First of all, if you google how to improve hip flexibility, there are hundreds of articles that provide pretty much the same few solutions: use a foam roller, or a tennis ball, and stretch the tissue and hopefully you’ll soften the muscle and it will turn back to normal

This approach unfortunately works only for a very few people.

The problem is that the hip flexors are really difficult to train and stretch.

Imagine if you were in the gym for the first time, and you try to target your back muscles with an isolation exercise. Chances are that most of the work is done by your biceps and shoulders because you still haven’t developed the mind-muscle connection necessary to isolate the back muscle.

Now imagine a muscle like hip flexors that you’ve never trained, and which is so hidden inside that it cannot be easily impacted by weights or machines.

In order to train it properly, you need not only special exercises, but also a special training approach with the correct sequence in which the exercises are performed.

It also requires you to approach the muscle from different angles, otherwise unlocking the flexors would take a very long time. This is where the Unlock Your Tight Hip Flexors program truly does wonders.

Rick Kaselj is a training expert who is often called upon by top professional athletes when they suffer muscular injuries. They don’t have time to rest for weeks or months due to their scheduled competitions. They need to alleviate injuries or train through them and grow stronger as a result.

Rick has developed a system of loosening the tension of the supporting muscle, which often gets tense from being overworked or remaining in the same position for a long time (like during sitting). This makes his approach quite revolutionary.

He’s had the most success with hip flexor work, which is why this Unlock Your Hip Flexors program of his is popular among the general public as well. The Unlock Your Hip Flexors program contains 6 different approaches that are all needed in order to unlock the hips.

1. PNF

PNF or proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation is a combination of relaxation and activation of a muscle in order to relax that muscle around a joints. The program showcases various PNF techniques and how to do them properly.

2. Dynamic Stretching

Dynamic stretches are movements like high knees or butt kicks, that are used to warm up the muscle and improve its full range of motion. They are used together with PNF.

3. Mobility Exercises

These exercises are designed to improve the all around flexibility of the joint, especially during movements and exercises.

4. Fascia Stretches

Fascia is the deep rooted tissue that controls the spinal flexibility and coordination. By doing fascia stretching your whole upper body from pelvis up to the neck muscles relaxes and lengthens.

5. Muscle Activation Movements

These movements are focused on bringing a balance between the smaller joint muscles that are neglected in our sedentary habits and larger muscle groups. As the human body is made to be able walk on various surfaces, these muscles in a natural environment get equally worked as the larger muscles we focus on in the gym. MAM brings the two in balance, creating a healthier physiology.

6. Core Stability Exercises

These exercises focus on building the strength of the mid section and lower back. By building the strength of these areas through stability and isometric exercises, it reduces the pressure on the hip flexors and inadvertently reduces the stress placed upon them.