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My "favourite" leg exercise is the Bulgarian Split Squat. I don't use dumbbells and totally shred my legs - I can barely walk after 3 sets of 20 reps on each leg. But I'm rather weak and pasty
As much as I like this exercise, if you do it while you have ITBS you will most likely not be able to stand on the first rep.
Due to a reccomendation from a local runner I diligently worked a routine of 3x per day of naproxen (dont know why but this worked much better than ibuprofen), this stretch: http://www.rice.edu/~jenky/sports/itband.html , and icing for 15 minutes (I used a bag of frozen shelled peas, could form them to fit around my knee real well), it went away in a week.quote>
for me resting it did absolutely nothing -- ITBS sidelined me for months, I eventually gave up and I stopped running for 4 weeks and the next run was just as painful as the one before the break. Due to a reccomendation from a local runner I diligently worked a routine of 3x per day of naproxen (dont know why but this worked much better than ibuprofen), this stretch: http://www.rice.edu/~jenky/sports/itband.html , and icing for 15 minutes (I used a bag of frozen shelled peas, could form them to fit around my knee real well), it went away in a week. Then I got ITBS in the other leg a couple of months later, and it was gone in 3 days without reducing mileage by following the same NSAID/stretch/ice protocol.
RunningBEHIND......for how long of a period did you do the naproxen 3x per day? Also, how long did you stretch each time and how many times a day were you stretching.. thanks!