Hip Flexor Deactivators- Do these first to maximize your Ab development

If your abs aren't firing, it won't matter how many crunches you do to try and build your abs.

To make sure your ab exercises provide you with the greatest benefit, try deactivating your hip flexors first. Sal demonstrates exactly how to do this.

[carawilliams]

Hip flexor dominance drives me mad. Ive been looking for this tip for years! Amazing!

[AdventureswithJezza]

I've had lower back pain for last year and really messed up my lower back, Physio's said train your abs but my lower back was hurting constantly and the Physio's didn't know what the problem was, I went to some expensive physio and she said I have hip flexor dominant and lower back dominant where they take all the pressure and not my glutes, my lower back since been getting better and she taught me how to train abs properly she talked about deactivating hip flexor and how to deactivate hip flexor, these guys talking about the same thing, THESE GUYS KNOW THEIR Channel needs more attention

[omkarparab]

For years I’ve been doing my abs workout thinking it was common for the hip flexors to get tired before the core. Thank you so much you’ve made my day

[cheeseontoast]

I'm happy I found this. When doing exercises like russian twists, leg raises etc. my hip flexors would get so tired and it was almost impossible for me to do these exercises and I didn't know what was the problem or how to fix it. Now I know. Thanks guys!

[brianrutherford]

I retired a few years ago from a very active job in Law Enforcement and took a sedentary job where I spend most of my days in front of a computer screen, and let me tell you, your hip flexors certainly tighten up in a situation like that. It's so bad that when I walk anymore, I kind of walk hunched over. My wife calls it my "Gorilla Walk." I have also noticed lately that EVERY time I do planks, crunches, whatever, I feel it more in my hip flexors and lower back. I will be implementing this movement starting TODAY! Thanks guys for such an awesome video! Keep it up!

[insane]

This is actually like magic. Before, All that would happen would be my hip flexors would hurt and it would feel like I couldn't move after, but today I did this just for maybe 30 seconds before my workout and I don't know if it's placebo or what but my abs burned a lot more during and after the workout. Gonna start doing this every day because it's just so essential.

[lastone]

After hearing Sal talk about this on the podcast I was curious on how to do it. Thanks for this and all the other visuals!

[ameliablackmon]

Omg! I have been in the military for going on 13 years. Doing sit-ups for all my APFTs and not able to max them like I should because my hip flexors can not stand to do the whole 82. They give out! I know that if I can reactive them I can go the distance and really max my sits up. Thank you so much for this video. I stumbled on your channel and have been stalking y’all every since. Amazing content!

[AlexisNascimento]

This video could not have come at a better time... Incorporating this into my daily warmup!

[laurenmichaels]

watching this in 2020 during the COVID-19 outbreak, at home in self-quarantine!! a good time to address imbalances and weaknesses in the body. this exercise is simple and effective even as a beginner - not a bro, athlete or anywhere near as strong any of you and i was still able to do this and feel it in my core, rather than my hip flexors. lol. thank you for the video!

[paulrobutz]

Thank you!!! I am very quad and hip flexor dominate so this is really going to help. It has always been a struggle to engage my lower abs

[justinwymer]

Life saver right here I couldn’t figure out how to target just my abs and get them strengthened up so I could effectively translate that core stability to other workouts. Great video very informative!

[andrewizquierdo]

Finally! I've been looking for something to help me stop activating my hipflexors when I'm doing leg raises.
I am def going to try this right before my next abb workout to deactivate the psoas. Thanks for the tip !

[HjalmarGuitarMaster]

Thank you so much for giving me this information Sal! This video was tremendously helpful and I will never be able to thank you enough for this.

[ddbulley]

Thank you so much! Lately I've been having my hip flexors destroy my sit ups and it absolutely infuriates me. This will help. Thanks.

[TheSLappe]

Thanks! I'll be trying this before my next ab workout. Love your videos!

[denisecrabb]

Thank you so much for this video! I've struggled with low hip/back pain for 20 years and struggled to do core work. Strengthening my glutes and abs as much as I could still didn't resolve it and this is going to totally liberate me. It makes perfect sense, as I intuitively knew I was using the wrong muscles, but didn't know which ones or what to do about it. Thank you!!!

[farrah]

I have been trying to figure this out for years!! Thanks so much for this.

[clairematthews]

Jesus christ this is amazing!! After 4 children albeit a few years ago, I can never ever feel anything in my abs! Especially planks or anything yoga wise because everything else takes over! Today I can report I can feel my abs! #stayhard ;)

[christinarusso]

Thank you! Needed this info, also hilarious intro