Hey guys,
I started this program almost two weeks ago, and I'm just about to attempt level 6 tomorrow. For level 5, I may have done twice the max reps (for 10 sets) because I did 20 reps on each leg instead of in total, so I did about 400, which is probably way too excessive. After the workout yesterday I felt sore near my upper thighs, but today I was significantly more stiff. I've also played around another 2.5 hours worth of sports since. I'm not new to muscle soreness after workouts and I've been told the hip flexor areas are muscles, but the upper thigh area is where the tendon connects.
Since it just hurts near the upper thigh (I'm assuming it's where the tendon is), I'm not sure if I should avoid using it much for the next few leg workouts since I don't want to develop tendonitis. Should I replace my squats and walking lunges for the next day with other leg exercises such as calve raises and wall sits? Secondly, has anyone else experienced this after doing flutter kicks? Or am I possibly doing them wrong? Thanks for any input or advice.
-Ben
You're not the only one, this is something common for beginners and people who aren't that flexible. Stretching your hip flexors is great for relief and further flexibility. Other than that, don't do any more "excessive" leg workouts that would further harm your tendons right now. Wall sits, calf raises, and dead lifts are great exercises for leg that you could definately try in the meantime. Good luck!
Thanks!
Sorry I didn't see the post before now. But great reply from Daniel!