Why Your Hip Flexors Are Your Secret Enemy

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Andrew Monreal
January 20, 2025

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Why Your Hip Flexors Are Your Secret Enemy

Ever wonder why your lower back feels like it's been hit by a truck, even when you're not training back? Meet your hip flexors - the tiny muscles causing big problems.

Here's the deal: sitting all day (like you're doing right now) turns your hip flexors into angry rubber bands. They get shorter, tighter, and mess with everything from your squat depth to your deadlift form.

The Dirty Details: Tight hip flexors pull your pelvis forward, which makes your butt stick out like you're trying to start a new Instagram trend. This causes:

  • Lower back pain

  • Weak glutes (yes, your hip flexors are stealing your gains)

  • Squat depth worse than the guy quarter-repping 4 plates

The Fix:

  • Stretch those bad boys for 2 minutes daily (minimum)

  • Stop sitting all day

  • Train your glutes more than you think you need to (10-15 sets / week)

  • Use a standing desk (or at least take walks between sets of doomscrolling)

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