Episode 347: Stiffness Kills– New Anterior Hip Flossing Tweaks

Hey Leopard Hoard,

Today’s mission is to tweak some of our anterior hip mobs to improve upon their ability to decrease muscle stiffness. Usually when we load the front of the hip with the band, we are attempting to primarily mobilize the anterior hip capsule (y-ligament or iliofemoral ligament). By adding a movement to an idealized joint position, we create flossing. We’ve got some good flossing for hip flexion (forward folding at the hip) but flossing the anterior chain is a little harder.

During the Movement and Mobility seminar, we talk about the difference between mobilization and an effective warm up. In short, mobilization is not a warm up. However, some mobs are quite appropriate prior to training and competition. Today’s mission is a great example of the dual purposed mob. It’s brutally difficult to open that high hip.

Stiffness kills.

Mission: 2 min each leg/each mob. (for a whopping 8 min!)

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