Tight Hip Flexors Back Pain and Injury

I was going great guns until a few days ago.

I've been training on some fairly heavy kettlebell lifting (I set myself a goal for the 7th July - Which I won't meet until later now, will let you in on what it is when it happens) and also been working on bench press, deadlift and barbell clean and press in preperation for some up and coming Strongman Comps and throwing events.

Anyways back to where I started, my lower back is tight/injured. I don't think I have torn anything, but I've tightened up my hip flexors to a point that they're so tight my lower back is screaming due to the tension in it.

Since my first ever strongman competition, I've experienced tight hip flexors. I've had tight hip flexors before but never to this extent, so I've worked on stretching them almost daily and had several deep massage sessions and active release work done on them but they got the better of me on thursday night after some medium weight deadlifting

I now feel like I'm about 75.

So, looking like I'll need some work done on them and will have to take things slowly for a while.

Shame as I felt a real peak coming on with the BUP's and pressing work.

So, I'm searching for self help on the hip flexor front

I currently do the karate style hip stretches and side bending (and searched the internet fairly thoroughly) but am looking to go one step further, with ???

Any help would be much appreciated

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