The core area is very complicated and a lot can go wrong there which can later effect the entire body.
Many muscles and their end tendons connect to the pelvic / hip bones connecting the back/tailbone and femurs. A lot over lap so many deep muscles are hard to access- untill you change positions.
I though this deep inner tightness was my Psoas still giving me greife - this is not uncommon and makes it slow to stand up all the way after sitting. The Psoas end on the upper thigh is easy to access, but even where it goes deep and attaches to the inner lower back is still somewhat accessible. I,ve somewhat released the Psoas using a 4" ball and gradualy sideways face down on the floor, when done slowly, your "guts" move out of the way and the Psoas is exposed for the ball to press on, sounds pretty weird, but it works. Uncomfortable ?... yes, you go real slow.
So after poking around I found the deep ache in my upper adductor under the upper gracilis. I knew the "belly" of that muscle has some tightness but was not aware of the tight tendon end close at the inner upper thigh.
Interesting test- I went to the gym while I was still loosened up from riding. I leg pressed 400lbs five times carefully with no hip or knee pain. Three days ago my pain limit from unreleased muscle tension was at 240 - with the seat at the same position for comparison. I didnt get super strong in three days LOL, thats just the difference relaxed muscles have on their ability to "draw in" and use the electrolyte minerals correctly. Muscles work very much like old wet cell car batterys.
For reference, I could do 300 with PAIN last winter but decided that was bad to keep doing. I'm 6ft, 175, medium build, so 400 is pretty good for my weight. Note: All machines and racks create slightly different results based on their angles.
I felt pretty good upon waking today and did a little more muscle release to the same areas. I will have to continue to keep this loose and alternate with strength training to keep it from tightening it up again. Its not over yet. More work.
I continue to use gluten/ all milk/ soy free protein powder too - 20 grams pre and after workout sometimes even though we only absorb about
20gms at once.- But I spread it out over two hours.
Post Edited (astroman) : 7/31/2017 8:20:35 AM (GMT-6)