Having figured out that various hip muscles were weak as shit and subsequently doing some specific assistance work for them has really worked out - abductors/adductors/flexors specifically. The bottom of my squat is no longer unstable.
Looking forward to the next 5/3/1-cycle, I think there will be new PRs next time around
I hit some new PRs on bench and squat.
Having figured out that various hip muscles were weak as shit and subsequently doing some specific assistance work for them has really worked out - abductors/adductors/flexors specifically. The bottom of my squat is no longer unstable.
Looking forward to the next 5/3/1-cycle, I think there will be new PRs next time around
Congrats. What exercises did you do? My physical therapist had me to sideways banded walks and banded reverse hypers to strengthen my hips.
We have a machine that I use for hip adductors/abductors at my small gym, and with that I do these exercises:
We also have a thing that allows me to do this exercise: https://exrx.net/WeightExercises/HipFlexors/WtDeclineSitup
I’ve previously also done this one, but no longer feel that it gives massive benefit and as such I don’t actively have it in my rotation currently: https://exrx.net/WeightExercises/ErectorSpinae/WtHyperextension
I might revisit it as a part of the core assistance work I do as a part of my 5/3/1-routine.