IT Band and squats

[drinkyboy]

X2 on the pants deal. I have to get 36 with a 33 in. waist. Seems as thought clothes these days are made for the people that dont eat and have no muscle mass. I consulted my buddy about briefs and he said the same thing. He said useing them is great if you can get them on. He has a few of his buddies basically give him a big wedgie...2 people grab em and lift em. He said if i can get them on by myself or even with the help of my wife, that he will give me $100. Volcom, could u pm me your quad measurement and brief size u tried so i can get a better understanding of sizeing? or you could always post it here if comfortable...or just not tell me at all.

[pmiller383]

If your getting briefs and not competing you could probably get two sizes up from what the recommended size is and be fine. I would stay away from Inzer because their sizing has to be the most frustrating thing is the world and I have found with some of their stuff that you can order three of the exact same thing and only one will actually fit. I personally have had much better luck with Titan gear,their Centurion Boxer Briefs are what I currently use and I love them. By ordering loose you shouldn't have any problems getting them on once you break them in and they will still give you good support.

As for liniment you can find this stuff at walgreens called Iron Man Spray which is pretty mild but works good, or you can man up and get a tube of capsicum which will definitely heat everything up nice.

Finally if box squatting is easier on you then I think you'll be fine stick to primarily box squats, just make sure to throw in a little extra quad work because your quad involvement will drop off a bit with the box.

I should have been more specific in my first post lol, I just read that you were more of a powerlifter so I automatically thought you would be more familiar with terms like briefs. Didn't mean to inquire about your personal underwear preferences lol.

[VolcomX311]

X2 on the pants deal. I have to get 36 with a 33 in. waist. Seems as thought clothes these days are made for the people that dont eat and have no muscle mass. I consulted my buddy about briefs and he said the same thing. He said useing them is great if you can get them on. He has a few of his buddies basically give him a big wedgie...2 people grab em and lift em. He said if i can get them on by myself or even with the help of my wife, that he will give me $100. Volcom, could u pm me your quad measurement and brief size u tried so i can get a better understanding of sizeing? or you could always post it here if comfortable...or just not tell me at all.

I'd be glad to, but I would have to measure, I don't know off the top of my head and I don't have any measuring tape at the moment.

[drinkyboy]

Good stuff! Thanks everyone! Im gonna take a shot in the dark and order some briefs.

[ZiR RED]

Have you tried icing the IT band, glutes and TFL after lifitng. It may reduce some of the inflammation and help to keep the muscles from further tightening and pulling on the IT.
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[SRS2000]

The briefs may help some, but in the end you should strive to solve the issue. My IT bands were killing me a while back. They felt like they were going to explode every time I would SQ. Then they would tighten up and have me in pain for two days afterward. I've largely solved the problem now by doing the following:
1) Roll 2-3 times a day on a PVC pipe (glutes, hamstrings, IT bands, quads)
2) Band stretches for the IT bands daily
3) Changed to a narrower SQ stance more like an olympic SQ. It seemed different at first, but being able to SQ without pain was what sold me.
4) Mobility work daily. Doing things like dropping into deep SQ positions with different stances and just staying in the hole to stretch things out and lunging stretches and side lunging stretches. Find the stretches were you feel the most tight and work on those.

[drinkyboy]

Thanks for the knowledge 2000. I will implement some of your suggestions into my training.