Hip Flexor Pain

[[old] sloro7]

I have begun to experience some pain in my right hip flexor. Could this be due to bad rowing form? Am I pulling too hard on the straps? The pain actually abates after I have rowed for about 5 minutes. I have cut back from 10k a day and have taken more days off. This seems to allow me to keep rowing. Intervals aggravate it more than a steady pace piece. Any thoughts?

[[old] nkoffler]

Could be a number of things, of course. Do you stretch your hip flexors after warm-up? That fact that the pain abates seems to indicated that it's needed.<br /><br />Neil

[[old] Mark Keating]

I have the same problem occasionally, and it only happens when I don't take the time to either 1) warm up then stretch before erging or 2) cool down then stretch again after my workout. <br /><br />Lots of good stretches in the C2 Training Guide <a href='http://www.concept2.co.uk/guide/' target='_blank'>http://www.concept2.co.uk/guide/</a> including one for hip flexors specifically.<br /><br />Mark