Hi everyone. Dr. Gross did my right hip 3 1/2 years ago. Like almost everyone here, best thing ever.
I haven't posted in....well....probably over a year, as I am living life.
I have been able to re-start everything in my life with the exception of running. I bought the Hoka One One shoes. I've done PT. But, I can only run about 1/2 mile to 1 mile before I get a soreness in my groin, deep down. If I keep pushing it - like I did in the spring when I ran a favorite old 5k trail - I was hobbling for a week afterwards.
So, fine. I can do everything but run over 1/2 mile.
Today, I did the leg workout in the "Tapout XT2" DVD. It amounted to 45 minutes of squats, jumping, burpees, etc. About 10 minutes afterward, I took the dog for the morning walk. About 1/2 way around the neighborhood, I decided to start jogging. I ended up running almost a mile, with NO onset of the soreness.
Now (sorry for the long post), I do have some residual weakness in the operated glute. Certain stability exercises are harder on that leg. I am wondering if I have some muscles on my operated side that - without some serious activation - just don't do their job. So, when I just go out and run, I get sore because those muscles are just not working. But, after 30 minutes of squatting, they have no choice but to start firing, and then they keep working during a run.
Thoughts? I will be testing this over the next week or two, although it's hard to keep the motivation to run after 30-45 minutes of squatting......
Andy