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Mobility Video "hip flexors"

Today we are going to delve back into hip extension with a bit more focus on the big hip flexors that attach to the spine. Be clear, we are still going after hip extension, but we are
de-emphasizing the musculature of the front of the thigh and we are going a bit higher.
If you are that guy that wakes up in the morning with a sore back, this could be you.
We can't stretch the psoas directly, but we can bias it with specific movements.

Test: Split Jerk Position with arms up in overhead position.
Wod: 4 min mobilization on each hip
Retest: Split jerk with arms up over your head
Bonus: 2 min to mobilize the thing you think you should be addressing but aren't.

Caveat: Be cool. Keep your spine in neutral when applying the fulcrum. We never really need to hammer the spine to affect some other downstream tissue.

Homework: Sit in a chair at work and try to understand why we cue the quads to straighten the legs when doing a glute ham sit-up. And, try to begin to understand why sitting in a chair all day is the slow death.

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