Popping sensation in hip

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freak4iron
freak4iron Posts: 995 Member
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Anyone know what it could be? Like I said its a popping kinda feeling almost "cross my fingers" feels like it's grinding. I'm only 26, been running a lot lately, (6-10 miles /day) the butter fly leg stretch is a little painful too. Feels like groin muscles are agitated as well.

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  • BasicGreatGuy
    BasicGreatGuy Posts: 857 Member
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    Sounds like you have been overdoing it.

    http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/snapping-hip-syndrome-causes-symptoms-treatments
  • freak4iron
    freak4iron Posts: 995 Member
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    ^ thanks for the link bro, almost certain that's whats going on. I'm gonna put more effort into stretching before and during runs and reevaluate...
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
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    This happens to me when my hip flexors are tight. I notice it when I'm doing a dynamic warm up before squats. It's kind of a crappy feeling and it takes awhile to go away. It always makes me double check form on all lifts. I like to foam roll it and make sure I get a good stretch, after my muscles are warmed up a bit.
  • emodavis
    emodavis Posts: 44 Member
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    freak4iron wrote: »
    ^ thanks for the link bro, almost certain that's whats going on. I'm gonna put more effort into stretching before and during runs and reevaluate...

    Don't stretch when cold. Get a foam roller and learn how to use it properly. A day or three of rest, stretching, and more rest isn't a bad option either. Throttling back is better than months of physical therapy.
  • freak4iron
    freak4iron Posts: 995 Member
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    arditarose wrote: »
    This happens to me when my hip flexors are tight. I notice it when I'm doing a dynamic warm up before squats. It's kind of a crappy feeling and it takes awhile to go away. It always makes me double check form on all lifts. I like to foam roll it and make sure I get a good stretch, after my muscles are warmed up a bit.

    What do you do for your "dynamic stretches"? Not gonna lie my stretching is weak-status, probably stupid of me considering my recent increase in cardio. Your right it is a sucky feeling, it gets in the way with a bunch of things, especially squats and ground work for abs.
  • harlequin0318
    harlequin0318 Posts: 415 Member
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    This also happened to my left hip when I wasn't warming up properly. I don't do much running outside but my warm up before squats is 10 minutes on the stair master, 3-4 sets of walking lunges with weight, and once I get a hold of the only squat rack at my gym, I do a set of 100 bodyweight squats and leg swings. Not sure if this is considered dynamic stretching...
  • freak4iron
    freak4iron Posts: 995 Member
    edited July 2015
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    harlequin0318 wrote: »
    This also happened to my left hip when I wasn't warming up properly. I don't do much running outside but my warm up before squats is 10 minutes on the stair master, 3-4 sets of walking lunges with weight, and once I get a hold of the only squat rack at my gym, I do a set of 100 bodyweight squats and leg swings. Not sure if this is considered dynamic stretching...

    I work out at my local high school weight room, the kids stand in line and wait their turn to txt in the squat rack! wi2k3zjyvdfs.jpg
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
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    freak4iron wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    This happens to me when my hip flexors are tight. I notice it when I'm doing a dynamic warm up before squats. It's kind of a crappy feeling and it takes awhile to go away. It always makes me double check form on all lifts. I like to foam roll it and make sure I get a good stretch, after my muscles are warmed up a bit.

    What do you do for your "dynamic stretches"? Not gonna lie my stretching is weak-status, probably stupid of me considering my recent increase in cardio. Your right it is a sucky feeling, it gets in the way with a bunch of things, especially squats and ground work for abs.

    I walk to the gym and just do my kicks and leg circles right before I squat. If it is bad that week, I'll foam roll it out before I squat too.

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