Cool Exercise Guy
Posted by Eric D'Agati
Highlights:
Posted by Eric D'Agati
Posted by Gray Cook
Wait, so if you squeeze your abs, you turn off the extensors of your hip? I thought squeezing the glutes(extensor of the hip) along with squeezing the abs is normal in order to maintain trunk stability? So is it pointless in tensing the glute along with the abs?
Gray is referring to reciprocal inhibition of the Toe Touch Pattern. By squeezing your adductors your core will activate (not much) for efficiency in the pattern rather than strength. Therefore, it will allow the posterior chain to become relaxed in order to achieve spinal flexion for the pattern.