I've always had either really tight, or weak hips -- or both.
Before I started getting fit and lost weight (about 30lbs?), it hurt to even just squat down or open my legs in any way at all. And it would hurt my hip sockets, like the actual joints, not the muscles around it. I started doing yoga and just general stretches that I was taught for tight hips, but they still aren't where they should be. Even doing something like a flat-footed squat KILLS my hip joints (it's so painful I can't open my legs past a certain point without just ... being overwhelmed).
Recently I've been trying to do squats, and after being told to just focus on body weight squats I realized I just couldn't go low enough. I started to hold onto things to be able to get down enough to have the 90 degree / burn in the lower glutes and then as SOON as i went against what I was told and used weights (20lbs) it immediately fixed everything. I felt a huge difference, I was able to go as low as I needed to and felt the burn properly. It was beautiful.
But now I'm just wondering: should I just continue with weighted squats and maybe the hips will fix themselves, would stretches help? Or is it really just weak muscles and I need to do more to build the muscle around it? I don't really have side/lower glute muscles (only upper) or hamstrings if that contributes to anything (but I'm working on it!).
Before I started getting fit and lost weight (about 30lbs?), it hurt to even just squat down or open my legs in any way at all. And it would hurt my hip sockets, like the actual joints, not the muscles around it. I started doing yoga and just general stretches that I was taught for tight hips, but they still aren't where they should be. Even doing something like a flat-footed squat KILLS my hip joints (it's so painful I can't open my legs past a certain point without just ... being overwhelmed).
Recently I've been trying to do squats, and after being told to just focus on body weight squats I realized I just couldn't go low enough. I started to hold onto things to be able to get down enough to have the 90 degree / burn in the lower glutes and then as SOON as i went against what I was told and used weights (20lbs) it immediately fixed everything. I felt a huge difference, I was able to go as low as I needed to and felt the burn properly. It was beautiful.
But now I'm just wondering: should I just continue with weighted squats and maybe the hips will fix themselves, would stretches help? Or is it really just weak muscles and I need to do more to build the muscle around it? I don't really have side/lower glute muscles (only upper) or hamstrings if that contributes to anything (but I'm working on it!).
by admarrer via Bodybuilding.com Forums - Female Bodybuilding
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