Comments on: Open Those Hips!

By: J G Verma

J G Verma — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 20:30:00 +0000

A good btechnique learned through the demo

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 20:01:00 +0000

Start in a stance where your hands are on the floor. Move up to 1 hand on your knee and one on the floor. Then to both on your knee. Progress over the course of a few days/weeks to getting to where you can sit upright.

When I started I was both hands on the floor. After a month or so of doing it I can now stand upright and can definitely feel the difference in all my exercises from stretching out those nasty hip flexors finally. Desk jobs cause havok on them!

By: Reis

Reis — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 00:00:29 +0000

The goal of the couch stretch is to open the front of the hip, not to get upright. If it’s not easy to get upright, you should not force it. Instead, leave your hands on the floor, squeeze your butt and push the front of your hip through like you’re pushing it out toward the floor. As long as you feel your quad and the front of your hip opening, getting upright is a secondary concern.

Reis
Crossfit NYC

By: stokz

stokz — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:32:24 +0000

I have the same problem. I grab a pvc to slowly get myself up right. This can also be achieved by using a plyo box.

I would love to hear alternatives.

By: derek

derek — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:57:19 +0000

Couch stretch…what if I cannot get upright? I use Yoga blocks but they only get me up so far…is their a progression? I own BASL…

By: Amy Rothermel

Amy Rothermel — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:11:42 +0000

I did all three of these today 🙂

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:29:32 +0000

HAPPS