreness in my stomach. I have some during running as well and have been told to work on my breathing I try to breath to hard when I run.

Try to form a breathing cadence that feels natural to you, and make sure you're breathing with your lungs instead of your diaphragm (chest opposed to stomach). I used to get horrible side stitches, and still get the dull pain in my abdomen, but I've found that it's mostly alleviated when I am in a 2x2 cadence with my second "out" breath being on the opposite side of the pain.

2x2 = breathe in one step on one foot continue breathing in one step on other foot, breathe out one step on starting food continue breathing out one step on opposite foot. Repeat. It breaks a whole in/out breath into four sections.

prettyleelee

peachyfuzzle wrote: »

prettyleelee wrote: »

rainbowbow wrote: »

Sounds like your abdominals are sore from running? Is it just a dull soreness?

Or are you feeling pain in your stomach/side WHILE running? If so, this is a breathing technique issue.

It's a dull soreness in my stomach. I have some during running as well and have been told to work on my breathing I try to breath to hard when I run.

Try to form a breathing cadence that feels natural to you, and make sure you're breathing with your lungs instead of your diaphragm (chest opposed to stomach). I used to get horrible side stitches, and still get the dull pain in my abdomen, but I've found that it's mostly alleviated when I am in a 2x2 cadence with my second "out" breath being on the opposite side of the pain.

2x2 = breathe in one step on one foot continue breathing in one step on other foot, breathe out one step on starting food continue breathing out one step on opposite foot. Repeat. It breaks a whole in/out breath into four sections.

Thanks I will try that tomorrow when I go for my run. It's still all new to me I will not give up this time!!

peachyfuzzle

prettyleelee wrote: »

peachyfuzzle wrote: »

prettyleelee wrote: »

rainbowbow wrote: »

Sounds like your abdominals are sore from running? Is it just a dull soreness?

Or are you feeling pain in your stomach/side WHILE running? If so, this is a breathing technique issue.

It's a dull soreness in my stomach. I have some during running as well and have been told to work on my breathing I try to breath to hard when I run.

Try to form a breathing cadence that feels natural to you, and make sure you're breathing with your lungs instead of your diaphragm (chest opposed to stomach). I used to get horrible side stitches, and still get the dull pain in my abdomen, but I've found that it's mostly alleviated when I am in a 2x2 cadence with my second "out" breath being on the opposite side of the pain.

2x2 = breathe in one step on one foot continue breathing in one step on other foot, breathe out one step on starting food continue breathing out one step on opposite foot. Repeat. It breaks a whole in/out breath into four sections.

Thanks I will try that tomorrow when I go for my run. It's still all new to me I will not give up this time!!

Good luck!

Just do what feels natural to you if you're going to try out the cadence. 2x2 might not be for you, and you might feel more comfortable with a 4x4, or 3x3, or 3x2, or 2x1, or even something else. If you're using the 2x1, then the "second out breath" I mentioned would become the "out breath." The thought behind it is that breathing out the rest of your oxygen on the site opposite the pain reduces pressure put on the muscles on the side experiencing the pain. I don't have any studies to back that up, only my anecdotal experience.

Also, don't force yourself to breathe hard unless your body is telling you that you need to take in more oxygen though. You could hyperventilate yourself by accident that way, and could be inadvertently short selling your progress.