The Soft Tissue OT

How to improve hip extension 👏🏼

🗣️ We often get asked what is the best way to improve hip extension - particularly for those who seem to default into using their low back to extend instead of true hip extension.

Answer 👉 the prone hip extension exercise.

👀 This exercise is a brilliant way to work hip extension movement, while limiting the ability the the lumbar spine to create movement.

👉 Watch the whole video to find out tips on how to perform this exercise and improve your hip extension 🤗

🤔 Can you spot why they failed ⁉️
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Take a look 👀 at these two lifters, they have something in common which causes them to fail their lift.
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💪🏼 Muscles receive a neural activation signal from the pool of innervating motor neurons. This neural signal is the sum of the spiking activities of motor neurons and is referred to as neural drive ⚡️
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🏋🏼‍♂️ During the lift, you can see small movements occurring which causes the body to reduce 📉the neural drive (the power supply) to the muscles. Listen 👂 to Professor Stuart McGill, renowned spinal expert, explain this in more detail.
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