Pulled left groin muscle a week ago with 335 pound squat.

tony56pr
tony56pr Posts: 141 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So tonight tried to do squats and things felt good until I got to my 2nd working set with a weight of 260#. And it started getting sore (feels super tight and hurts (3-4 on scale 0-10) anyways I called it quits on squats. Guess I will take a couple weeks off on squats, perhaps do mobility work in a few days.

At 39 I guess it will take a little bit to heal. Any ideas on what I can do? I've iced and taken advil, it don't bother me with daily activities and deadlifts. Tuesday deads felt good, not doing squats Sunday certainly helped that workout.

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  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    Yep once you get around the age, things tend to pull quite easily.

    I would warm up really good on a walk or bike and wouldn't refrain from squats entirely, just drop the weight substantially like 40-50% working weight or whatever feels comfortable.

    Stretching is a must afterwards. Of you don't have it in your regime, I would urge you to consider making it a staple after lifting if possible.

    Groin and hammies pulls take much longer to heal than after the pain goes away.

    I pull or tweak a hammy/groin once a baseball season since my 40's.
  • shor0814
    shor0814 Posts: 559 Member
    At least you didn't tear it, takes about a month to heal, hopefully the pull will be better sooner.
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