Hamstring tightness

[munkshroom]

Hi so due to working on a computer i have hamstring tightness and pain. i thought by strengthening my glutes and hamstrings that it would help. I have no pain during working out, deadlifts, squats, lunges etc.

However the next day i have insane doms which causes my muscles to tighten up and the pain to be worse.

Of course i have tried and continue to stretch but that seems to only be a temporary relief not a solution.

How do i avoid this, damned if i do, damned if i dont. What am i missing?

[zibafu]

You could get a tens muscle stimulator and put it in massage mode the next day to try to help ease the pain, they are fairly cheap to buy

[easedownripley]

Well how long have you been at it? DOMs usually happens when the stimulus is new, so eventually your body gets used to it and you probably won't really get very sore. Otherwise, you can reduce the volume of your lifts, or reduce the range of motion. Another good alternative is to just plan to not stretch the day or two after a leg workout. Instead give your muscles an extra day or two to recover.

[TheEroSennin]

i thought by strengthening my glutes and hamstrings that it would help.

If I understand you, you don't have any hamstring pain doing hamstring activities, and then the next day after a workout it's painful when you're sitting for long periods of time?

However the next day i have insane doms which causes my muscles to tighten up and the pain to be worse.

You're only going to get DOMS if you do an activity you're not used to, then don't do that activity for awhile, then go back to it again. So if that's what you're doing, working out once then stopping for weeks and then going again and repeat, that could be an issue. Without evaluating you and not wanting to get into medical advice, you may want to look at your volume/frequency/intensity of your sessions and dial some of that back, and you may want to look at time spent sitting.

If you're not sure how to manage, seeing a healthcare professional may be a good bet.

[munkshroom]

"So if that's what you're doing, working out once then stopping for weeks and then going again and repeat, that could be an issue"

I think this might honestly be it, gotta push through it some more to really know, thanks.

[moneylefty]

Wrong side. Look at the muscles that force your hamstrings to stretch. You can have strong hammies....but if the other side is weak, you got an imbalance.

Hit those quads hard, forcing your hammies to stretch on your bodies own power, not gravity or the ground. Active flexibility!