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Old 10-20-2007, 01:02 PM
EricT EricT is offline
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Leg press and squats, leg press and squats, leg press and squats....

Quad dominance. Trigger points, adhesions, little areas of waste buildup....you name it.

You need more posterior chain work. Although the pain is in your quad. That's most likely because of the surrounding tissues being strained by the cramp. I doubt it's anything major. Actually some type of muscle rup will likely help a lot. Massage the area out. Keep stretching. During a cramp sometimes stretching the opposite muscle helps too...don't ask my why.

If you don't want to keep cramping you have to go proactive. This is the kind of thing that happens from pretty much random training and over reliance on one or two movements. Just treating the symptoms won't take care of the underlying cause, most likely.

Of course make sure you are hydrated and that you stretch after your workout. Taking a foam roller to your hip flexors and quads...you whole lower body would go a long way toward kneeding out these problem areas.
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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.
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