Please use these drills 3-4 times per week to help improve hip function.
Lloyd N. Hip Mobility Conditioning
Work-In
Recovery Session
LLT
LMT
ULT
UMT
GPR
GAR
LPR
LAR
HISS
HIIT
SISS
SIIT
Recovery Blocks
Working Block
Horizontal Loading
ULT
(96) SUPINE HAMSTRING FOAM ROLL
KEYPOINT
- GENTLY ROLL
- ROTATE TOES TO CHANGE EMPHASIS
- HOLD PRESSURE ON ANY AREAS OF TENDERNESS
Set | Time |
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1 | 30-45 sec h:m:s |
ULT
(41) HIP FLEXOR FOAM ROLL
KEYPOINT:
- ROLL SLOWLY IN THE DIRECTION OF THE MUSCLE
- FOCUS ON AREAS OF TENDERNESS
- MAINTAIN GOOD ALIGNMENT; NUETRAL SPINE = NO EXCESSIVE BACK ARCH
Set | Time |
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1 | 30-45 sec h:m:s |
ULT
(42) BALL ON FRONT HIP
KEYPOINT:
- ROLL IN DIRECTION OF MUSCLE
- FOCUS ON AREAS ON TENDERNESS BY HOLDING PRESSURE FOR 30 SECONDS
- AFTER 30 SECONDS ROLL BALL LATERALLY
Set | Time |
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1 | 30-45 sec h:m:s |
UMT
(60) IT BAND FOAM ROLL
KEYPOINT:
- TO REDUCE TENDERNESS USE PLACE A BLANKET OR TOWEL OVER ROLLER
Set | Time |
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1 | 30-45 sec h:m:s |
ULT
(98) SIDE LYING QUAD STRETCH
KEYPOINT
- FROM SIDE LYING POSITION KEEP GLUTES AND CORE ENGAGED AS YOU USE YOUR ARMS TO PULL YOUR HIP AND THIGH INTO LENGTHEN POSITION.
Set | Reps |
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1 | 10-20 |
EXTEND HIP AND HOLD EACH REPETITION FOR 3-5 SECONDS
ULT
(99) SUPINE HAMSTRING STRETCH
KEYPOINT
- USE PILLOW TO SUPPORT HEAD IF NECESSARY
- TRY TO KEEP OPPOSITE LEG FROM "POPPING UP"
- USE ARMS AND FRONT THIGH MUSCLES TO HELP PULL LEG INTO EXTENDED POSITION.
Set | Reps |
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1 | 10-20 |
STRAIGHTEN LEG AND HOLD EACH REPETITION FOR 3-5 SECONDS
ULT
(100) PRONE GLUTE ACTIVATION
KEYPOINT
- REDUCE LOW BACK ARCH BY PLACING A TOWEL OR SMALL PILLOW UNDER PELVIS
- LIFT LEG FROM HIP AND ROTATE TOES OUTWARD.
- EACH REPETITION SHOULD BE HELD 3-5 SECONDS
Set | Reps |
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1 | 10-20 |
STRAIGHTEN HIP AND HOLD EACH REPETITION FOR 3-5 SECONDS. IF YOU START TO FEEL MORE TENSION IN HAMSTRING, PLEASE BEND KNEE AND LIFT THROUGH HEEL
ULT
(101) SIDE LYING CLAMS
KEYPOINT
- IN SIDE LYING POISTION, KEEP INSIDE OF FEET STACKED ON ONE ANOTHER
- MAKE SURE TO KEEP HIP ALIGNED WITH KNEE
- SLOWLY RAISE TOP KNEE AND HOLD
- BODY NEEDS TO STAY ALIGNED AND HIPS SHOULD NOT ROLL BACKWARDS WITH MOVEMENT
Set | Reps |
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1 | 10-20 |
RAISE TOP KNEE AND HOLD EACH REPETITION FOR 3-5 SECONDS
ULT
(102) SINGLE LEG HIP BRIDGE
KEYPOINT
- PUSH THROUGH HEEL TO RAISE HIPS
- HIPS SHOULD NOT TILT AND SHOULD BE LEVEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE
- IF TENSION IS FELT IN HAMSTRING, PULL HEEL CLOSER TO GLUTE
- WHEN EXTENDING HIPS UPWARD KEEP PRESSURE ON BALL OF BIG TOE, OUTER ASPECT OF FOOT AND HEEL
Set | Reps |
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1 | 10 - 20 |
RAISE HIP AND HOLD EACH REPETITION FOR 3-5 SECONDS