Hips

[Santee]

What are some good hip strengthening exercises you guys use? Just try to make my squat better

 

[waynaferd]

deads or rackpulls, maybe?

 

[Santee]

deads or rackpulls, maybe?

I do deads but since I'm tall there's Not as much hip involvement that'll help my squat, I'll look up rackpulls thanks

 

[waynaferd]

Pretty much half deads LOL that's all I can think of that really involves a lot of hip movement.

But maybe front squats or other types may help?

 

[Bry17]

What are some good hip strengthening exercises you guys use? Just try to make my squat better

that's a good question.

deadlifts are my major hip excercise. sometimes ill throw in a little isolation like bicycle (aka air bike; also works abs) and rarely the gym's hip abductor machine if i have time (not the most comfortable exercise, let me tell you.)

I'm nearly 6 foot, and i have no problem doing deadlifts. i love em'. if you're really tall, try getting some 25lb plates(and bringing them to the gym) that have a huge diameter (so the plate hits the ground faster) and make sure to use them on the deadlifts. (i do it sometimes)

 

[JoHNnyNuTZ]

Im six feet tall, and my hips are quite involved in deads. Is your form on.

 

[Santee]

Im six feet tall, and my hips are quite involved in deads. Is your form on.

Yeah my forms on, my deads are good, but I need hip work for my deep atg squats lol, I'm thinking good mornings?
Lol were the same height, what's your morphology though? Deads come a lot easier for then squats

 

[JoHNnyNuTZ]

LOL...got caught up in the reading this thread I lost your origianl question..lol...yeh..I can pull more. My legs are naturally big though from being a bi ol boy. My knees just suck. I found that doing lighter higher rep ATG sqauts helped when i went on to heavier ones.( I mean in hip strength)

 

[ZiR RED]

Cable hip pull throughs, barbell glute bridge, glute-ham raise, rumanian dead lifts, kettle bell swings (when done correctly) are some examples.

Here's a really good article

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance/dispelling_the_glute_myth

Br

 

[Rodja]

Are you sure it's your hips and not a weak core?

 

[Santee]

Good point, could be both, I'll post a video next time I do squats.

 

[jumpshot903]

Hip thrusts, weighted with barbell on pelvis done them before and they work very well i do them a bit variation with one leg in the air so its single legged.

Weighted hip thrusts - YouTube

Now i know there mainly a glute exercise but i feel they have helped my hips aswell.

 

[JohnRock]

Hip thrusts, preferably one leg at a time, are one of my favorites. Also, call me crazy, but I do stairs on one leg up about three flights and it hits my glutes pretty hard. One leg box jumps work also.