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Conor Harris on Instagram: "Here is one of the easiest ways you can fix a pinch in your hip & hip flexor area!

Usually this is caused by a restriction of the femur to properly glide within the hip socket.

When we lift our leg, or bend our hip, the femur needs to start rotating forward in the hip socket. This progressively occurs more as our hip bends more.

If the femur doesn’t have space to move, then ultimately you’ll run into something.

This can create that sensation of a pinch, because your femur is literally being blocked via physical contact (impinged) and/or the hip flexor muscle is in a bad position to create more hip flexion, so it cramps.

The fix is to create more space for the femur to move forward in the hip (external rotation). Here is a great exercise to do exactly that! Physical Contact, Hip Hip, Hip Flexor, To Move Forward, Move Forward, Legs Day, Fitness Tips, Bend, To Start

Conor Harris on Instagram: "Here is one of the easiest ways you can fix a pinch in your hip & hip flexor area! Usually this is caused by a restriction of the femur to properly glide within the hip socket. When we lift our leg, or bend our hip, the femur needs to start rotating forward in the hip socket. This progressively occurs more as our hip bends more. If the femur doesn’t have space to move, then ultimately you’ll run into something. This can create that sensation of a pinch…

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9K views · 927 reactions | ↓ Why Perfect Form Matters in One-Leg Circles

The one-leg circle isn’t just an exercise - it’s a precision tool for enhancing mobility and stability.

Avoiding these common mistakes ensures you get the full benefits:

🔄 Pelvic rotation: Keeping the pelvis stable prevents undue stress on the lower back, ensuring the movement isolates and targets the hip area properly.

🎈 Flaring of the Rribcage: This compromises your core stability, reducing the effectiveness of the exercise and increasing the risk of injury.

🦵 Overactivity in the supporting leg (hip flexion): This shifts the focus from the working leg, reducing the exercise’s effectiveness in isolating hip mobility.

Less visible but equally crucial to spot:

🔽 Posterior pelvic tilt (tight hamstring Posterior Pelvic Tilt, Leg Circles, Tight Hamstrings, Pelvic Tilt, Core Stability, Hip Mobility, Precision Tools, An Exercise, Lower Back

↓ Why Perfect Form Matters in One-Leg Circles The one-leg circle isn’t just an exercise - it’s a precision tool for enhancing mobility and stability. Avoiding these common mistakes ensures you...

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Justin Lienhard on Instagram: "The QL, quadratus Lumborum,
Helps to keep a neutral pelvis laterally.

Originates from to the anterior lip of the iliac crest
When the pelvis tilts anteriorly the posterior lip pinches it. So when it’s strained by excessive lateral flexion, rotation, or anterior tilt, tight hip flexors, weak glutes, and poor chest up posterior, aggravates it.

Step 1: Explain the injury to the athlete and what the QL does in layman’s terms.

Step 2: gentle mobilization 
- cook hip lifts on back
- cat cows 
- child’s pose

Step 3: Partner stretch 

Step 4: hip thrusts
- light with iso holds
- scoop method (done wrong, these will make it worse)
- reinforce technique and reason to athlete during the exercise

Step 5: hip flexor mobilization 
- start with hip flexor stretch shown Neutral Pelvis, Iliac Crest, Weak Glutes, Partner Stretches, Quadratus Lumborum, Hip Thrusts, Hip Flexor Stretch, Tight Hip Flexors, Hip Flexors

Justin Lienhard on Instagram: "The QL, quadratus Lumborum, Helps to keep a neutral pelvis laterally. Originates from to the anterior lip of the iliac crest When the pelvis tilts anteriorly the posterior lip pinches it. So when it’s strained by excessive lateral flexion, rotation, or anterior tilt, tight hip flexors, weak glutes, and poor chest up posterior, aggravates it. Step 1: Explain the injury to the athlete and what the QL does in layman’s terms. Step 2: gentle mobilization - cook…

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Mitch Israel, DC | Movement & Mobility Specialist on Instagram: "🥴TIGHT HAMSTRINGS⁉️
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Do your hamstrings feel like guitar strings? Try this 3-step approach to release and strengthen them for lasting relief!
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1️⃣ Reduce Tension with a standing hamstring PIR stretch. This move will help quickly loosen up those tight muscles and prepare them for the moves ahead.
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2️⃣ Restore Motion with seated hip flexion hovers. This exercise helps to restore hip flexion range of motion in your hips while elongating the hamstring muscles.
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3️⃣ Reinforce Strength & Stability using split-stance RDLs. This exercise not only strengthens your hamstrings but also adds stability to prevent future tightness.
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This “3 R’s” approach ensures you’re not just temporarily relieving tension but also restori Passive Stretching, Hamstring Muscles, Stability Exercises, Tight Hamstrings, Hamstring Stretch, Hip Stretches, Reduce Tension, Hip Mobility, Mobility Exercises

Mitch Israel, DC | Movement & Mobility Specialist on Instagram: "🥴TIGHT HAMSTRINGS⁉️ • • Do your hamstrings feel like guitar strings? Try this 3-step approach to release and strengthen them for lasting relief! • • 1️⃣ Reduce Tension with a standing hamstring PIR stretch. This move will help quickly loosen up those tight muscles and prepare them for the moves ahead. • • 2️⃣ Restore Motion with seated hip flexion hovers. This exercise helps to restore hip flexion range of motion in your hips…

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Evin Keane | Rehab & Resilience Coach for Athletes on Instagram: "⚠️ WARNING: Cramping Highly likely!⚠️  The rectus femoris is one of the muscles responsible for flexing the hip .  This is a notoriously tight and weak muscle for most athletes and generally results is hip flexor pain when running and kicking.  Everyone trains their quads but most miss training the recurs femora’s, which generally leads to quad tears.  This exercise will allow you to better isolate and really strengthen the rectus femoris in a shortened position, which will help improve your hip flexion strength and range of motion.  Because this exercise challenges the rectus femoris at a shortened range it requires a lot of neural drive so cramping is likely  Most athletes will struggle immensely with this exercise and it Hip Flexor Exercises Strengthen, Equestrian Exercises, Foot Drop Exercises, Rectus Femoris, Exercise Challenges, Hip Strengthening, Hip Flexor Pain, Hip Strengthening Exercises, Hip Flexor Exercises

Evin Keane | Rehab & Resilience Coach for Athletes on Instagram: "⚠️ WARNING: Cramping Highly likely!⚠️ The rectus femoris is one of the muscles responsible for flexing the hip . This is a notoriously tight and weak muscle for most athletes and generally results is hip flexor pain when running and kicking. Everyone trains their quads but most miss training the recurs femora’s, which generally leads to quad tears. This exercise will allow you to better isolate and really strengthen the…

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Recover Pain | Online Pain Clinic on Instagram: "💥 Stop Stretching Your Hips  ❌ If you’re dealing with lower back pain and spend all your time stretching your hips, but your pain keeps coming back, do these 3 strengthening exercises instead:  1️⃣ Sitting Single Leg Raises  These are great for strengthening your quads and hip flexors.  2️⃣ Banded Hip Flexion  This one will help strengthen your psoas muscle while keeping your back neutral.  3️⃣ Weighted Hip Flexion  This one’s great because you can start with low weight and increase it as your hip flexors get stronger!  💪 These exercises can help strengthen your hip flexors muscles, so that they get tight less often, helping alleviate your low back pain.  ✅ And if you want a long term plan to recover from back pain for life, message me the Hip Stretches For Pain, Single Leg Raises, Ulnar Nerve, Hip Injuries, Hip Pain Relief, Low Back Stretches, Ankle Pain, Psoas Muscle, Hip Flexors

Recover Pain | Online Pain Clinic on Instagram: "💥 Stop Stretching Your Hips ❌ If you’re dealing with lower back pain and spend all your time stretching your hips, but your pain keeps coming back, do these 3 strengthening exercises instead: 1️⃣ Sitting Single Leg Raises These are great for strengthening your quads and hip flexors. 2️⃣ Banded Hip Flexion This one will help strengthen your psoas muscle while keeping your back neutral. 3️⃣ Weighted Hip Flexion This one’s great because…

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14K views · 889 reactions | 💥 3 Hip Pain Exercises ❌ If you’re dealing with lower back or hip pain and spend all your time stretching, but your pain keeps coming back, do these 3 strengthening exercises instead: 1️⃣ Hip Airplane This one can help strengthen your piriformis and gluteus medius through external hip rotation. 2️⃣ Banded Hip Flexion This one’s great for strengthening your core and hip flexors, especially the psoas. 3️⃣ Clam Shells This one can help improve your external hip rotation and strengthen your glutes! 💪 These exercises can help strengthen your core and hip muscles, so that they get tight & sensitive less often. ✅ And if you want a long term plan to recover from back or hip pain for life, message me the word “PAIN” and I’ll send you a link so you can book a fr Hip Pain Exercises, Hip Impingement Exercises, External Hip Rotation, Bursitis Hip, Clam Shells, Gluteus Medius, Strengthen Your Core, Hip Flexors, Hip Muscles

💥 3 Hip Pain Exercises ❌ If you’re dealing with lower back or hip pain and spend all your time stretching, but your pain keeps coming back, do these 3 strengthening exercises instead: 1️⃣ Hip...

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