Improve Your Flexion, Improve Your Cycling

[@dcolum23]

"Eating stem..." That's all the information I needed, thank you.

[@nialloneill5097]

I assume this is as important to any runners out there too, as the shape of the movement is similar, and hip flexion is a vital aspect of good running form too.

[@cwiehle0]

My goodness I wish I would’ve seen this five years ago. Ironically, at one point I was doing that standing banded hip thing because it seemed to make me feel better, until my PT said it was a waste of time, knew I was right. Listen to your body people. Thank you Jelly Starfish!

[@chase362]

Nice video, thank you

[@primalinstinct1000]

Anybody know to set up an DIY one of these band stations? ALso what sort of bands?

[@dvoob]

So I have a question on symmetry in terms of hip mobility. I'm having issues relating to a knee injury that's given me a functional leg length discrepancy, When viewed from behind my pelvis clearly dips to the right side at the top of my left (injured) leg's pedal stroke. This pushes my right leg further down, which means my left cleat ends up needing to be shimmed & my saddle raised to accommodate this problem. With that in mind, when trying to fix asymmetrical flexibility should an athlete train both hips equally, with the idea that the tighter leg will catch up to the looser leg? Or should I focus on the left hip more, and once balance is restored then train both hips evenly? I don't like the idea of mechanically fixing the problem of my bike fit, and would rather fix my body to fit the bike.

[@crailwah]

Golden

[@danielkennedy6330]

Definitely going to give this a try. How often and for how long do you spend on this? And is is better to perform pre-workout/ride or post?

[@sapinva]

Riding with your back flat and level uses more of the glutes and hamstrings. Upright, or bending at the waist, moves all the work to your quads. You can't generate decent power without your butt, and using only the quads just puts more stress on the low back.

[@sapinva]

@Steve King www.sportphotogallery.com/content/images/cmsfiles/product/33792/34532-main.jpg Looks like hip flexion to me, and an ok cyclist by all accounts. Of course there are sloppy riders as well.

[@jackiegammon2065]

As someone who has been a cyclist for the majority of my life, I'm definitely going to work on this. But I'm also waiting on a hip replacement, and may not be able to get that ROM or on some days handle the pain. Any other suggestions?

[@janvirtanen9110]

Shorter cranks usually help.

[@jackiegammon2065]

Thanks for the suggestion! The side of my body where the hip injury is also has a knee that has had way too many surgeries, and also has no mensius... so I don't think that I want to upset that part of my body by changing at this point, but I definitely appreciate the suggestion!

[@janvirtanen9110]

Shorter cranks reduce the needed hip angle. If your current crans are like 170mm or 172.5 a I would try 165mm. You also need raise the seat and handlebar.

[@jackiegammon2065]

@@janvirtanen9110 I have had the saddle higher for many years, and have tried a lot of different options. I own a small shop, so have lots of options there... but the hip is simply too far gone. Thanks Again!

[@matthewlikesbikes]

I see videos of pro cyclists (Peter Sagan, Alexey Lutsenko) doing the full splits. What is the benefit of adductor flexiness for cyclists?

[@koDiacc]

I have also huge stiff adductors. I think my body is lacking glute strengths which are the antagonists of the adductors. glute medius, maximus etc. is weak I guess.