FT Questions....

[Scott Stevenson]

Smith squats I can do a muscle round with but the others I can't currently. I can do leg press unilaterally, but I find my injured side tends to recruit more adductor and glute (or so it seems) so that exercise is likely a poor choice. I am taking a training cruise for 9 days now so will see how things are afterwards. Have increased bcm-95 dosage and am going to reduce protein intake this week to try and reduce inflammation.

So, it's likely the exercise(s), not the load ,with the exception of smith squats.

Also - it's UNILATERAL, which paints an entirely different picture, i.e. it's not so much the constraint of the exercise (some machines / exercises a knee wreckers), but rather that you have an issue of some sort. This is a different deal and may mean you need to see someone.

Either way, to heal, you'll need to avoid doing exercises that aggravate the injury (a/o avoid loads that cause issues).

If you're already using BCM-95 and it's not getting better than you are (were) likely aggravating it pretty badly.

I don't know that dropping protein down will help that much, TBH. Choosing low FODMAP foods might help more there.

-S