The TVA muscle wraps around the abdominal contents like a corset, so it passes around the back as well as the front, attaching into the fascia ((The fascia is a layer of tissue that is thin but immensely strong. It lies beneath the skin and above the muscles. There is a superficial la...
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Step left foot back on a diagonal and bend both knees to lower into alunge position, like you’re doing a curtsy, but keep chest tall. Push through right front foot to stand back up. Repeat, stepping right foot back on a diagonal. ...
For example: Many athletes do the side leg lift to target their gluteus medius. But it’s easy to lift your leg just slightly forward, which will recruit more of your tensor fasciae latae, or TFL for short. That’s a problem because, while TFL is a hip abductor muscle, it’s also...
An underactive Iliopsoas muscle is very common within running athletes who have a tendency to use rectus femoris, one of the quadricep muscles, to generate hip flexion, instead of iliopsoas. This is an extremely common running technique flaw. ...
A guide to hip flexor exercises, including what your hip flexors are, best hip flexor exercises to strengthen hip flexors, and which movements use hip flexors