Hamstring Muscle Cramps (WEAK GLUTES!)

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Put the science back in every workout you do here… http://athleanx.com/x/science-based-workouts-that-work Hamstring muscles are one of the most common muscles to cramp during sports or training. The cause is actually not often what people think it is. In this video, I show you the real reason why hamstring muscles (and most muscles for that matter) cramp and seize up when using them. In the case of the hamstrings, the muscles in the back of your leg are often the source of cramps because they are trying to do the job that a primary muscle is not doing. Here, we are talking about the glutes. The glutes primary role is to forcefully extend the hip during locomotion. They are also powerful drivers of lower body explosiveness for activities like sprinting and jumping. That said, the glutes are often the most overlooked and dysfunctional muscle group in our bodies. Neurologically the glutes are often turned off due to our propensity to sit on our asses all day long…literally. It’s a case of use it or lose it. If you don’t actively train your glutes, you will likely find that they become much more inefficient at firing with good muscle control which leads them to look further down the kinetic chain for help - to the hamstrings. Glute amnesia is the term most often used to describe the scenario where your glutes are either incredibly weak or just neurologically turned off and ill equipped to fire on demand. Given that you will still need to perform hip extension to comp

Published 2015-11-10 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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