Groin Pull - Cure & Prevention?

Ok, stretching afterwards is very important - this is the time when your muscles are at the warmest and you have the greatest opportunity to put length back into them.

The other thing is that you mention walking - this I definitely recommend. It is great for stretching your groin and hamstrings, especially after an activity such as cycling that shortens them.

So, strech immediately after a ride and go for a 15 min walk, really striding out and feeling the stretch in the groin area.

Jhikers said:

Ok, stretching afterwards is very important - this is the time when your muscles are at the warmest and you have the greatest opportunity to put length back into them.

The other thing is that you mention walking - this I definitely recommend. It is great for stretching your groin and hamstrings, especially after an activity such as cycling that shortens them.

So, strech immediately after a ride and go for a 15 min walk, really striding out and feeling the stretch in the groin area.

Who the hell told you that? you shouldn't stretch whilst the muscles are very warm mainly because the muscle fibres at this point are at there most elastic, and strains and sparins more easily occur.

Stretching is a warmup up thing. walking is deffinately a warm down thing..

but if you insist on stretching this area, sit on your bum on the floor, put the soals of your feet together, pull them into your bum, then gently push your knees to the floor, if you have been doing this whilst the muscles have been warm then thats probaly what caused the injury. overstretching. dont do it to the point that it hurts.