06-20-2008, 03:09 PM | #11 | |
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Treadmills are very cushioning and that is where you have done a bulk of your training. so you may consider going back to alot of treadmill work and slowly weaning yourself off of it with some outside dirt runs. Of course I really have no idea, just throwing out things and hoping they stick. |
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06-20-2008, 07:15 PM | #12 | |
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As far as the IT band goes I feel for you fuegote. It's a frequent battle for me. I think a lot of the problem is that all of our activity is linear and forward and the abductors get weak. I've been doing a lot of exercises for the t.f.l. and I've stayed pain free for a while now. I think that's been helping a ton. |
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06-20-2008, 08:25 PM | #13 | |
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I was speaking with an orthopedic surgeon buddy a while back, explaining that a patient of mine had ITB syndrome. His first question was - Is he a runner or cyclist? For both of those reasons that Steel mentioned. I would include the gluteus maximus and especially the gluteus medius in the list of muscles that are often weakened in runners and cyclists and often need special strengthening attention. |
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06-20-2008, 08:38 PM | #14 | |
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need to get those butt muscles stronger. cross training. |
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Yes this will usually do the trick. You can also try a lateral straight leg raise, either with the hip flexed or extended: |
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06-20-2008, 09:57 PM | #17 |
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Yes that's the one. I do both of those religiously now. I also do one where I'm on my back with one leg crossed over the other leg in a figure 4. I bridge my hips up and repeat 20 times. It hurts in the right places so I figure it's legit.
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