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Aggrivated upper quad

pernaj Posts: 4 Joined: 2007/04/11	2007/04/28, 03:00 PM over the past month I've ran 4-5 times a week on top of weight training just to maintain a generally decent level of cardiovascular health. Recently I started however to feel a progressively sharper pain in the upper quad muscle just where it hooks in with my pelvis when I get towards the end of my second mile. I usually run about 3.5 miles when I run, 1/2 mile warm up, and 3 mile core run. I do it on the treadmill and I set my 3 mile pace at about 7.0-7.5mph on the treadmill, start at 7, and slowly work up to 7.5 as I warm up more and more. I'm not sure what's causing this, I've started to pay more attention to stretching which is something I've neglected in the past but I would like to know if anyone can suggest on particular stretches for the mentioned area, or anything else I can do to elimate the pain as I'd like to get my 3 mile time down to 22-23 minutes by the end of may/beginning of June.
jaytori129 Posts: 657 Joined: 2006/11/14	2007/05/01, 12:38 AM rectoris femoris i believe is the name of the muscle, the pain you are experiencing is common among alot of leg workouts etc, pushing to hard on squats etc... Check it out do a google on rectoris femoris there is a good site i was unable to find about it but this one is ok http://www.mrtherapy.com/articles/article3.html more then likely you just need to rest and stretch your quads -------------- Jason Fox 6\\'1\\" 374 lbs-personal records- DL-315x2, BOR-265x3, Inclined Bench-225x3, One Arm rows 106x8, Military-205x3, squats-335x3 Problems are only opportunities in work clothes-Henry J. Kaiser The only person\\\'s opinion that matters is the person in the mirror.-Original
jaytori129 Posts: 657 Joined: 2006/11/14	2007/05/01, 12:39 AM sorry its rectus femoris lol
k-ok Posts: 163 Joined: 2007/02/24	2007/05/01, 12:05 PM Sometimes it is better to back off for a while and then ease back into it later after resting it and stretching.