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Originally Posted by Megatron96
It's probably not just your hammys. Your hip adductors(?) are probably shortened as well.
When I began trying to try and run again after years off, I think it took 3-5 months to get most of my range of motion back. And I was stretching 5-6 days a week to get there. Pretty sure ta the time it took at least two months before I even noticed much improvement. Bottom line, you have to be committed and consistent to see results, once you've neglected those areas for decades.
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The thing that got really tight on me after getting an office job is a little muscle called the psoas. it goes from your lower spine, through your pelvis, and attaches to your groins. Sitting for long periods of time puts this muscle in a shortened position and that shortening can become chronic quite quickly. It caused a good amount of lower back pain, and kept me from being able to get good depth on squats. It got much better since I was able to move to a work from home position where I can get up and move around regularly without worying about who is watching me get up and leave the desk. Also, I got a kneeling chair and that helped.