Is this normal?

Mr VW · 29-Oct-06, 07:48 PM

So yesterday was my leg day and after my set of squats I decided to do some leg presses. My workout partner is much shorter than I am so when he racked the weight it was set lower than normal for my height. I got in and pressed it up and got a shooting pain in my right hip. It felt like my hip was popping out of place or something. I stretched it out until it felt better then continued my workout.

After all of that I went to do some Leg Curls and I got the same pain but this time in both my hips. At this point, I just decided to stop. I just wanted to know if this was normal. Or if anyone knew of any way to make it stop or a way to stretch out my hip or something of the sort.

On a side note, when I do calf raises one of my toes cramps up. It just gets real rigid and I can't move and it's very uncomfortable. I stretch it out and it feels better but then it goes rigid again. I don't think anyone can help me with this part, just wondering.

Mr VW · 31-Oct-06, 01:39 AM

Anybody? .....Nobody? a_welch? standapart? todd? somebody? anybody? I'm kinda worried.

31-Oct-06, 04:38 AM

My first guess on the hip pain is your form is off somewhere. STANDapart, Most Muscle, and Sarah are all trainers and can probably give you more insight to this problem.

The toes cramping can be caused by dehydration or lack of phosphorus. Make sure to drink plenty of water and eat a banana each day to see if they help your cramping problem.

Mr VW · 31-Oct-06, 06:37 PM

I eat about 3 bananas a day and drink about 2 to 2.5 gallons of water a day.

Mr VW · 05-Nov-06, 08:25 PM

Still nobody?

**Todd** · 06-Nov-06, 12:54 PM

Well any pain out of the ordinary (besides the muscles being worked hard) is not right, in my opinion. Perhaps you did something (like used wrong form and just weren't aware of it) when you used the leg press machine, or perhaps it is all because of not being properly hydrated. Either way, it doesn't sound right and I wouldn't call it normal.

I would see if it persists and then go from there, but in the meantime make sure you're fully hydrated and prepared for what you're about to do in your next leg workout.