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A Better Way To Warm-Up The Hip Flexors & Obliques – Warm-up Advice
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Bored of static hip flexor stretching⁉️Looking for a better way to warm up your hip flexors and obliques⁉️
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Check out this dynamic stretch and eccentric exercise you should add to your warm-up targeting your hip flexors and obliques. The hip flexors include the psoas major, psoas minor, iliacus, and the rectus femoris. The rectus femoris is unique as it crosses 2️⃣joints whereas the other hip flexors only cross 1️⃣joint. In order to stretch the rectus femoris, not only does the hip have to extend, but the knee needs to flex as well.
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The other 1️⃣ joint hip flexors, specifically the psoas, is not only stretched with hip extension, but also contralateral trunk side-bend. The psoas group originates on the ipsilateral L1-L4 lumbar vertebrae and the last thoracic vertebrae, thus contralateral side-bend contributes to stretching the muscle group.
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Due to muscle orientation, the external obliques contribute to posterior pelvic tilt. The second movement on the right-hand side is a nice eccentric exercise targeting not only the 1️⃣joint hip flexors, but also the obliques. This is an excellent warm-up movement to practice resisting anterior pelvic tilt with hip extension.
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Try out both movements prior to your next training session instead of static hip flexor stretching and reap the benefits 👍🏻👌🏻Perform 10x on each side for movement 1️⃣ and 2 sets of 10 for movement 2️⃣ Tag a friend, classmate, or training partner that needs this warm-up‼️ #hipflexors #hips
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