Lower back was still fried from mis-grooving the squat triples from yesterday. Turned the squats almost into good mornings and put a lot of stress on the lower back and as a result, couldn't work out today. Tried to start a new bench press Smolov Jr. cycle but my lower back was so tight I couldn't arch at all so I stopped. I was also experiencing a lot of impingement, particularly in the right hip joint. I suspect it's due to really tight adductors in the right leg. I've been trying to massage it but it's extremely tight. Even tried using my powerblocks to knead into it, which provides temporary relief. I also tried more banded voodoo flossing, which was most effective. Following Matt Ogus' video for voodoo flossing since he also was experiencing hip impingement pain where I am, I did the following exercises with the band.
1. Band under the butt --> squat down
2. Hip flexor stretch, band around leg with knee down, glutes flexed hard
3. Band at hip joint, pulling forwards. Leg back and weight on heel, glutes flexed hard.
This last exercise didn't help me before when I first started trying banded distractions, in fact, it almost seemed to make it worse, and I attributed that to it pulling my femur forward, which I suspect is what's actually causing the impingement. However, today, it seemed to do wonders and every time after I did it, my hips felt great. However, the impingement would come back after a short time. Not a long time solution...
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