Questions tagged [hip]
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Training leg adductors and abductors while I have really weak ankles/calves
I am getting back into weight lifting after the covid pause. During covid I ended up losing a lot of muscle through a combination of not eating enough and not going to the gym. So I am trying to get ...
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When you have both ankle and hip mobility issues, which should you address first?
As I've gotten older and become more sedentary due to remote work, I do not feel as stable/comfortable in a deep squat as I used to be. Looking in the mirror I can tell that it is both an ankle and ...
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How know have internal hip rotation or postirior or anterior pelvic tilt [closed]
My left leg is internally rotated. But I don't know that I have internal rotation or anterior or postirior pelvic tilt. My left knee also paining badly and my walking is not properly. Don't know how ...
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How important is it to train glute medius?
I seem to always have weak glutes, and have simply got into the routine of doing exercises like banded clamshells and donkey kicks a couple times per week.
If I don't stick to doing them, I then run ...
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Squat with hip pain [closed]
I have an abductor strain/inflammation and wondering what kinds of exercises I could do for my legs to continue bodybuilding. I've seen adduction strains online but I can't find any tips on abduction. ...
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Which is the proper final position in squat?
I struggle with understanding which is the proper final position of squat.
Here this position is proposed:
It's written that it's crucial to:
lock the knees (i.e. having straight legs)
lock the hips
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Which muscles do loaded carries train that are not trained by other compund movements?
In this video Dan John lists loaded carries as a basic movement pattern (along with push, pull, hinge and squat).
He further goes on to say that loaded carries (e.g. farmers walk) is the one movement ...
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Should one incorporate rotation exercises into strength training to get strong hips?
Consider a right punch (cross) from boxing (1):
hip extension at the rear leg causes a forward momentum of the body that has to be countered by an extension moment at the front knee.
This hip ...
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How can I train my internal hip rotators?
I think it may be useful to train my internal hip rotators.
"If you squat or deadlift and push your knees out, you’re strengthening the external rotators and without also strengthening the ...
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Single foot turned outwards, knee pain [closed]
I have a persistent problem that I can't manage by myself by stretches & strenghtening.
First of all I'm 35 and for last 10 years I was running, mostly trail running and mountain running for no ...
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How hip adductors stabilize core in case of weak abs
In the case of weak lower abs I always read that a common compensation pattern consists of hip adductors taking over core stabilization, that works harder to stabilize the core.
But I genuinely don't ...
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Is the glute max the only muscle activated during the pigeon hip extension?
So I have trouble activating the glute max on the left hip. For example when I do the donkey kick exercise with the right hip I can feel the glute max activating, and I also can squeeze it. But on the ...
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Does this exercise stretch hip flexors?
Unfortunately I can't find much information on this question anywhere. Hope someone here can help to clear things out.
I know the classic exercise for hip flexor (psoas) stretch is the kneeling hip ...
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What are the common causes for asymmetrical hips during the figure-four stretch?
In this photo I am relaxed and standing on one leg. I am not pushing or holding my knee down. I should have taken the picture without my hand resting on my knee, but I didn't. This position does not ...
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Why is my leg mobility limited even when it doesn't feel like I'm stretching a muscle?
Scenario:
I'm standing up straight, trying to raise one knee up in front of me, like I'm marching.
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I can't raise it up even to 90 degrees. See photo below. Ordinarily if my mobility is ...
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Improving hips mobility
I had sex recently (for the first time) and, despite of working out regularly, it has been physically demanding (I was forced to use a towel after only few minutes, in order to dry my forehead).
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Can I use hip adductor machine to stretch legs for splits?
I'm using a hip adductor machine to stretch my legs for splits. I set the angle selector to 3rd position from maximum, set weight to 65kg, and allow it to apply pressure to stretch my legs for 2 ...
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How is she aligning the hips?
I don't understand how do you move your hips out of socket:
https://youtu.be/CaFou7EqRrw?t=3m34s
She's saying she's:
Moving the hip socket forward
Moves the leg up and down
Moves the hip back
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Can you use the treadmill with APT? [closed]
Male, 16, 167 lbs. If I have anterior pelvic tilt, can I use the treadmill or will it worsen my situation? I’m trying to activate my glutes and hips (I can feel glutes, but can’t feel my hip at all), ...
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Is there a chance to develop lotus position during adulthood? [closed]
I'm 27 and I've never stayed in lotus position my whole life, now I'm trying because I find it the best position for meditation, but I'm very inflexible. I read somewhere that it's too late to develop ...
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Do planks tighten up hip flexors? (Back pain when doing core exercises)
So I have really tight hip flexors and weak glutes, abductors and abs.
I've been trying to fix this problem by working my glutes, hamstrings and abductors but I want to slowly start doing ab ...
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Hip mechanics in kipping pull-up
I'm trying to master a kipping pull-up as a means of getting my kipping muscle up. I've probably watched 20 online tutorials, most of them from CrossFitters, since they're the ones who post the most ...
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Quadriceps pain after hip bridges excercise
I have been doing hip bridges for the last two weeks (I exercise three times a week). I am not aiming to get a muscular body; I am just training to improve my body shape (I am not that fat).
The ...
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How strict should one get with their diet to lose belly and hip fat?
I am 6ft and currently weighing 83Kgs. I keep fluctuating on this weight from 82 to 85 kgs. I was 95kgs and managed to lose 13kgs with running, gym and rollerblading and skating.
I also made some diet ...
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Improvements to Curved Back while sitting on Heels and trying to get Back aligned with floor?
You sit on top of heels. You try to get back to the floor straight while bending backwards. A picture is here. The ideal position has the lumbar spine almost touching the floor, specifically the ...
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how to lose fat hips after weight loss? [duplicate]
Here is my "chronological weight loss": when I was 23 I weighed 103 kg then I started to walk long distances (sometimes 10 km per day and 3 times a week). I also decreased food rations (1/3 of what I ...
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Should your pelvis rotate when you walk and run?
chirunning.com says yes:
The next step, once you've learned how to level your pelvis, is to learn to move that level pelvis as you walk and run. This happens by allowing your pelvis to rotate in the ...
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How can I train legs when I have hip dysplasia?
How can I make my legs stronger when I have hip dysplasia on both sides?
If I google "legs training", every search result states training will include a lot of variants of squatting. And they say, ...
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How do I get over this hip flexor strain? [closed]
While doing squats, I strained my hip flexor in my right leg. This was two weeks ago. I foolishly did a lot of stretching the next few days (especially the lunge stretch), which actually inflammed my ...
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What are some abdominal exercises for a person with lack of a left iliac crest, left gluteal muscles, and scoliosis? [closed]
I've had a history with cancer, leaving me with no left iliac crest and minimal left gluteal muscles. Due to the surgery I have scoliosis as well.
I am 20 years old and want to take care of myself ...
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developing calf and hip flexor flexibility
I've been doing karate for years now, but I've noticed that my calves and hip flexors are extremely inflexible. My knees can barely move past my toes when flexing my calves, and my hip flexors are so ...
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Not straight angle in Sumo/Plie squat hinting of inflexibility in groins, hips, back or elsewhere?
I am trying to understand the reason for the angle in plie/sumo squat:
where I think I get more angle than the girl here.
What can cause the angle in sumo squat? Is it due to poor hips flexibility ...
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Does floor wipers help in getting rid of fat on hips? [duplicate]
Does floor wipers help in getting rid of fat on hips? Especially the fat that the guy is holding as shown in the figure? Or is there any specific exercise for the fat present at this region? My upper ...
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What types of hip exercises are best suited for a runner?
My apartment complex gym got a new hip machine that supports four types of hip exercises - flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction. I'm primarily a runner (I run 3.5+ miles three days a week, low ...
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How to safely approach the lotus position for someone with tight hips?
I've got serious leg flexibility problems and have some lateral knee clicking and knee pain and tendonitis. Basically too much driving and cycling with no stretching i think.
If I try and get into ...
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hip and oblique muscle imbalance
I have a strength imbalance in both side of my hips as well as obliques. For this reason, I tend to descend somewhere towards left (my stronger side) and not in the middle during squats. I also find ...
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How can I loosen stiff piriformis and iliopsoas using a myofascial release technique without dry needling?
Due to flat feet and leg length asymmetry I have , my right piriformis and iliopsoas is almost always stiff. I discovered this issue at an age of 29 and the issue is being solved by foot insoles which ...
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Are maximalist shoes like Hoka good for running?
When I was running with low shoes (close to barefoot), I was getting a lot of injuries in my feet, but these injuries were minor; after just 3 days of recovering, my feet were much stronger. After a ...
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Hip popping on Ab Ripper X workout
There are a few exercises in the Ab Ripper X workout that cause a pop in my hip on each rep:
In & Out - on extending/straightening
Fifer Scissor - on switching legs
Are there stretches or ...
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Should glute-bridges make my calves ache?
I have been given some glute bridges to do, to improve the strength of my core and hips, to prevent injury while running. I'm quite weak in this area and after a day and a half,I'm finding it's my ...
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How do I prevent the scraping that occurs when I rotate my leg about my hip? [closed]
I recently started taking parkour lessons and after a full day of vaulting and jumping around, the area around my hip flexor (or possible the hip flexor itself, I'm not a doctor) hurts. For some ...
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What are the best exercises to have bigger/stronger arms but bold/firm hips and thighs?
I want to fix these problems(according to my own opinion) which are having narrow/very slim arms and soft hips and thighs. I do different sports and think these problems are limiting me in some of ...
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Should the hip rotate before, during or after taking a step during a walking gait
I'm trying to learn proper hip rotation during a walking gait and am stuck finding a specific example for the hip rotation cycle.
When walking, your hips are supposed to rotate while taking a step.
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Snapping hip syndrome and running
I'm into week 7 of couch25k program. For a while now (years) I have what appears to be Snapping Hip Syndrome. My hip is fine 90% of the time, but there's always an exact motion I can make to make it ...
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Exercises to prevent hip pain?
I'm 33 and male.
I've had pain in interior of my left hip for the past 5 years or so.
I first noticed the pain when playing recreational ultimate frisbee. I have since stopped playing, but the pain ...
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