squatting problem

jamiebeck45
jamiebeck45 Posts: 6
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When I squat i can feel the upper part of my thigh muscle against my hip bones? I am doing it right as I have had trainers (never asked this question though), it feels awkward and prevents me from doing squats. Does anyone else have this problem? or know what it is caused by?

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  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    *scratches head*

    Not really sure what you mean?
  • Z_I_L_L_A
    Z_I_L_L_A Posts: 2,399 Member
    Huh? Explain please.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,956 Member
    It's called muscle contraction and work. It's awkward because you're not accustomed to doing it. To get better at it, you keep doing it.

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  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Is this at the very bottom of the squat?

    My thighs touch my belly, but I guess if I was leaner they might hit something else. Not sure about hip bones, but maybe I'm thinking about something different than what you mean.
  • jamiebeck45
    jamiebeck45 Posts: 6
    Sorry its hard to explain, but the muscle on the very top of my thigh tenses and touches my tips bones ? sorry can't explain any better!
  • ninav1980
    ninav1980 Posts: 514 Member
    I know EXACTLY what you are talking about. I am on day 30 (yay) of my 30 days squat challenge, and the same thing happened to me on day 5. I actually had to ice/heat it down. Luckily , the next day was my rest day, so I had a day to heal it up. The next time I did my squats I made sure to really focus on my form using a mirror. I also learned that going slower helped TONS. Make sure your thighs are parallel to the floor when you go down, not any higher not any lower (this is why the mirror worked so well for me). Again, I will stress, the main difference was because I slowed it down. My pain slowly went away, never to come back again and I was able to move forward with my challenge. Day 30! 250 squats tonight!!!!!
  • jamiebeck45
    jamiebeck45 Posts: 6
    It's called muscle contraction and work. It's awkward because you're not accustomed to doing it. To get better at it, you keep doing it.

    Not sure how much i need to do it for, as I've done it a lot, in most sports I do we do circuits more often then not with squats? I could be wrong though?
  • caligulala
    caligulala Posts: 44 Member
    That means that your hips are very tight and need to be stretched. Start on your hands and knees and let your back curve down. Your tailbone should be as high as possible. It will look like you're sticking your butt up in the air. Start leaning back into child's pose. If you feel your back flatten out or butt tuck under, you've passed your current range of motion. When you start to feel the pull in your hips, hang out there and wiggle your hips around. The good news is that the hips open up pretty quickly!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,956 Member
    It's called muscle contraction and work. It's awkward because you're not accustomed to doing it. To get better at it, you keep doing it.

    Not sure how much i need to do it for, as I've done it a lot, in most sports I do we do circuits more often then not with squats? I could be wrong though?
    Then it sounds more like a tendon/ligament issue. Or at the worst a bone on bone movement. No pain or clicking?

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  • redwngs13
    redwngs13 Posts: 194 Member
    You might need to open your hips more when you go down. When you're standing with your feet about shoulder width apart, move your toes out at about a 30 degree angle, and when you go down make sure your knees stay parallel above your feet. If your legs are too forward when you go down, you could end up pinching your muscle in the hip flexor. (At least this is the jist of what I read in Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength book)

    This picture seems to sum up kind of what I mean: (it's too big to actually post).

    http://crossfitcenturion.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/flagstaffsquatbadkneesvsgood.jpg

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