Originally Posted by
Ivan Bok
I'm having the same issue as well, and I'm trying to determine whether to lay off squats for a week or two, or work through the pain and continue squatting.
Mine started about a month ago, also on my left hip adductor. In my case, it was probably cause I was overzealous on adding weight and messing up my form (lesson learnt). I don't feel the pain except when squatting. Usually, after two days, it gets better and I can squat my bodyweight to depth. However, as soon as I load weight on the bar, or if I pause at the bottom of the bodyweight squats, the pain comes back and the cycle repeats.
I'm concerned that the pain is limiting my squat progression, and as such I'm considering whether to take a week off entirely to see whether it helps. But I'm worried that it will do nothing. I'm also not inclined to sacrifice depth to reduce the pain.
I just looked up the starr rehab, but it mentions that it wouldn't work if the issue is with the tendon. Is there any way to tell what the cause of the pain is?