Quickly Improve Hip Flexibility for Squats Improving Hip Mobility for the Squat Improving hip mobility for the squat begins with joint-capsule range of motion. As Chris Frederick points out, “When full ROM in a joint is inhibited, then ROM in the muscle is also restricted, because muscles attach to bones and bones connect to other […]…
Exercises for Squat Mobility – Glute Stretch “There are over 25 muscles that cross the hip, so why does everyone stretch the muscle (hamstrings) that’s the most irritated? Your hamstrings will ‘release’ through hip traction and stretching the glutes, hip flexors and other surrounding muscles. Once you “open up” the surrounding muscles, it becomes much […]…
Adductor Stretch – Keep Your Knees-Out During Squats If your knees cave in during squats you may have tight adductors. The Adductors are an often-overlooked part of training. The adductor magnus plays an important part in hip extension in athletic movement and in postural balance. The adductors are often tight and influence the pelvic floor […]…
This ‘hip-opener’ stretch is for the joint-capsule and outside hip. By freeing tight hips (joint-capsule) it will be easier to squat below parallel and keep your knees out. You can use it at any time – good pre or post-workout. Here is a video of the ‘hip-opener’ along with a low-back stretch… – Kevin Kula, […]…
Piriformis Stretch Piriformis is just one of the six external hip-rotators, which Tom Myers refers to as the trochanter fan. image courtesy of Tom Myers, author of “Anatomy-Trains” This stretch for the external-rotators is from the same position used to stretch the gluteals – what I call “Mission-Control” – legs at 90/90 angles. To […]…
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