Incredibly Pain When stretching

[Daniel_W]

hey guys i need some advice, i've been stretching since liek the age of 5 when i started tae-kwon-do and recently since tricking when i stretch i have this incredibly pain when i stretch and a stiffness after (not for long) the side splits are the most painful for me and i don't know what to do, i went to a doctor but he just did some ways of checking my hips and legs or whatever and basically said "nothing was wrong" so ye help? thanks in advance

[tsuchinoko]

remember to warm up

[Daniel_W]

i always warm up =) but thanks anyway

[Churoflip]

sounds like you are fucked.

[Jackamaideshwang]

Sounds like you need to know how far to go, maybe you have some sort of strange receptor thresh-hold. You get a stiffness/uncoordination afterwards when you use the PNF technique or stretch too far. Fix up your stretching methods- take it easy, stretch less often or at different times if you are doing it everyday.

[JonG™]

how much can you tolerate pain? i think it always hurts.. anyways lol dont worry no one is perfect

[Daniel_W]

lol i can tolerate the pain from stretching that's not what this is, this is pain in my hips and it's really bad

[Dragonic MiKe]

You're doing it wrong?

[Graber]

U stretch from 5 years old and u still have pain omg wtf are u doing in there.

[Daniel_W]

U stretch from 5 years old and u still have pain omg wtf are u doing in there.

it seems not many read it properly or i just explained it really crap, i meant just stretching at the taekwondo sessions since i was 5 and recently i've been getting extreme hip pain and stiffness.. it's nothing to do with technique haha cause i haven't changed the way i stretched

[Papa Lazarou]

hey guys i need some advice, i've been stretching since liek the age of 5 when i started tae-kwon-do and recently since tricking when i stretch i have this incredibly pain when i stretch and a stiffness after (not for long) the side splits are the most painful for me and i don't know what to do, i went to a doctor but he just did some ways of checking my hips and legs or whatever and basically said "nothing was wrong" so ye help? thanks in advance

You're probably just doing too much in some way.

Do easier stretches for the same muscles, or take them more gently. And remember to rest enough.

Avoid pain. If it hurts, don't do it.

[Ashtar]

Where is the pain? If you have a grasp of anatomy terms use them, otherwise grab an anatomy chart and use paintbrush to show us. This is relevant, saying "this hurts" can't give you much input between "stop doing what hurts you". Being more specific allows people to figure out alternatives or solutiosn.