question about rubber guard

[John P]

my flexibility has been getting better little by little....my right leg is more flexible then my left leg so i tend to use mission control more with my right (until i can get my left leg to par). Now i don't know really what i did maybe from forcing flexibility or not stretching enough, but i strained my right groin. I rested it a couple of days and i don't feel the strain but now i feel like a little rubbing inside the groin when i flex my right leg around......

just curious if that's normal after the "straining" goes away or is that something the body does because of my rubber guard progressing?

hope this wasn't confusing and please ALL input is greatly absorb

[JeffRace727]

I've never strained my groin or injured anything by using rubber guard. How is your technique? are you doing it properly?

[Hector Ramos]

Work a different type of guard until you heal man. A couple of times you do not use it is better than you injuring yourself. Give your groin some slack haha

[Pete Daly]

When you stretch, your muscles are actually breaking down tissue a little, you can see it in the physique of gymnasts, for example. You could look at it like you're tearing your muscles by stretching, even though it's a little more complicated than that. Tissue injuries are usually best defined by range of motion (also a little more complicated, but it's a good rule of thumb); if you can move the injured area in a normal fashion (check it against the other leg), then it very well may be just lactic acid build-up, and would benefit from stretching and exorcise. If it hurts to the point you can't run without serious pain, then consult a physician. From the limited information I have, I would say it's simply lactic acid build-up, not a strain. If you feel uncomfortable doing rubber guard, then don't, but you should stretch the injured area and run.

[Muhammad Abdou]

make sure your warmed up before you stretch

[John P]

its not hurting its more of like muscles rubbing together, it doesn't hurt at all just feels a little uncomfortable, and it only started after the pain from the strain went away.

[Pete Daly]

I wouldn't worry about it too much. If the pain comes back, then worry. It's also possible that there is some scar tissue involved, have you hurt your groin before?

[Pete Daly]

Also, is there a popping or clicking sound when you move your leg around? It doesn't even have to be a sound, it can just feel like a pop or a click.

[Eddie Bravo]

Put some tussin on it

[John P]

Also, is there a popping or clicking sound when you move your leg around? It doesn't even have to be a sound, it can just feel like a pop or a click.

like a popping or i guess u can call it a clicking, so yes. It doesn't hurt (it did when i strained it). but now its like that rubbing/popping if that better describes it. It's not all the time either, when i run walk or even stretch its fine. When i flex my right leg or pull mission control it might do it, but it doesn't stop me from doing mission control.

and to respond to eddie i dont know what tussin is lol sorry!