Looking for some advice here. I do dips on a regular basis and was doing them recently without weight when I felt a tight pain in my right upper adbominal muscle, second one from the top, it bulged temporarily, for about five seconds, then went down but left a little soreness in the area. Does this sound like a Hernia or a muscle strain? Obviously I hope it's the latter, as I'm worried.
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Abdominal strain or hernia?
- Thread starter billy76
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So I'm not a doctor but it is real easy to diagnose this kind of stuff over the internet. I can even walk you through self surgery which will save you a ton of money over a real doctor. After all what do they know that Google can't answer. If self surgery is a problem for you then you may want to see a doctor which is what I seriously recommend. Good Luck.
I am 90% sure that's not hernia.Hernia will not give you pain but discomfort.Hernia is located in the lower abdominal and you can feel it with a touch of your hand and sometimes even see it.Don't freak out for now,but if the pain stays for a few days the best and only thing you should do is to see your doctor!!!!!Good Luck.
I believe you know that Dips are better than Push-ups. If you are feeling abdominal pain then there might be something wrong in your techniques. Are you sure you are following proper techniques? I have been practicing dip for more than a year. Initially I had faced pain in my elbow and my shoulder. Anyway I would like to share my way to do dip with you. Check that out and see if you find out any difference?
• Try to put your thumbs around the bar & squeeze it hard. The more force you apply to the bar, the stronger you are.
• Don't look straight forward, don't look the floor. Look to a point slightly in front of you.
• Take a big breathes while hanging with locked elbows & hold it. Lower yourself & come back up. Breathe at the top, not during reps.
• Don't let your shoulders roll forward. Keep your chest up & shoulders back. It's easier on your shoulders.
• Please cross your feet. Letting your legs hang means less strength in my experience. Squeeze your glutes on the way up.
• Your shoulders must go lower than your elbows. Deeper stretches your chest more, but your shoulders might not agree with it.
• Drive out of the bottom until your elbows are locked. Squeeze your triceps. No partial Dips.
Practice dip in this format. If you feel same pain after 1 week then you need to consult with your doc as there might be other issues of abdominal pain like food habit and gynecological disorder.
• Try to put your thumbs around the bar & squeeze it hard. The more force you apply to the bar, the stronger you are.
• Don't look straight forward, don't look the floor. Look to a point slightly in front of you.
• Take a big breathes while hanging with locked elbows & hold it. Lower yourself & come back up. Breathe at the top, not during reps.
• Don't let your shoulders roll forward. Keep your chest up & shoulders back. It's easier on your shoulders.
• Please cross your feet. Letting your legs hang means less strength in my experience. Squeeze your glutes on the way up.
• Your shoulders must go lower than your elbows. Deeper stretches your chest more, but your shoulders might not agree with it.
• Drive out of the bottom until your elbows are locked. Squeeze your triceps. No partial Dips.
Practice dip in this format. If you feel same pain after 1 week then you need to consult with your doc as there might be other issues of abdominal pain like food habit and gynecological disorder.
I hope that this worked out for you. I just had surgery last week for a hernia that I got from working out. Let me tell you...it was not a fun surgery and the recovery is even worse. I can't do any type of lifting for 6 weeks now. So much for all the training I did prior. I guess I will have to concentrate on my food intake and other simple exercises for the time being.
I am trying to do some simple workouts that I found at . I am just trying to take it easy with them for right now but they have some heavy ones on there too.
Good luck to you and hope everything worked out.
J.R.
I am trying to do some simple workouts that I found at . I am just trying to take it easy with them for right now but they have some heavy ones on there too.
Good luck to you and hope everything worked out.
J.R.