I have been suffering with a "Tenis Elbow" type of pain on my Tibia, where my Hamstring tendons (Semimembransus and Semitendinosus tendons) attach to the bone. (Just below the knee on the top of my shin, on the inside basically)
I never get pain until I roll and do a hamstring curl to bring my heel to my butt.
I believe it is from working hamstring curls in rubberguard, specifically from curling hard with my mission control leg as I clear the neck. The reason I believe that is the cause is because I was clearing the neck with my New York arm holding the foot and leg up high for a long time and never had a problem, but after trying to use the Double bagger for a couple weeks, I started to experience this issue.
I found when letting go with my New York arm to grab the double bag, I had to put some serious effort into the leg curl to keep leg position.
But I notice it more when playing lockdown than any other time. When playing my donimant side, I am locking down their right leg. My left leg is my outside leg, and as the lockdown battle ensues, I find I have to battle through the foot fight and sometimes that entails a tight hamstring curl bringing my left foot up tight towards my arse in order to sneak that foot around their lockdown defense. It hurts like a Bastard and is serioulsy effecting my Bottom Half guard game.
We also drilled a Top Halfguard Lockdown pass last week and I couldn't even do the motion because of this pain.
The bright side is I bruised my ribs, so I am taking a week off, so I am using some asian medicinal tape (Powerstrips) and giving it rest and noticing an improvement. Hopefully this shit heals up. It has been a couple months now.
http://sportsinjuryadvice.com/anatom...leg/hamstrings
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