Sore and numb Trap & Tight hamstrings

[sebzzz]

Hi,

I'm 20 years old, 145 Lbs, 6 foot tall.

I'll try to make this short and sweet:

I started doing a lot of running, than swimming than cycling just a few months ago.

Now, I always had tight hamstrings, but it seems to get worst and worst the more I do sports. I stretch them often, but maybe not at the right time or the right technique. Is it a bad thing to stretch them when my muscles are cold? There so tight my leg on the pedal when I drive my car gets numb after 30-40 minutes.

Now, this tight hamstrings problem doesn't seem to restrict my movements when I do some bike of run, but it's bad for other things. If you want more details, see my post at: https://groups.google.com/group/rec.running/browse_thread/thread/495d7b768ec8eaf7/d20f14b129dbc0aa?lnk=st&q=sebzzz&rnum=6#d20f14b129dbc0aa

I use my bike (regular mountain bike, with tires that are slick in the middle to be easier) to go to work sometimes (about 30k from my home). After a while, I start feeling really numb in my right trap, and when I stop and move my arms a bit, it's real pain for a couple of minutes (like needles in my trap). I can't even turn my head on the right when I'm on the bike after a while, it hurts too much. Now, every time I do some bike, this pain arrives faster and faster. I suspect my posture of my grip on the bike, but I wonder what to do. Also good to know, I get some "needles in the trap" feeling even when I'm not doing anything now, but very mild not real pain.

An other problem, yesterday at the end of my ride, I started feeling numb in my left hand, and it stayed numb for about 24 hours. This is probably due to the fact that I didn't have my gloves for the ride. (or could it be related to the trap pain?)

Some would probably say over training or something, but I don't feel more tired than usual, and it's also good to say that I always had tight hamstrings (as a kid I already had that).


So, can anybody help me with those problems?
Thanks!

[iloveriding]

to ease the problems you have mate is quite easy, Get a Motor bike,
Tony
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[Trixie]

Are you actually aware that this is a MOTORBIKE forum, and not a pushbike forum???
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[jackw72]

my advice...

stretch before thoroughly and stretch at a half point thoroughly and then at the end thoroughly. =]
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[spooney]

oh i'll be charitable and answer even though we lazy arses use an engine!
you have just taken up running yes?
due to the impact and the type of movement involved in running a common side effect is exactly what you are describing tight hamstring muscles! its a common injury in football (see newcastle utd) usually caused by overtraining of the antagonistic (opposite movement) quad muscle. advice should be two fold 1) try to strengthen your hamstring in the gym (at the very least for every set you do on quads, do one for hamstrings not necesarilly in the same day depends how you train)
2) stretch beore and after excercise (if you only have time for one after is better although take the first 5 mins easy if this is the case) also stretching in the shower is good heat warms the muscle allows for a better stretch. Hope that helps sounds like you are training for a triathalon?

incidentally brush up on stretching technique, hold for at least 30 seconds try to increase the stretch after 15, dont bounce etc etc any good fitness site should offer all you need to know

[sebzzz]