I have sore hips :(

rockinsockstaliea
rockinsockstaliea Posts: 24 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
So I have been doing a lot of lunges and dips in my daily workouts and my hips are very tired. I do the stretches but I think I need a better stretch. They feel like they want to cramp up. no bueno of a feeling :sick:

any suggestions?

thanks :bigsmile:

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  • baileysmom4
    baileysmom4 Posts: 242 Member
    Get into a runner's lunge and put your hands over your head and lean your torso back. You should feel the stretch in the front of your hip of the leg in front. It works great if I explained it right!
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    bump
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    Where exactly in your hips? Joints? Muscle? Front? Side? Butt? Hip flexor?
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    Do some IT band stretches. Do a YouTube search for videos.
  • darkguardian419
    darkguardian419 Posts: 1,302 Member
    giggity....

    oh, they hurt from lunges....


    *backs out slowly*
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    What are your sets, reps, and weight you are doing them at? And how often? Do you do some dynamic stretching before and stretching after?
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    A couple ideas .......I love this stretch:

    Standing hip opener - cross your ankle over your leg (above the knee) then squat on the standing leg

    Also here's a video: http://video.about.com/exercise/hip-streches.htm

    I really like a Rodney Yee DVD .... AM Yoga for Your Week ...... there is a 20 minute workout just for the hips. Great if this continues to be a problem area for you

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