my quads and ham strings are super tight

my last couple of runs they have been super tight and in pain. what should i do take a week off or go to an orthopedist?

It kind of depends on the pain.. if you have been stretching religiously and possibly applying heat with no change, definitely take some time off. The rule of thumb is that if the "pain" affects the way you run, you should stop immediately as it can cause new problems. If after taking a few days off you feel no difference, consider going to a specialist.

u should know if the pain is actual hurt pain, or pain from running. like soreness, tightness ect. just stretch, and ice them.

RICE

drainnnn it works wonders.

runforlifex3 wrote:drainnnn it works wonders.

what?

how do you not know what draining is? well ill explain young grass hopper...
put your legs diagonally on a wall straight up and lay there for like 15 min. and your blood gets flowing and it makes you feel funny right after but, you won't be sore the next day. idk why it works but it does.

runforlifex3 wrote:how do you not know what draining is? well ill explain young grass hopper...
put your legs diagonally on a wall straight up and lay there for like 15 min. and your blood gets flowing and it makes you feel funny right after but, you won't be sore the next day. idk why it works but it does.

i saw 4 girls doing that once, i was like, huh? but yea thanks lol.

anytime

I do that after all my races when i have another one later that day

runforlifex3 wrote:how do you not know what draining is? well ill explain young grass hopper...
put your legs diagonally on a wall straight up and lay there for like 15 min. and your blood gets flowing and it makes you feel funny right after but, you won't be sore the next day. idk why it works but it does.

we always do that after speedworkouts so we dont get really tight legs. it does help.

oh it works cuz it helps get the lactic acid out of your legs. when you dont do that it just stays there and causes your muscles to get tight. thats why like "drain" makes sense, as in you drain the lactic acid out of your legs.

maybe overtraining
maybe not in shape

you should ice and massage the hurt areas

i live for ice massages

they rock but mostly we do ice baths in the whirlpool thing. we sometimes go all the way in and it is freezing but fun.

runforlifex3 wrote:how do you not know what draining is? well ill explain young grass hopper...
put your legs diagonally on a wall straight up and lay there for like 15 min. and your blood gets flowing and it makes you feel funny right after but, you won't be sore the next day. idk why it works but it does.

my friend was telling me about this.. now I know she's not crazy.

I think I'll try it sometime.

Buy the stick too. See if you can get one off of ebay, it is REALLY nice. I got mine from a garage sail and use it twice a day for preventative purposes, and then 5-6 times a day on really tight muscles to work them out (like my calf right now, it is cramped constantly).

we do that "drain" thing too between races at meets. my coach insists its such bs but it gives us an excuse to lay down. and i kinda agree with my coach...but whatever, i do it anywaqy

and to answer the original question--ice bath

runforlifex3 wrote:drainnnn it works wonders.

cool, i will have to try that

BagoXC25 wrote:Buy the stick too. See if you can get one off of ebay, it is REALLY nice. I got mine from a garage sail and use it twice a day for preventative purposes, and then 5-6 times a day on really tight muscles to work them out (like my calf right now, it is cramped constantly).

i have that too it works wonders.