Runners seem to be stretching less and less before runs - because too much stretching makes muscle less responsive? I need to know if the groin muscles in the thigh will be less injury-prone with MORE stretching.
Back on 7-26-19 I was in a 5 mile run feeling great & running faster than usual & had to make a sharp turn to avoid an obstacle & strained a groin muscle in my rt thigh. After a 2 minute walk I was able to jog back 2 miles to complete the run. Rehab(?) took only 2 weeks - I was able to run speed & hill repeats, and a 9 mile run. Unfortunately I didn't stay on my rehab exercise - merely kettlebell sumo squats and never stretched my groin-thigh muscles much at all. Then 3 miles into an 11 mile run, having ventured down an extremely cambered paved road for 500m or so, I surprisingly(??) restrained the same muscle. I had dragged 2 fellow runners out to run with me at 4:15 in the morning so, after walking for 3 minutes, I resumed at a 10' pace and was able to complete the 11 miles. With a minor adjustment to my gait, there wasn't any discomfort.
Once again I am 2 weeks out and, having rehabbed more thoroughly & having done a short hill run, am ready to try a 7 mile easy run tomorrow morning.
So won't extensive stretching of my thigh groin muscles guard against a restrain? PS, I'm 62. Other rehab exercises?
Back on 7-26-19 I was in a 5 mile run feeling great & running faster than usual & had to make a sharp turn to avoid an obstacle & strained a groin muscle in my rt thigh. After a 2 minute walk I was able to jog back 2 miles to complete the run. Rehab(?) took only 2 weeks - I was able to run speed & hill repeats, and a 9 mile run. Unfortunately I didn't stay on my rehab exercise - merely kettlebell sumo squats and never stretched my groin-thigh muscles much at all. Then 3 miles into an 11 mile run, having ventured down an extremely cambered paved road for 500m or so, I surprisingly(??) restrained the same muscle. I had dragged 2 fellow runners out to run with me at 4:15 in the morning so, after walking for 3 minutes, I resumed at a 10' pace and was able to complete the 11 miles. With a minor adjustment to my gait, there wasn't any discomfort.
Once again I am 2 weeks out and, having rehabbed more thoroughly & having done a short hill run, am ready to try a 7 mile easy run tomorrow morning.
So won't extensive stretching of my thigh groin muscles guard against a restrain? PS, I'm 62. Other rehab exercises?