No clue how to train your hip flexors? We got you. Adding in specific hip flexor training is going to do wonders for your squat and virtually every other lower-body movement that involves hip flexion. A big reason (other than grip strength) that most people burn out quickly is because their hip flexors aren’t strong enough. Oh and about that squat carryover? Toes to bar requires hip flexor mobility and strength. Whether you’re still looking for your first toe to bar or want to get more efficient at the movement (just pulling down on the bar is NOT the best way to go), our gymnastics guru Sean Lind is here to help. Strict toes to bar are particularly taxing to the midline and the amount of compression -and even leg strength- needed to do large sets makes this a hugely beneficial move for all athletes.įor CrossFitters, it’s a staple, with kipping toes to bar showing up every year in the CrossFit Open. It’s a dynamic core movement that involves a great deal of hip flexion along with grip strength and coordination. While generally associated with CrossFit, toes to bar is a movement that should have a home in any kind of strength program.
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