Talking to my physio Nick about balance through the leg core area . Had some interesting things to say . Thought I would open up member discussion re things like quad ,hamstring ,lower back ,glute relative strength .
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My particular situation was interesting in that he said my upper glute muscle (as he put it) was less developed . Now he said it was probably stronger than average but not the "rip my arm off" strength of my quads . The suggestions was step ups .
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Your glute muscle is ur ass muscles so when he says upper I'm Assuming he means on the upper side of ur ass . Now ur glutes are part of your core/legs. You should do p90x ab ripper x . Amazing workout for core/abs and you will see some amazing results . Now for glutes you could do lunge hold on one leg for 60 seconds then do 15 reps . When doing the lunge you should squeeze ur glutes you will legit for the first time feel how it feels to flex ur ass muscle . Also doing squats , the glute machine in ur gym if they have one? But really just working on ur core will strengthen ur glutes
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Actually "just working core" can lead to imbalance .
Just talking glutes squats for instance tend to work lower glute.
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I posted sometime back about that article on how women are stopping kegels and squating for pelvic floor balance.
"A Kegel attempts to strengthen the pelvic floor, but it really only continues to pull the sacrum inward promoting even more weakness, and more PF gripping. The muscles that balance out the anterior pull on the sacrum are the glutes. A lack of glutes (having no butt) is what makes this group so much more susceptible to pelvic floor disorder (PFD)"
But this is on balance if you see most men have no ass and huge Quads. Like you mentioned pegasus how strong yours quads are. Now if you work but not in gay way if you men work out how little development in the glutes they have is because being quad dominant I am quad dominant. What I found is western world from having overly tight hip flexors from sitting, and modern shoes make your Quads take over and your glutes shut off and less active . I found hip flexors stretches not only helps your glutes work better but has been the best thing in the world for low back pain. I can touch the ground with hands palm flat they kept telling me hamstring stretches but one I did hip flexor work the pain was gone. I know this is long winded but since it's about balance, making the flexors more flexible helps with developing more glutes which in turn should help your pelvic floor for this case.
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This article explains it better than I can No Glutes = No results The Plague of the Mediocre Athlete -
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Actually I I was trying to explain it can actually be more complex . My lower glute was ok from doing squats but the upper glute needed work.
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I didn't know you could get paid to look at another man's ass and critique it's appearance.
Is that included in your membership or do they charge extra?Sex is the great leveler, taste the great divider. - Pauline Kael
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Originally posted by Pegasus View PostActually it is a good tip to stretch hip flexor .
There is also another article if I can find it how modern shoes also effect the modern human gait.How shoes throw off how we are made to walk naturally and is a cause of imbalances and issues. It was part of the minimalist shoes and barefoot running crowd if you are into that. I'm not but it makes sense.
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The physio says it is difficult for me to get full glute value for the exercises I am doing (squat etc) because of issues within the hip . He has given me a gay looking isolation exercise to do sigh.
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Any more comment on this I think muscle imbalance is implicated in pre e and ed . Often it is lack of glute strength.
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