The Versus Hip Sequence is a multi faceted exercise that was designed to help correct many dysfunctional movements and positions. If you see the dysfunctions listed below during your FMS screenings try this exercise and then retest the movement pattern.
Purpose of the Versus Hip Sequence:
To engage the glute medius/minimus and then activate the hamstrings/calves, glutes, paraspinals and core. By activating those muscles and maxing out the end range hip extension you will shut down the hip flexors by way of reciprocal inhibition. As you progress in repetitions you should increase your range of motion with hip extension. After the desired repetitions you can perform unilateral hip extensions either with your hips abducted or with the hips in line with your knees and feet. Due to the pulley system on the Versus the unilateral hip extension forces core stabilization by way of resisting the pelvic dip on the extended hip side.
Deep Squat
- Lateral weight shift of the lower body
- Pelvic rotation
Hurdle Step
- Hip abduction when hip flexes
- Torso lateral flexing
- Pelvic rotation upon return of the flexed leg
- Relative adduction of hip on the stance leg
In Line Lunge
- Frontal plane instability
- Forward flexion of torso
Rotary stability
- Pelvic rotation at hip extension
- Relative adduction of hip on stabilizing leg
- Loss of balance
Please check out our video for proper execution of these corrective exercises.
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Whether you coach, train or rehab athletes, clients or patients and are in the Long Beach Area this weekend you will definitely want to check out the presenters at PERFORM BETTER!
Our own Aaron Brooks has the pleasure of presenting!
He will be lecturing on
ACTIVATION BEFORE INTEGRATION: Don’t Strengthen Disfunction
Aaron will teach you how to identify the basic postural deviations that lead to poor movement patterns and inevitably PAIN!
In addition he will focus on activation techniques using the MYOFORCE Versus to activation the nervous system.
Using the Versus Training System to activate the nervous system will change how your clients move and feel! Your training will never be the same again
I am going to go outside the box here a bit and suggest the textbook definition of what muscles qualify as hip extensors falls a little short. If you ask me your quads and calves should be added to the list, because I’ve repeatedly witnessed that addressing these two muscles will not only increase hip extension, but overall hip mobility as well. As you already know, the generally recognized hip extensors are glute maximus, the three hamstrings and to lesser degrees the adductor magnus and glute medius. Because you know those muscles are hip extensors you may be prone to specifically address them in attempts to increase hip extension. However, I feel that the muscles that are considered antagonists to the hamstrings, glutes, etc, can actually be synergists to their actions. As you will see later in the article, the antagonist and synergist relationship will dictate how and why I sequence the exercises in a particular manner—the end result being not only increased hip extension but also overall hip mobility as a bonus. Read more
