What exercises or drills could the striker or coach implement to develop flexible hips?
from the man himself...
http://forums.sherdog.com/forums/f11/tile-exercise-boxing-2255705/
What exercises or drills could the striker or coach implement to develop flexible hips?
Thank you! How would stiff hips be meant for boxing though? In other words them videos sinister posted I'm not understanding what he means. For instance the Mosley video just looks like was hurt/tired. But I may be missing something
Thanks, I see what you mean. Working the hips properly is something I
What exercises or drills could the striker or coach implement to develop flexible hips?
Thank you! How would stiff hips be meant for boxing though? In other words them videos sinister posted I'm not understanding what he means. For instance the Mosley video just looks like was hurt/tired. But I may be missing something
What exercises or drills could the striker or coach implement to develop flexible hips?
The tile exercise is great but there is more you can do. Deep squat variations are very important. I'm talking ass to grass with perfect form--heels down, back straight, knees pushed apart, shoulders retracted and glutes firmly engaged. Things like goblet squats:
Bulgarian split squats:
Overhead squats:
Stretching is important too. I like this one:
Read babba's post for more on that.
And of course everyone should dead lift:
I also like wrestlers bridges to warm the glutes and hips up, side leg raises to work balance and mobility for kicking (can do them laying down with a band to get the external rotators working harder), and I personally foam roll the shit out of my IT band, glutes and quads.
Two things:
- Some people's hips are so stiff they can't even DO the tile exercise. They use all legs and back. These are the ones who need mobility improvement first, through stretching and more basic PT-oriented exercises. Personally I never did understand trainers who make requests of their potential athletes that are all but physically impossible for them.
- Way to get guys to pay attention with the photos.
When hips are stiff, it means they lack mobility to bend. In other words, the person won't be able to hold them in a flexed position while supporting weight for long before the muscles give out, and/or won't have the flexibility to fold deeply at the hips and get enough movement there to produce results.
- Way to get guys to pay attention with the photos.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, now we're getting somewhere
S the hips.... we're basically talking about the ability to articulate the sacrum like this assumedly latin lady:
I'm gathering that the more bent my knees are, the more I'm able to articulate my hips. My issue becomes that my legs go dead tired very quickly when I stay crouched... especially when I'm working from a dropped level. Watching pros, they don't spend a lot of time in this dropped level. In fact, they seem to be somewhat tall throughout the fight.
Break it down even stupider.
A guy who has good hips can do this: [Something super basic like... literally the movement and the body part moving, or the action and the body part acting], a guy who has bad hips cannot.
So Mosley is compensating by stepping with his feet and pushing himself along, instead of doing _____________.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, now we're getting somewhere
So the hips.... we're basically talking about the ability to articulate the sacrum like this assumedly latin lady:
I'm gathering that the more bent my knees are, the more I'm able to articulate my hips. My issue becomes that my legs go dead tired very quickly when I stay crouched... especially when I'm working from a dropped level. Watching pros, they don't spend a lot of time in this dropped level. In fact, they seem to be somewhat tall throughout the fight.
Break it down even stupider.
A guy who has good hips can do this: [Something super basic like... literally the movement and the body part moving, or the action and the body part acting], a guy who has bad hips cannot.
So Mosley is compensating by stepping with his feet and pushing himself along, instead of doing _____________.
By the way, it's common to see people compensate another way by spreading out their stance. This makes it easier for them to hold a lower position while the legs are still straight, and lets them move the head--but the movement will be generated by the legs and back instead of the hips so balance and overall mobility (especially lateral movement) are sacrificed.
Soooo... are we talking about "doubling over"... just with a good posture?
hahaha who does that?
oh,
me.
So Hot
Great Stretches.
Hip Mobility and Hip strength are 2 different things and not always related, although lend themselves to each other.
Iv always had pretty strong hips from the lifts I do, but not the best Mobility after I was injured and couldnt do shit.
Those stretches must but done, but I hate them for some reason, nothing could be possibly more boring that nonsense but it pays off in the long run.
Also for people looking for glute/hip strenght try Barbell Hip Thrusts. They seem odd at first but are great. Along with squats, dlifts and the others.
I like how a lot of these good exercises are so sexually suggestive. I wish I trained at a place where some of these hot women do.Barbell hip thrusts are very good too, I neglected to mention them. You'll get some weird looks but you can't argue with the results.