Post-SQUAT pain ! diagnosis anyone?

[royale13ii]

I did alot of sets for squats last week, more than usual and I ended up with this annoying pain that shoots through my whole left leg. The only thing different about that leg workout from the norm was that I rested less, stretched less inbetween sets, and altered my stance every few sets.

Now at random times my knee starts feeling like I am forcingly stretching it beyond my range of motion. It is not sore, but a different pain. A friend told me it might be nerve related, but I am uncertain.

Even walking down stairs, or getting into a car is a nuisance. I know this was most likely caused by my ignorance of stretch and rest, but now that this pain's here, is there anything I can do to help it? Should I just wait it out or ice it for the time being?

I appreciate your help.

 

[Illuminati]

get your shit checked out bro. that is how it starts. yes, it is nerve related. you could have a bulging disk, and every time your disk touches a nerve, you are going to experience shooting pain down your leg. having pain below your knee is not a good sign either. it could also be that the inflammation from a pulled muscle in your back is putting pressure on your spine, which is causing the pain.
do you experience pain in your lower back when you bend forward?
here is my adive to you:
GET YOUR SHIT CHECKED OUT, AND REST IT UP.

 

[Illuminati]

sorry. i should have also added that this is how my problems started. i fucked my shit up squatting, and my idiot ass tried to keep pushing it. mine hurt when i put my shoes on, tried to tie my shoes, walked, shifted weight, sat up straight... the list goes on and on. get in and see a doc. hopefully they will give you some sort of muscle relaxer to loosen things up. try to get in and see a physical therapist, and see if they can do some electrical stimulation stuff for it. you might just have a pulled muscle in your lower back, but it could be worse.

 

[blut wump]

First guess has to be sciatic nerve pressure. Like illiminati says, don't be lax with this one: see a chiropractor or your doc, or both, and rest it.

You could do mild hamstring stretches and get some lower back massage but don't try to work through any pain until you know what it is.

 

[KillahBee]

Alright, this somewhat sounds like what I have been going through recently - not fun. I had a pain/discomfort in my lower back/glutes and then numbness/tingling down my hammies and calves. It ended up being a disc issue and I had to have an epidural injection yesterday. As illuminati said, get it checked out. I rested and waited a little too long to get an MRI and get it diagnosed. See and ortho too, not a regular doc. It may be something that can be soled with some simple stretching and rest.

 

[Carmen]

get your shit checked out bro. that is how it starts. yes, it is nerve related. you could have a bulging disk, and every time your disk touches a nerve, you are going to experience shooting pain down your leg. having pain below your knee is not a good sign either. it could also be that the inflammation from a pulled muscle in your back is putting pressure on your spine, which is causing the pain.
do you experience pain in your lower back when you bend forward?
here is my adive to you:
GET YOUR SHIT CHECKED OUT, AND REST IT UP.

Illuminati is right- rest and make a doctor's appointment and do some gentle stretching. it could be a disc problem or possibly just sciatica but its better to have a doc tell you.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

I did alot of sets for squats last week, more than usual and I ended up with this annoying pain that shoots through my whole left leg. The only thing different about that leg workout from the norm was that I rested less, stretched less inbetween sets, and altered my stance every few sets.

read this again..what you did was completely assinine..
you upped your volume decreased rest and didnt warm-up as you normally would???????

to me that is a recipe for injury..
i dont care if you do one all out set or do 25 sets of squats..you need to warm-up period..dont do this again!!!!

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

read this again..what you did was completely assinine..
you upped your volume decreased rest and didnt warm-up as you normally would???????

to me that is a recipe for injury..
i dont care if you do one all out set or do 25 sets of squats..you need to warm-up period..dont do this again!!!!

word. even the big PLrs putting up 500+ rest & stretch bet. sets.

 

[rbtrout]

You've heard it enough already, but from all of us that have gone through this - rest and get checked out. My chiropractor is a training partner and good friend. I trust him completely. Hopefully you've got a doc or chiro that you trust and won't give you a load of crap.
Also, this is another kick in the butt - less warm up, rest and stretching? You know better than that.

 

[royale13ii]

Thanks for the advice. I'm deployed to Iraq right now, and if I returned stateside with a gym injury, I'd kick my own ass. I'll definately rest on the leg workouts, and see a medic. Appreciate it.