Jeremy

Thanks Jonas - I did actually have a look for some images, this one is great. Quite fascinating! The line of numbness matches the femoral nerve, but hopefully it'll clear quickly. Thanks again.

Many thanks Kit, I will do that for sure.

Thanks so much for the reply Kit. I wasn't sure how concerned to be so feel better about it now. Yes, I do recall the position, it was deep in the central upper thigh running top to bottom, near the hip. It was painful when it happened but not too bad, nothing like a muscle tear. It was only after I stood up 5 minutes later that I realised most of my thigh was numb. Had a walk about today. Numbness unchanged. Hip flexor feels more tight today and inflamed so I'm going to lay off exercise for a few days - couldn't do morning tai chi this morning. Planning a sauna later. Hopefully it'll just go back to normal as you described! Really appreciate the feedback and support, so thanks again.

Hello guys, I have been trying to increase flexibility in very tight hip flexors and abductors over the past few weeks, and on one side especially it feels blocked (like structural more than muscular) So today I was trying to release some of this tension with a small textured physio ball (size of tennis ball), and I felt a deep, uncomfortable sort of nerve movement (but not a tearing sensation) and after I got up i noticed that 40% of my thigh is tingly and numb, but with no more pain than usual. Quite alarming when it didn't go away after a few minutes! A quick search revealed possible femoral nerve entrapment...but I've no idea really. I would love to hear some thoughts from people who might have had the same thing happen, though surely this isn't an everyday type of thing. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Thanks Nathan, I appreciate the reply. Holding onto something is good advice, which didn't occur to me. I believe I have read through the 'How to use' thread but I'll take another look. Thanks again.

Hi everyone, First post here. Huge fan of Kit's approach and methodology. Recently very much enjoyed his guest spot on the new acro library podcast, those who haven't had a listen - it's well worth it. I bought the Master the Squat series a few weeks ago and have gone through it several times. I have similar problems as Grant above, so will follow the same advice re continued piriformis and abductor stretches. Big challenge for me is the cossack squat, my abductors are massively tight especially on one side, so much so that I can't get down to practice it in earnest. I will continue with the above though, as I think that should slowly help. Someone let me know if this isn't the best approach of if another stretch might lead me better towards improving the cossack squat. I have a question: I would like to ask if it's advisable to move onto other programs (master the back bend) before all the exercises in master the squat are 'mastered' Thank you for reading, and it's a pleasure to be here. Jeremy