Have you ever considered that your tight hips and hamstrings might be tightness in the quads and hip flexors?
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Yes, if you are like most modern humans, your hip flexors and anterior capsules are limiting your ROM. Sitting is the new smoking and all…
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In this short vid, we explore the Hip Matrix that takes on the various quadriceps and hip flexors before hamstrings and posterior chain.
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1️⃣ Quadriceps – exploring the anterior thigh at various angles by adding in/ex rotation of the hip.
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2️⃣ Psoas – and the hip flexor complex in the couch stretch position. If you are not couch stretching, you aren’t living!
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3️⃣ Lizard Crawl – Now that we’ve cleaned up the hip-gutters a bit, see if you can work into the deep hip flexion. The single leg squat will give you a sense of preparedness for the next phase…
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4️⃣ Lock Outs – Take us into the full hip flexion and challenge the tissues on the posterior. The big trick here is to oscillate in and out of peak tension.
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5️⃣ Super Lock Outs – Perform these with the trunk through the legs in standing or while in the Firefly position.
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I hope this helps! You can download the full video to your device here:
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