The Secret x Sequence To Fix Your “Tight” Hips

Joe Holder
2 min readMay 22, 2017

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The complaint I hear the most, and see in movement, are “tight” hips. Clients consistently complain about tight hips and say that they stretch and stretch to no relief.

That’s because the problem rarely lies in solely the hips of the individual.

If something is “shortened and locked” then the antithesis is often the case in surrounding tissue- “locked and long”, creating a situation where unless you address both the tight hips AND the weakness in other areas then your hips will stay the way they are.

To make it slightly simplistic, if something is tight there is probably another area that is weak. Things don’t just get “tight” and cause discomfort/dysfunction. It is connected to something else.

The human body is an amazing vehicle and will find ways to mask inefficiencies and maintain a sub par homeostasis to protect the body from injury.

In short, if your hips are chronically tight you need to address (especially if you have an anterior pelvic tilt) not just the hips but probably the weaknesses in your glutes, superficial abs, and overall motor control as well.

I shared my hip opener routine with Men’s Fitness to help you get this done. 5 crucial hip openers and and easy glute/ab activator to solidify your improved movement. Click here to check it out.

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Joe Holder
Joe Holder

Written by Joe Holder

Founder of The Ocho System™, Plant Based Gang, and Exercise Snacks. Writer for @GQ. Consultant for various, primarily @nike @hyperice @dyson. Views my own

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