Stretching hips
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SFGiants
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- Apr 20, 2011
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What helped me a ton when my hips sucked for a long time was hip mobility work done prior to training and even at home.
Also the IT bands will suck too so I stretched them and PVC pipe rolled or Rumble Roll each side.
The very worst thing you can do to your hips when they are barking is stretch them all this does is piss them off more your going to have to wait until pain is gone to stretch them. A teammate of mine got bursitis on both side think he could stretch them out and now it's been about 2 years and his hips are still a mess.
Did you notice YourBodyTrain never mentioned stretching your hips?
I Had to stretch quads myself for this and wish I knew what I know now thanks the YourBodyTrainer.
It's like a tight low back best way to fix that is loosening the surrounding muscles because just stretching the low back won't do anything if the glutes, hams and hips are tight and it's when I loosen the glutes and hams then the hips loosen up on there own as I loosen the low back.
I know for some this sounds weird but it's all connected together and when you realize this things get simpler.
JUST DON'T STRETCH YOUR HIPS THEY WILL LOOSEN TRUST ME!
I made that mistake of stretching the hips and mostly the hips all the time and things got worst but not like my teammate.
Also the IT bands will suck too so I stretched them and PVC pipe rolled or Rumble Roll each side.
The very worst thing you can do to your hips when they are barking is stretch them all this does is piss them off more your going to have to wait until pain is gone to stretch them. A teammate of mine got bursitis on both side think he could stretch them out and now it's been about 2 years and his hips are still a mess.
Did you notice YourBodyTrain never mentioned stretching your hips?
I Had to stretch quads myself for this and wish I knew what I know now thanks the YourBodyTrainer.
It's like a tight low back best way to fix that is loosening the surrounding muscles because just stretching the low back won't do anything if the glutes, hams and hips are tight and it's when I loosen the glutes and hams then the hips loosen up on there own as I loosen the low back.
I know for some this sounds weird but it's all connected together and when you realize this things get simpler.
JUST DON'T STRETCH YOUR HIPS THEY WILL LOOSEN TRUST ME!
I made that mistake of stretching the hips and mostly the hips all the time and things got worst but not like my teammate.
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yourbodytrainer
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- Jul 21, 2011
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Glad to hear you are all interested in stretching your hips PROPERLY. Rather than having you go on google and get more bad information, I am putting up a video that gives you all a complete hip stretching routine and how to perform it correctly. It starts with a seated hamstring/calf stretch, a seated glute stretch, the kneeling quad stretch I described and a standing inner thigh (adductor) stretch. Spine position is paramount in all stretches so look here first if you don't feel the stretch as we describe it. This program should be done before you train legs and after to undo the tightness that is a natural by-product of your training. Enjoy.
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yourbodytrainer
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- Jul 21, 2011
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Glad to hear you are all interested in stretching your hips properly. Pictures and yoga postures miss the most important aspect of stretching which is maintaining spine position. This is the first thing everyone lets go off which then makes the attempted stretch totally ineffective and potentially dangerous. To assist you all with better understanding of my last post and to teach better performance I am posting one of our exercise videos that targets hip/leg stretches. The third stretch is the kneeling quad stretch that I wrote about. First one is a seated hamstring/calf stretch, second is a glute stretch and the fourth is a standing inner thigh (adductor) stretch. These should be done prior to squatting and definitely after to assist recovery and to undo the tightness that is a by-product of your training. Enjoy. If any of you need specialized help, leave me a message with contact info and details about your problem.
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PillarofBalance
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- Feb 27, 2011
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I don't know if you ever check in on my log but since even prior to my last meet and for months after I was having terrible hip issues. The psoas was tight which is pulling my torso down and to counteract it the glutes were constantly tight. I won't stretch prior to training. Ever. The micro tears it creates will leave you temporarily weaker. I was in physical therapy for a couple months and my therapist did warn me not to do any of my stretches within a couple hours of training. EXCEPT!!! If the stretches are dynamic. So here is the routine I've been using for a couple months now prior to training (daily actually) and my hips are 100% now.
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