Ask someone to share the body parts they want to strengthen, and they'll rattle off a series of "mirror muscles", such as biceps, traps, pecs and glutes. But there's a less visible muscle structure that deserves a place on that list: the pelvic floor. Located at the base of the ...
Proper form makes you less likely to experience aches and pains. The Basic Squat Technique Explained Stance: Depth: How Low Should You Squat? Squat down until your hips are lower than your knees. But don’t go lower. Squat down until your hips are below your knees. This moves your body...
Why it works:You’ll feel these in your glutes—specifically the gluteus medius, which helps stabilize your hips and pelvis while running, which is important for equal transmission of forces from the heel through the knee to the spine during training, says Wittig. “Glute activation is shown ...
The following are some of the best glute exercises to target all three areas. If you find that your hamstrings (back of the legs) cramp up whenever you perform any sort of glute raises, it’s often a sign of weak glutes. To strengthen your glutes and avoid making your hamstrings do all...
Align hips regularly with this straight-leg hip twist, an important stretch for tennis players and all athletes because it rotates and relaxes the muscles of the spine while the muscles of the hip are contracted. Besides a regular realigning, strengthen the hips and glutes regularly with different...
High pulls: To better perform the second half of a power clean, high pulls are key, Daley said. That's because, like a power clean, the barbell is transferred from the hips to the shoulders, using the glutes and hips to drive momentum. High pulls can help to boost strength in the se...
Too much sitting can cause what some refer to as accountant’s butt or a secretary’s spread. In both cases the issue is the degeneration of three sets of muscles; the abs, the hips and the glutes. Issues with Legs and Feet The legs and feet take a beating when you sit too much an...
No surprise here: If you want to grow your glutes, back squats should be a staple part of any glute workout. They’re a great compound movement that will not only aid glute growth but help to develop and strengthen your entire body by engaging your hammies, core, and quads....
What is the clamshell exercise? The clamshell is a side-lying exercise that involves opening and closing your knees to strengthen your glutes. When done correctly, your legs look like a clam opening and closing. What muscles does it work? It mainly strengthens your gluteus medius...
Step 1. Glute-ham benches have a foot plate that is adjustable, and many have adjustable ankle pads as well. The foot plate can slide closer to and further away from the big pad that your hips rest on, and the ankle pads can be elevated or lowered. You’ll have to take a few min...