What muscle do I keep hurting?

Toria1414
Toria1414 Posts: 2 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hey guys! I wanted to get advice or insight to a muscle I keep pulling. I go to a bootcamp once a week and noticed that every now and then I'll pull some muscle in my butt out of no where. It starts in the middle and slowly works it's way down my leg. Usually only makes it half way down my leg. It burns like crazy and makes me have to stop everything until the sensation goes away. It hurts pretty bad.

The other day I tried doing a workout I found online that requires you to lay flat on your stomach on the bench and pulse your feet up to the sky to workout your butt. Within 3 reps it pulled that muscle again on both sides and it was the worse I've ever felt it pulled.

What muscle is this? How is it connected to my legs? What can I do to prevent this??

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  • futuremanda
    futuremanda Posts: 816 Member
    If the sensation just goes away, it probably is not a pulled muscle. It does sound like it could be nerve. You would need to get assessed, in person, by a professional to get a better sense.
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    is it a muscle cramp?
  • RunsWithBees
    RunsWithBees Posts: 1,508 Member
    Could it be sciatica?
  • PinkyPan1
    PinkyPan1 Posts: 3,018 Member
    Maybe this can help.
    https://youtu.be/O7TRLAPlKEs
  • bruby28
    bruby28 Posts: 4,123 Member
    Sounds like you're sciatic nerve which starts at lower back , down butt and can radiate as far as your feet . I delt with this mostly being pregnant ..layed on a tennis ball ( under my butt where the pain was ) just rolled on it , hitting that pressure point . Also a lot of stretches for sciatica, just look on youtube. Regular massages and getting an adjustment for your hips helped me a lot also
  • nicolabradley87
    nicolabradley87 Posts: 95 Member
    I'd be careful with sciatic stretches unless you've seen a physio or similar as it's very easy to irritate. You need to sort out the neural interface first (the structure that is irritating the nerve) - it's quite common that your piriformis muscle can irritate your sciatic nerve - I'd recommend trying glutes and piriformis stretches first and if that doesn't solve the problem then see a health professional.

    Also if the stretches aggravate it (it's ok to feel it a bit but it should calm down fairly quickly) then scrap them and see someone to be fully assessed as there are multiple neural interfaces that could be the problem, and without a full assessment it's difficult to know which one is causing it. It's also worth doing some glutes strengthening as often weakness in the glutes causes the piriformis to overwork and get tight. Hope it calms down for you!
  • cinnamonnnn
    cinnamonnnn Posts: 5 Member
    It sounds like it could be your hamstring inserter. Have a google, it's pretty annoying but can definitely be fixed. Tennis ball method = awesome. Also lack of blood flow to this area is super common if you're usually sedentary, look up 'legs up the wall' yoga pose and treat yourself to five minutes each night to get some circulation in your hips!

    If you're doing exercises you're not used to it could also be inflammation of muscles pushing on a nerve. Do some gentle stretches after each workout and remember to take rest days.
  • Niki_Fitz
    Niki_Fitz Posts: 951 Member
    nicolabradley87 wrote: »
    I'd be careful with sciatic stretches unless you've seen a physio or similar as it's very easy to irritate. You need to sort out the neural interface first (the structure that is irritating the nerve) - it's quite common that your piriformis muscle can irritate your sciatic nerve - I'd recommend trying glutes and piriformis stretches first and if that doesn't solve the problem then see a health professional.

    Also if the stretches aggravate it (it's ok to feel it a bit but it should calm down fairly quickly) then scrap them and see someone to be fully assessed as there are multiple neural interfaces that could be the problem, and without a full assessment it's difficult to know which one is causing it. It's also worth doing some glutes strengthening as often weakness in the glutes causes the piriformis to overwork and get tight. Hope it calms down for you!

    Agree with the above ^

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