Hamstring Issue

D'Agger

Right here's the scenario:

I've had numerous problems with my hamstrings over the past 3 years - been in and out of football and it got to the point where I took a year out of it due to final year of college.

I've been back training and it's going grand so far - Tuesdays & Fridays with a games now starting up on Sundays.

The thing is - this week I trained on the Tuesday, Trained on Friday and come Sunday when we had a match I was starting which I didn't expect - my hamstrings were fairly tight and no amount of warming up & stretching seemed to loosen them out.

My worry is that I'll go back - try to do too much too soon and injure myself again which has happened before...should I be trying to do a little bit of jogging & stretching every day to loosen them out or should I perhaps try taking a supplement to aid recovery??

If so what supplement would you recommend?

Thanks in advance for any help given

sportinglegend

Follow kelly Starretts blogs every day and this will help with your flexibility - mobilitywod.blogspot.com

You need to make sure that your activating your glutes as this is one of the main contributors to hamstring injuries for this you should try things such as Glute Bridges, Planks, Band Walks , Single Leg Deadlifts, Single Leg Squats and some lunges and split squats also.

If you were to do the above you should see some improvement in the flexibility in your hamstrings and overall strength.

D'Agger

sportinglegend wrote: »

Follow kelly Starretts blogs every day and this will help with your flexibility - mobilitywod.blogspot.com

You need to make sure that your activating your glutes as this is one of the main contributors to hamstring injuries for this you should try things such as Glute Bridges, Planks, Band Walks , Single Leg Deadlifts, Single Leg Squats and some lunges and split squats also.

If you were to do the above you should see some improvement in the flexibility in your hamstrings and overall strength.

Cheers - my flexability is poor and I've been told by physios to steer clear of static stretching, try do more dynamic stretching but I've found so far it's not really helping tbh

I've been meaning to try and do some pilates or yoga also as my posture had been pointed out by my last physio as being quite poor - been trying to correct it but it's difficult when it comes to football - have a habit of leaning forwards when I run & solo the ball

jugger0

Romanian Deadlifts. Do them.