Kidney pain

[raj_menon]

All:
My sincere apologies if this sounds stupid. I got my copy of Flowfit DVD over the weekend and gave it a try yesterday at the level I felt I could comfortably do (Level 2). This was yesterday morning. Around 3PM I felt pain in both my kidneys especially the right side and then it recurred last night and then a more severe occurrence right after lunch a few minutes ago. My first thought was kidney stones but before I over reacted and took an appointmnet for a renal sonogram I wanted to check with you all to see if this could have been triggered by something I may have done incorrectly in my attempt to study Flowfit. Your inputs will be a big help. Thanks,

Rajiv

[lorenzodamarith]

hello,

raj_menon, not an expert here (on anything really), but it may assist the coaches in answering your question if you include information about the "phase" in which you trained.

(just in case here...) each of the exercises was presented in four phases... something like degrees of difficulty. let the coaches know about this and they will be able to provide a more accurate answer for you.

also, you might provide a little background on your previous activity levels for the coaches' consideration. it is possible, for example, that if you were previously sedentary (inactive) and then did a full workout for 15 minutes or so without proper hydration, you may just need to drink water.

hopefully this helps.

thanks

[Coach Bentz]

Rajiv,

If you're feeling sharp pain in an area as specifically as left/right kidneys, that's worth getting checked out by your medical team. Soon. You don't want to mess around with stuff like that.

It happens a lot, that exercise can reveal things that aren't as structurally sound "under the hood" as we thought. The 'danger' is the tendency to shrink back from challenging yourself when it happens (treating the exercise as the source of the pain). Our job is to figure out what kind of feedback our body is giving us, and how we want to respond to it. It may only be "If you want to do that, I'm okay with it, but you have to make a few adjustments and resolve this other thing first."

But you'll need your medical team to help you figure out the kind of feedback you're getting right now.

Keep us posted, okay brother?

[raj_menon]

Hi lorenzodamarith & Coach Bentz:

Thanks for your responses. I went to a radiology lab yesterday and got an ultrasound done. Everything's normal (whew!)

It looks like my body needs time to adjust to the 'flow'. I have been practicing jiujitsu and karate since 1996 but again more as a weekend warrior and enthusiast but been reasonably healthy. My workouts have been mostly KBs, Clubbells and calisthenics. I guess I will break my body into this a li'l easier. Thanks again,

[lorenzodamarith]

hello,

raj_menon, at the risk of sounding like an echo here, get intu-flow at start doing that along with flowfit. just start at the beginning, and work your way up over time. seriously, even the "baby stuff" will yield some impressive results. it seems that by restoring some mobility to your joints, just about anything you do (on a day to day basis) becomes easier.

guess the short version is: learn the small stuff properly and the big stuff will be easier to do properly (and thus not hurt)!

hopefully this helps! let us know how everything goes for you!

thanks

[hideouse]

Raj, Bear in mind that what I'm writing here is my experience. It may not have anything to do with your experience.
I found springing tripods revealed tension in my lower back and hips, as shown by sharp pains in my hips particularly when I sprang from right to left.
Clubbell hammer swings done vertically hurt my lower lumbar/upper sacral area over my kidneys but the pain was distinctly muscular, not organic.
There is a lot of muscle and fascia in your back. Asking your back to perform new movements might have something to do with your discomfort.
Good call on seeing a physician; it's good to have them on board during your training.