My inner thigh hurts when squatting

[Maximilian]

Its right at the top of my leg near my junk, on both sides, here:

Feels like muscle pain rather than a pull or injury. Hurts when and after squatting, feels quite a bit better if given a day to rest. If i push up as quickly as possible when doing a squat it hurts more than going up slowly (like on my last set where im knackered).

This seem normal? Keep in mind i only started stronglifts 7 weeks ago and im squatting 80kg whilst weighing 65kg so... beginner here!

 

[Sluggo]

Normal for me, and I have been doing squats for years.

I get a little soreness after bumping weight or doing extra reps/sets etc. Other than just leg tiredness, I always feel extra work on squats at that location.

 

[blackdogdeek]

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[OILFIELDTRASH]

I just have to get really warmed up and even then for a set or two it's still kinda uncomfortable. Don't know what it is. I usually start no weight for a set, then the bar, then slowly work my way up.

 

[Maximilian]

Normal for me, and I have been doing squats for years.

I get a little soreness after bumping weight or doing extra reps/sets etc. Other than just leg tiredness, I always feel extra work on squats at that location.

Awesome, its not a problem as long as this is normal pain and it does feel like normal pain just more intense. I think its because I just started to hit weights that really challenge me with stronglifts and that's brought it on.

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I just have to get really warmed up and even then for a set or two it's still kinda uncomfortable. Don't know what it is. I usually start no weight for a set, then the bar, then slowly work my way up.

Yeah ive been doing that too. Empty bar --> 40 kg --> 60kg --> 70kg --> 80kg. I like working up to the work weight like that, less of a mental shock for me when finally trying to lift it and that's half the battle.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Could be a couple of things, but to me it sounds like pubic symphysis pain which is usually caused by sacroiliac joint dysfunction. That or it's some proximal adductor tendinopathy. Are you stretching your hamstrings, hip flexors and adductors? Are you tighter on one side? These are things that play into SI joint dysfunction quite a bit.

 

[pauldun170]

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[rga]

I think it's hip flexor pain resulting from not getting your knees out far enough and from pushing with your legs - as opposed to leading with your ass - out if the hole. Next time you squat, push your knees out as hard as you can; point your toes out a little bit more to help you achieve this. When you're in the bottom position of the squat and ready to come up out of the hole, don't just push on the floor with your legs. Instead, think about leading with your hips and drive the part of your back right under your tailbone straight up.

 

[brad310]

I would think this comes from one or both of two things:

1-you are not warming up. Do some good stretching and hip rotation before squatting. Squat the bar, then 135...and whatnot, dont jump too high too fast. It usually takes me 3 "sets" to get through the warmup to my work sets"

2-your toes may be pointed out too much, you could be pushing your knees out too much, or your feet could be too wide. You know better than us.

I would suggest moving from whatever kind of squat you are doing to a front squat. I hate front squats. Narrower stance, little less knees out, little less toes out.

Its also possible that you are bending your torso too far forward, which stretches all that out when you push your butt back too.

 

[surfsatwerk]

Sometimes shit just hurts.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

I think it's hip flexor pain resulting from not getting your knees out far enough and from pushing with your legs - as opposed to leading with your ass - out if the hole. Next time you squat, push your knees out as hard as you can; point your toes out a little bit more to help you achieve this. When you're in the bottom position of the squat and ready to come up out of the hole, don't just push on the floor with your legs. Instead, think about leading with your hips and drive the part of your back right under your tailbone straight up.

There aren't any hip flexors there. Just adductors, the pubic symphysis, your junk, some blood vessels, and nerves. Pushing your knees out harder can actually make the passive stress worse on the adductors, which would make him hurt worse. I don't think this is the right advice to necessarily solve his problem.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

I would think this comes from one or both of two things:

1-you are not warming up. Do some good stretching and hip rotation before squatting. Squat the bar, then 135...and whatnot, dont jump too high too fast. It usually takes me 3 "sets" to get through the warmup to my work sets"

2-your toes may be pointed out too much, you could be pushing your knees out too much, or your feet could be too wide. You know better than us.

I would suggest moving from whatever kind of squat you are doing to a front squat. I hate front squats. Narrower stance, little less knees out, little less toes out.

Its also possible that you are bending your torso too far forward, which stretches all that out when you push your butt back too.

Having the feet out too wide would be a good explanation for adductor strain or adductor tendonitis.

 

[Maximilian]

Could be a couple of things, but to me it sounds like pubic symphysis pain which is usually caused by sacroiliac joint dysfunction. That or it's some proximal adductor tendinopathy. Are you stretching your hamstrings, hip flexors and adductors? Are you tighter on one side? These are things that play into SI joint dysfunction quite a bit.

Not stretching them nope, I do warm up by slowly working up to my work weight from the empty bar. Ive googled anatomy of adductors and I think it may well be the problem. Any tips on how to stretch them?

Not tighter on one side.