my hip flexors are now loose, why aren't my hamstrings?
Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 5:53 pm
anyone know? 1 week ago in the weightroom I did a lot of hip flexor stretching including kneeling split stance cable rows and press (one arm), and glute work. Now I can do the thomas test and pass it with no problem. I thought the hip flexors prevents people from being able to touch their toes when tight? Now that my hip flexors are loose now, my hamstring flexibility is the same. When I stretch my hamstrings, it feels like my low back or sacrum hip area is stopping me from going down to touch my toes.
Anyone know what my next step is? I am glad my hip flexors are loose now and I can also sprint faster with more strides too. I stretch them everyday now and especially after getting off the computer and getting out of bed in the morning, but my hamstrings and area above my sacrum (lumbar area) is preventing me from touching my toes. Its like one area gets loose and then another area I fine a problem at. I know my left low back QL muscle has a knot that I try to loosen up, but its hard to loosen it up and when I do, it doesnt do anything for my hamstrings. All it does is make me feel taller on that side and especially after rolling my vastus lateralis muscle/TFL/IT Band & stretching it.
Anyone know what my next step is? I am glad my hip flexors are loose now and I can also sprint faster with more strides too. I stretch them everyday now and especially after getting off the computer and getting out of bed in the morning, but my hamstrings and area above my sacrum (lumbar area) is preventing me from touching my toes. Its like one area gets loose and then another area I fine a problem at. I know my left low back QL muscle has a knot that I try to loosen up, but its hard to loosen it up and when I do, it doesnt do anything for my hamstrings. All it does is make me feel taller on that side and especially after rolling my vastus lateralis muscle/TFL/IT Band & stretching it.