[Mike Young]

Mike Young on April 1, 2006 at 10:59 am #11734

Let's see if there are any commonalities in the source of hamstring injuries. If you've ever pulled your hamstring please vote for which scenario best describes the circumstances. If you've got any other details to add (your fatigue level at the time of injury, you're a chronic 'puller', etc., the lifts you were doing, etc.) please describe that also.

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[flow]

flow on April 2, 2006 at 6:19 am #52699

first time was jumping,  a few years later acceleration training on the other leg,  think i stepped a bit to far ahead of the com.  now where should i put down that vote…

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on April 2, 2006 at 9:30 am #52700

I have updated the poll so forum members can vote up to three times.

I only pulled hamstring one time….I had just come off a terrible ankle injury that had limited all of my training to the pool and the weight room. My general fitness level was high but I hadn't done any real ballistic work for about a month prior to a big decathlon competition which I had my mind set on doing.  I pulled my hamstring on my second attempt in the long jump (the second event of the decathlon) right at the moment of takeoff.

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[flash-x]

flash-x on April 2, 2006 at 10:17 am #52701

I had gotten a major cramp in competition a month before my injury, in my left hamstring.  I rehabbed and within 3 weeks i was back sprinting, then i believe my error was adding too much too soon.  I did two weeks of training for a meet.  At the meet, i had my thigh sleeve on the left thigh, and was running the 100m.  I started well(for once) and i felt great during acc and maxv, at about 80m i felt it tear, literally, not a pop, tear, in my right hamstring…

I limped across the line in first place in 11.03FAT.

[ws100]

ws100 on April 2, 2006 at 11:12 am #52702

I think I pulled my hamstring in practice just doing repeat build ups. I was on the 19th out of 20 50m build ups indoors at the end of the indoor season. I tried to pick it up near the end and felt what I thought was a bad cramp in my left hamstring. Then I tried to race on it the first meet of outdoors and got over the first hurdle and collapsed. So my hamstring kept me out for the rest of outdoors.

[flow]

flow on April 2, 2006 at 11:25 pm #52703

I pulled my hamstring on my second attempt in the long jump  right at the moment of takeoff.

same here,  i was too fatigued at that point,  the jump being the last one in a pretty large series of attempts during practice.
guess longjumping should be done when your really fit,  otherwise it seems dangerouse.

[d3doitforfree]

d3doitforfree on April 19, 2006 at 12:18 am #52704

I have pulled my left hamstring twice, both times in practice.  The first came my sophomore year in college when were doing an acceleration ladder.  I had a tendency strike slightly in front of my COM when reaching full stride and on my first 40 (about the 7th rep), I felt a grab on the outside of my hamstring.  It was the first time I was on a serious weightroom program in college and was stronger than I had ever been.  I can't remember if i had lifted the day before, but I know that I was squatting 350+ during that period. 

The second pull came this fall when I was training with my athletes.  I had taken part in the throwers strong man competition the week before and it had tanked me.  We came out and ran a little monday, then I played some flag football that night.  The next day we did some sprint-float-sprints and on the fourth one, my main hamstring grabbed low(above the knee) and high(just below the butt).  I still think it was a foot strike issue though.  I remember feeling a little tight was trying to open up my stride, probably striking in front of my COM again.

[flight05]

flight05 on April 19, 2006 at 6:18 am #52705

pulled mine doing acceleration ladders

i have a tendency to overstride a bit and once i started pumping out to ladder 10 or so i was running "just to hit" each ladder, not to sprint over them. bad mistake.

[Beau Brehm]

Beau Brehm on April 29, 2006 at 12:06 pm #52706

I pulled my hamstring (also pelvic avulsion fracture) playing football. I got the ball on a toss and was about 10 yards past the line of scrimmage when i hit the ground wondering what the hell just happened.

BTW Mike, I don't know if you remember me asking you for advice before, but I've been doing alot of deep and heavy squatting the last few months and my post-rehab is going really smooth now!

Thanks..
Beau

[trck400mrnnr]

trck400mrnnr on April 29, 2006 at 11:56 pm #52707

A teammate of mine pulled his hamstring. He has bene doing a lot of squatting and has gotten a lot stronger. Is it possible he pulled it do to lack of recovery from the squats?

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on April 30, 2006 at 8:05 am #52708

A teammate of mine pulled his hamstring. He has bene doing a lot of squatting and has gotten a lot stronger. Is it possible he pulled it do to lack of recovery from the squats?

I think if the squats are done with a high bar position, narrow stance and shallow depth than the squats could definitely be a contributing factor. On the other hand, I typically recommend very deep squats to increase hamstring-glute strength in extreme ranges of motion.

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[andybl4ze]

andybl4ze on May 1, 2006 at 11:33 am #52709

i just pulled my hamstring this weekend, 50 meters into the 4×100. rain+wind+cold. i tore my quad frosh year in hs (3 yrs ago) and the physical therapist told me that ill have scar tissue. ever since, my hamstrings, especially the side of the quad injury, seem to get hurt at least once a year. usually ill pull it when i accidently lean back when im tired in a sprint or if the temperatures are cold out.

[kronik85]

kronik85 on June 9, 2006 at 11:43 am #52710

i voted other because it wouldn't let me view results w/o a vote.