Pre-Session Mobility Exercises (lower body) Database
Chase the stretch in your glutes
Walk your hands out as far as possible
Embrace the stretch for 1-2 seconds
Note: If your knee hurts then you're doing it wrong, this is a challenging one and you'll need to go into it slowly
Drive your hips up by squeezing your glutes
Don't arch the lower back
Embrace the squeeze in your glutes for 1-2 seconds, then repeat
Feet shoulder width apart or just wider
Have a wide grip on the bar (much wider than shoulder width)
Shoulders pinned back
Descend by driving your hips back and letting your knees naturally track towards your toes
The bar should stay overhead through the full exercise with elbows locked out
Go as low as you can whilst maintaining a neutral spine
Push down on your quad (thigh muscle) to help drive your knee forward
Your knee should track past your toes
The heel should stay down
Drive your hips forward by squeezing your glutes
You should feel a stretch in the front of your hips (hip flexors)
Hold the squeeze for 1-2 seconds, then repeat
