Hernias from Working Out (COMPLETE GUIDE!)

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Train like an athlete and recover from your hernia faster here http://athleanx.com/x/get-your-strength-back-faster Hernias and inguinal hernia specifically, are one of the most common injuries men suffer from working out. What causes them and what can you do about them? In this video, I show you not only the exercise that caused both of my hernias but also what you can do to make sure you perform it correctly and prevent it from happening to you. Inguinal hernias are the most popular type of hernia. They are not tears in muscle but rather in fascia. Some people are genetically born with weaker fascia than others. This leaves them more susceptible to not only hernia injuries but also lower back strains as well. The important point to consider however is that while muscles may not be torn in this injury, the muscles above and below the inguinal canal can influence your chance of injury. The inguinal canal is bordered by the rectus abdominus at the top and the adductors and groin muscles from below. The tension created by these two muscle groups across the fascia can lead to torsion and strain that causes a tear, when the force they generate becomes nonlinear. As demonstrated in the video, when you pull on a piece of paper from both sides with equal force, you do not tear the paper. When you change the direction of the force so that one is set at an angle that isn’t parallel to the other, you can create torque and tears. I apply this to the one armed row exercise.

Published 2015-04-15 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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