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Oh also doing Stronglifts, currently on 87.5 for squats. It's tough as each workout I'm doing around 48 squats if you include the warmup. I had a knee niggle which I continued working through, it ended up clearing by itself and I attribute that to getting consistent with squat form.
I don't think you mentioned what you do to warm up? I loop band + leg swings etc to hit the glutes and related, I also grab a 5kg plate for some deep squat active stretching, I think this is key to avoiding injury. Rather than not squatting, I would drop the weight on the app and work on form whilst completing the reps.
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If you are having issues with form etc. This is my go to book. It covers everything you should need.
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Generally just a bit of stretching - right now will usually consist of something like a piriformis stretch, glute bridge, some calf raises. If the rack is unavailable for awhile I'll spend 10-15 mins on a bike at a very slow pace. I do the warmup sets as well, fwiw.
Anyway, sticking with SL for now, but just squatting once a week and then finding something else to do on the other two workouts. Got through today at 55kg without feeling too much but definitely still sore. My form is OK but I could probably do with pushing my knees out a little more.
TGR
cmburns
Looking for some general advice here.
6 weeks into Stronglifts and generally doing OK, but more recently coming into some hip/groin pain on my right side when squattting. Saw an osteopath this week as I wanted an opinion on some other niggling previous issues around my hamstring/quads
Gave me some excericises to do around strengthening my hip flexor, and also advised me just only squat once a week. I'm OK with it, but there's nowhere a near fulflling/satisying experience not doing it on the other two workouts. Current weight is 52.5kg, and I think my form is generally OK. He also suggested doing some more running, and I managed a slow 25 min jog today, and about halfway through felt some more hip/groin pain not too dissimilar to the squat pain.
Is there any suggestions for things I can do in those other two workouts that aren't squats but are beneficial to those areas you'd normally work?