Inner thigh muscles....need stretched!!

JJHudgens

Okay, so after months of working out, apparently my inner thigh muscles have petrified! I can't hardly get a stretch out of them. I was doing the P90x Yoga DVD with my son, and there's one part that it wants us to "lay like a frog" and there was NO WAY my legs were going to spread like that. *red faced* Does anyone know of some good stretches to loosen those up? Help!

AZTrailRunner

google "groin stretches". visual aides are easier to understand. :-D

thetrishwarp

I personally do the splits to stretch them. But I realize that's not a highly attainable stretch for a lot of people...so try side lunges maybe?

mommachef

Standing Stretch:

1) Stand with your legs shoulder-width apart.

2) Shift your weight to one side, bending your knee slightly.

3) Stop when you feel a gentle stretch in the opposite leg.

4) Hold for ten seconds and repeat five times.

5) Do steps 1 to 4 on the opposite leg.

uniqute1888

did you at least try the move? it helps a lot and you dont even have to be down that low.... but you could try a side lunge facing forward

_Sally_

Before working out (and also before stretching or yoga if you are really tight), you can also foam roll to begin to loosen it up. Don't just roll... when you find a painful spot, stay on it and breath deeply a few times. It can be very uncomfortable at first, but foam rolling really works. Using the foam roller on the inner thighs may not be the most graceful looking move, though. You can usually find someone in the gym foam rolling and watch them (or google it). That is how I got the idea to use a foam roller for my adductor muscles (inner thigh).

You can also try a hand held hard plastic roller, which makes hitting this area easier and you can apply the pressure more directly. I started using a hand held plastic roller at my gym and it works so well for me, I just ordered it online (Muscletrac). You can also try The Stick as a hand held hard plastic roller, I've used that for inner /outer thigh, hamstrings and calves as well. Gyms increasingly have these hand held things as well, so look around and ask... sometimes they have them in the personal training area, but they should let you use them as well.

JJHudgens

To answer the question, did I at least try the Frog position? Yes Ma'am- I sure did! LOL! And I'm sure it wasn't pretty! haha

Thank you all for these suggestions. I have done those side lunges, in other videos...and maybe just need to do more, or more often. I know I'm pretty guilty of not doing a good stretch before, and even more importantly-- after a workout. I do minimal hamstring stretches.

I am definitely going to Google the suggestions made....thank you!!