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I pulled something in my ass. A couple of weeks ago I was unhappy with the activation levels of my glutes when doing deadlifts and learned a few warmup exercises to improve mind-glute connection. They worked so well that I flew through my set, but the next morning I felt a painful sensation in my buttock next to the coccyx. It's been a couple of weeks, and every time I thought I was fine, any kinds of hip hinges would bring it back.
On a more positive note, I'm getting close to benching my own weight again. And not because I'm losing weight.
So you’re saying you are butt hurt? Joke aside, I pulled an ass muscle once in Junior High School and it was the worst because it was extremely sore and painful for me to sit, and especially lay down on. I don’t sleep much, but every second felt so incredibly painful; I was constantly twisting and turning.
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