'Open-hip knee-kiss' & Elevated 'Toe-rocking'
Fundamental squat & hip-mobility development
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THE WHAT:
Here the concept of an 'open-hip' (i.e. hip-extension) initiated from the squat position is explored in both unilateral ('Knee-kiss') and bilateral ('Toe-rock') contexts. From a capacity-development perspective, the toes are exposed to loading in their maximally extended position, and with an effort to maximally extend the hip-angle the quadriceps & hip-flexor complex (also affecting the 'QL'/lumbar-spine) are stretched to maximal-length under the load of bodyweight, ang returned again. This makes practice initially valuable for ongoing prehabilitation & mobility-development, following on directly from those former contexts.
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