You Can’t Fully Activate Your Glutes Until You Can Do THIS!

[@yahYEAT]

theres no way im going to be able to convey how much this helped me, god bless you and your family

[@avopeac6300]

Coming from 15 years of sedentary life and constant computer use, I worked on this by stepping forward and then pushing off laterally outward in a J pattern with engaged lower abs. I got the best results walking like this if I tried to stand as tall as possible through my hips, which lessened my anterior pelvic tilt. Eventually I cleared up my SI joints with the help of some other movements and now it is much easier to feel my glutes. The process really helped build functional proprioception over time.

[@jamesboleyn1862]

Can you explain this more clearly? What do you mean by pushing off in a J-pattern?

[@honkhonk1555]

Can you please go into more detail on this form of walking, and stepping forward, and pushing off laterally. I’d love to understand better so I can try and do it myself. Thanks in advance friend.

[@sallyolson9305]

I hired a CES trainer, but was following your Beginning Body Mechanics e-book at the same time. I stopped working with the trainer because I realized your methods were those making the difference to pull my pelvis from its rightward lateralization. I am not done but making great progress. 🙏🙏🙏 Thank you.

[@katipohl2431]

Übung um Minute 4. Love and greetings from Germany.

[@c523jw7]

More i watch the more i learn why your doing this and its genuis. The foot connection whilst engaging the right muscles. Amazing ❤👏

[@tahoeguy1743]

I would love to hear your thoughts on proper core engagement. Creating "inner abdominal pressure" to hold the spine stable and breathe into the sides of the ribs instead of belly breathing or chest breathing. Sometimes it's refered to as proper core bracing for lifing but actually is just proper breathing mechanics. Please make a video on this subject if you find it interesting or helpful to others like it was helpful for me to recover from some severe injuries... Because for years I was attempting to brace my core by sucking in my belly button to spine as instructed by my physical therapist and pilates people which does not create real spine stability like pushing the abdomen out does to create that inner abdominal pressure. This is what completely changed everything for me when finding your KZbin channel and getting your anterior pelvic tilt course and beginner body restoration course... Once I switched to finding and utilizing the correct abdominal pressure it made all of your exercises (and life in general) click and work. But you do not mention this in the courses you sell. Thanks for all you do, much appreciated!

[@xnoreq]

It's tensing your abs as if preparing to be punched in the abdomen, right? The challenge is holding this throughout an exercise. Breathing seems secondary as it is almost impossible to breathe incorrectly while holding this tension.

[@xnoreq]

@@oldvlognewtricks Not sure what to say. I don't do this for the heck of it but for the stability needed during exercises like deadlifts. I don't see how the tension would be excessive as I do it proportionally to the weight used for the exercise. As for breathing, I have none of the problems you mentioned. I get zero sternocleidomastoid tension, I can do deep breaths if needed. As I said, all it takes is some practice to be able to hold this abs/core tension during an exercise. If you do many reps and take too shallow breaths then your body gives you the feedback as you will quickly start to fail to do another clean rep. It's auto-corrective, which is why I said you basically cannot do this incorrectly. At that point there are two options: take a break from the exercise and catch your breath or practice taking deeper breaths while maintaining the tension.

[@tralalala305]

Owww i despretly need ypu in my country ....its hard find someone like you who really understand the anatomie how its work

[@kathleencurry9169]

I’ve been doing exercises similar to this with my favorite PT and they’re simply genius. They’ve kept me running and playing competitive ultimate frisbee at the age of 60, no small feat considering a lifetime of beating up my body. You have to do the exercises as precisely as Conor describes for them to be effective. I really don’t know why more PT’s don’t know this stuff. Thanks Conor for the functional anatomy lessons as well.

[@safdardahriwal7503]

Sir you are doing great please also upload more content about cranial issue

[@joelleo396]

Are you leaning on the good side or the bad side with the exercise?

[@cmoore8434]

I feel like this video was custom made for my main issue! Looking forward to doing the exercises and finally ending my imbalance. Thank you, Conor.

[@taariqq]

We also need to thank the yt algorithm, I guess. Just discovered his channel. Brilliant!

[@pizmotality8136]

Do you have suggestions for figuring out WHICH side turns in? I can’t seem to tell.

[@kleintje83able]

First of all! Thank you so much for all your wisdom you are sharing here!! ❤😊 You are my savior! There is so little real knowledge in the world of fysiotherapie ... For almost 20;years I walked really bad and no ' proff' ever saw it... Or knew what to do .. but they never checked my body probably! But you really get it!👌 The thing I'm struggling with everytime is I don't know with side to start with ? ( I quess you should also do every side, like every excersize?) Am I correct? ; the side you want to open up, so not the side of your flared rib, should be downplaced? When you have the left pattern? ( Left leg higher/ longer, left schoulder higher) Everytime I doubting and scared I choice the wrong side and make it worse 😅 And do you know good specialist in Holland who aproach it like you do? Seems like there is no one here who gets it 😅 Thank you again!!! 🙏

[@hochhealth]

You may not mind (I didn't) but at 12:50 there is a missed cut of the clip. Great video as always Conor

[@brandenflock3228]

came here for the content, leaving wanting his shirt

[@misterbulger]

Coming from a long career of serious ski racing, hockey, and mountain biking, my body is now destroyed and full of imbalance. Cant ride anymore, cant ski, cant walk, sit or stand. The trigger points just wont stay away. My oblique also has a massive tear in it which isnt helping things either.

[@joseph8468]

Very clearly demonstrated. Thank you.

[@louisacurrier2951]

So interesting. I’m dyspraxic, and don’t move opposite sides when walking but use the same arm and leg to step forward. I think this is making the situation worse!

[@MiketheDon99]

Hello! Myobraces can solve TMJ pain, malocclusions and uneven bite? I am stuck in a Left AIC, Right BC Pattern and I think my jaw caused that. Can you tell me If Myobraces are the perfect solutions for my JAW and If my jaw will be fixed, my pelvic tilt will also be fixed?

[@melissapereira6957]

Hello Conor, I've been diligently working on engaging my right glute, but unfortunately, I've been facing a challenge. It seems that despite my efforts, the primary workload is consistently shifting to either the tight or posterior muscles of my right leg, or even the opposing glute. Additionally, I've observed a slight elevation in my hip on the right side. Could you kindly shed some light on why this might be occurring and offer any guidance?

[@jlamn]

So just to clarify, if my left side is the overstretched side, it means I need to open my right side more, so do the exercise with my left side on the floor?

[@mengmeng243]

Love you sir Conor 💖

[@EtherTheReal]

DAMN! Its true, my sideabs are compensating my glutework

[@vivienzo]

я в жизни такого профессионала не встречал, у самого такая же проблема, буду делать упражнения =)

[@privatename2426]

Hi Connor! Thanks for all your exercises and tips! I fractured my coccyx in high school, about 8 years ago, and am still dealing with pain. (When I sit with poor posture for a while or even just with my hips a little too tucked, ill be sore for a bit. And most recently when doing VERY basic pelvic floor exercises im sore for hours after and during the exercises.) I have done a lot of your exercises for specifically glute activation, so just wanted to see if you had any tips for this! I didnt see any videos specifically for this.

[@alexfedorov7974]

What likely happened is that you moved your lumbar instead of pelvis in that movement. It's actually a hard exercise because you need to relax your back through that and it's not easy after it learned to be tight for years.

[@beachmaster9042]

@conorHarris, my left side is crunched what should i do, i can imagine my lower back is extended on that one side? Can you do a vid on an over crunched left side please? Edit:with a clunking left hip

[@nakedwarrior3726]

How do I contact Conor? Any help would be greatly appreciated

[@JoeyGrace]

Thank you for this great vid, Conor! 😊

[@barbbittenbinder1962]

Excellent! Thank you!

[@umeshparmar2592]

​@conorharris please make a video on hiatal hernia pleasseeeee.

[@smallfootprint2961]

I really need walking help right now as I am recovering from a broken leg/hip, and can't seem to get back to walking correctly. Thank you.

[@JimmyVu415]

Can you put out a video on how to sleep with a left aic right bc pattern

[@honkhonk1555]

On the last movement when you say to slide the right knee towards the foot, should you be pressing the foot into the wall with much pressure to engage the hamstring also?

[@joemoya9743]

Nicely explained.

[@honkhonk1555]

On the last progression at the 5:15 mark, should we also be squeezing our legs together using the adductors also?

[@neilbeech4093]

Thanks for your advice!

[@advocatesdevil7064]

I have a weird combination of this. My left ribs are flared but also the lower back on the left and the left side feel tight. My right glute doesnt activate well my right shoulder is less stable than left and left shoulder is more tight and forward ( weak lower traps from what i understand).

[@RICKYDICKYDOOOOO]

Exercise 2 is more complicated.....than a Game of twister.

[@Ballistichydrant]

Great and informative video. Thanks. I just wanted to mention that I might not be alone when I say, I’m not doing any glute work on the floor. It might be the most effective but it’s just not fun. I only do glute work in a standing position and I’m only willing to entertain glute exercises that are executed while standing. I’m not complaining or anything like that I’m just expressing a preference that many people might share. Any recommendations on glute activation in a standing position will be well received ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@CoachGuntherKlaus]

nice shirt trevor lol

[@innocentbystander6]

Amazing!

[@adkinsm24]

What about the left glute?

[@manou1960]

Thank you !

[@cliffburton5696]

So if an individual had a tight quadratus lumborum one side they would have difficulty fully activating their glute maximus on the same side.

[@MelanieSakowski]

Mmm also open up the opposite body backside of opposite side of body glute (spinal erectors- lat-glute-sling)

[@greganikin7003]

First of all They're always active. Less or more used by our body but always active. If the muscle was turned off completely then we wouldn’t be able to walk.

[@ThatDonna]

I'm just picturing a bunch of people running like Phoebe in the park...

[@blink99v]

I pulled a hamstring(hamstring sybdrome] numbness and all down the leg. And I can't activate My glute on same side without pain in hamstring... any tips

[@ea2620]

Didn’t understand his explanation

[@stelliumX5]

Which part?

[@Kyliethegreat]

Hmmm

[@Kyliethegreat]

😉

[@amyp9010]

Listen to complicated I thought I was going to look at some glute activation so I can build and grow my glutes there's just way too much my attention is already lost I just want a basic activation

[@defdaz]

'Activation' - so sick of this term. You tense / contract a muscle. That's it. Stop trying to make it fancy.

[@Angie-fn8op]

If the glutes are asleep you have to activate them so they come back alive. If you can't activate the glute you can't tense/contact the glute.

[@dangelobelton7819]

Having your muscles contract would mean they are … active

[@Angie-fn8op]

@@dangelobelton7819 some people have a lot of muscle atrophy, lots of over compensation. I had some sleeping muscles in my legs. I had to work really hard wake them up and keep from going back to their default sleep mode. I could literally feel them "wake up", felt like it was going to spasm but had to push through that. Once they were staying "woke", then I could properly contract them to build them.