IT Band?

[Catrin]

THIS is it, this is a seriously useful and multi-purpose massage/release AND workout tool. Those balls come off or you can leave them on. One of the trainers at my gym had me try hers the other day and she instructed me in how to use it. I didn't know I had sore glutes until she had me use it there

It isn't inexpensive so it isn't in the cards for me right now, but I need to eventually get this. I don't think I would use this too much for exercises, except perhaps on a cold winters evening at home, but it is a serious myofacial release tool.

For now it will be an inexpensive massage ball, and if that does the job I will stick with that

[Catrin]

I figured out the problem, no wonder my leg is complaining! Looking back at my logs I just realized that I've ridden, lifted weights, hiked, or some combination of the three for the last 12 days in a row! No wonder my old over-use injuries are starting to complain

Yes I am under serious stress right now, from multiple directions, and exercise is my stress relief but that is overkill. I was looking forward to riding tomorrow but it might should be a rest day as well? Perhaps just an easy spin... I really just lost track of how much I was doing.

Hammie and sartorius feel much better today, but quads feel like I rode hard today...I will just play it by ear tomorrow and see how my legs feel. I really don't want to take 3 days off in a row...

[ClockworkOrange]

Poor you, it's rotten when you get pain like that.

A while back I had severe pain radiating down from my hip down along the outside of my thigh and it was called greater trochanteric pain syndrome!

Took quite a while to finally ease up 100%

Hope your pains heal soon.

[Catrin]

Thanks Clock, I think it is improving. While I may not have over-done things in the actual activities, not taking rest days I think caused my old over-use injuries to flare. The hammie is much better and the sartorius is easing.

I hope you are feeling better these days? I've missed seeing you here though I may have missed your posts.

[Catrin]

Apparently I've been doing things properly, because I felt MUCH better after my bike commute today than last week I do think I tweaked the sartorius but it is on the mend. Stretch, stretch, more stretching, foam rolling and the massage ball carefully applied appears to have taken care of things.

Oh yes, I also backed wayyyyy off on the weights this week and took two real rest days

Maybe I am finally learning?