Posts Tagged ‘hip flexor’
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Filed under: Exercise of the Week
Exercise of the Week: Half Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch
by Carson Boddicker on Mar 4th, 2010
As many runners (and athletes in general) demonstrate weakness in hip extension and shortness of the hip flexors, this exercise has become an integral part of nearly all of my training programs. Keys to Success: 1. Crush the stick and drive it into the ground. 2. Fill your belly with a good breath. 3. Drive you back leg into extension ("push your foot back to the wall" 4. Rock forward. Best regards, Carson Boddicker...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Running, strength training
Distance Runners and Hurdle Work
by Carson Boddicker on Apr 22nd, 2009
I've always been a big fan of hurdle stepping and skipping. In fact for the past year, I've programmed hurdle stepping to the tune of 2-3 times per week for myself and my athletes. Sometimes I use it to warm up and other times I use it to cool down. There are times that I'll also include it in an extended dynamic training session to replace a run. But lately, something has creeped in and made me begin to re-think it's implementation. ...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: regeneration, stretching
Stretching the Right Way. Rectus Femoris…
by Carson Boddicker on Jan 27th, 2009
In deciding what stretches are necessary, we must first look at the functional anatomy of each muscle and the function in each individual. Typically with runners you'll see incredibly tight low range hip flexors and relatively inactive hip flexors that function above 90 degrees due to the typical high volumes of low amplitude running. As such, we spend a little more time opening up the low range flexors, especially rectus femoris, which subsequen...Read More » Tags
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