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Hip Mobility Drill for BJJ – Lift Offs #shorts

Gary Berger — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 16:00:19 +0000

Hip Mobility Drill For Jiu-Jitsu: Part 2

90-90 Leg Lifts

Begin in the 90-90 Position.
Move into your end-range by moving your chest towards the leg you are focused on, and then slightly move away to allow for some available movement of the hips.

Keep a braced and stiff upper torso and focus on actively lifting the front leg 5-10 reps of 5 seconds. Then perform actively lifting the back leg 5-10 reps for 5 second holds.

This will help close the gap between passive hip motion (the ability to move your leg without using your muscles) and active hip motion (using your muscles to move the hip through or to a specific motion).

The more active control you have over your hips, the better function and capability, and ultimately control you will have over your joint.

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Leg Lifts With Rotation #shorts

Gary Berger — Tue, 23 May 2023 15:46:54 +0000

90-90 Lift with Rotation

This mobility drill improves hip muscle activation, end-range control, and hamstring flexibility.

End-range activation and mobility drills are excellent for improving joint and muscle function.

Super useful drill for BJJ and grappling!

2 sets of 5-10 repetitions

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3 Exercises To Open The Hips #shorts

Gary Berger — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:02:56 +0000

Lateral Leans (Wide Stance) Half Kneeling Hip Opener Adductor Rock Backs

5 repetitions for 5-10 second holds.

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The Ultimate Hip Mobility Exercise

Gary Berger — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:30:06 +0000

In this video, I combine two of my favorite and most effective hip mobility techniques: Hip CARs with a mobilization using a band.

If you’ve checked out any of my hip videos, you would have most likely stumbled across hip CARs (controlled articular rotations). These are essentially an exercise consisting of a very specific type of hip circle that I use for a warm-up, mobility, and general hip health.

However, you may sometime get pinch points (painful parts of the movement) in the joint.

I have used “hip mobilizations” in previous videos where I use a monster band or a belt to help perform a “joint mobilization” which allows for improved space in the joint and results in more usable space, decreased pain, and more motion.

This exercise is a “mobilization with movement,” and it’s one of the most effective ways to get a joint both moving and feeling better.

Check out the video with one of the absolute best and “bang-for-your-buck” hip exercises that I have utilized to help my hips feel EVEN better.

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How To Tell If Your Hip Flexors Are Tight (The Test Physical Therapists Use)

Gary Berger — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 20:00:12 +0000

If you are dealing with tension or tightness in the front of your hips and think thats it’s due to “tight hip flexors,” then the “Thomas Test” is what you need to try. A feeling of tension or tightness in the front of the hips does not necessarily mean that you have tight muscles…and this test will help clear that question up.

The Thomas Test is used to assess the Iliopsoas muscle at the front of the hip (hip flexor muscle), Rectus Femoris muscle at the front of the thigh (quad muscle), and Tensor Fascia Lata (outer hip muscle). All of these muscles can contribute to mobility issues and problems at the hip.

Check out the video to learn how to do the assessment for yourself and find out if you have true tightness in the hips.

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Effective Stretches to Fix Tight Hips for BJJ & Improve Guard Retention

Gary Berger — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 20:20:54 +0000

Today’s video is a series of stretches I like using after BJJ training to help improve recovery from hard rolling sessions and improve guard retention abilities.

I started doing these back in 2020 to loosen up my hips while I had some free time away from the gym. I’m a person who’s not the most flexible. And by doing these stretches on a regular basis I found my hips became more flexible, my guard retention improved and I believe they help with my recovery after training.

I’m sharing them with you because I find a lot of people who come in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu classes have super tight hips. Tight hips are a problem in BJJ for a lot of reasons. And being effective off of your back is one of them.

So in the video I’ll show you the stretches and explain why I use them during.

Hope the video and the stretches help you!
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Quick Tight Groin Fix (For BJJ)

Gary Berger — Fri, 14 May 2021 19:00:11 +0000

Here is a 2-step way to deal with groin/inner thigh tightness.
Part one is adductor rocking for dynamic groin stretch followed by part two which is a way to activate the opposing muscles (outer hip) to help with better muscle symmetry around the hip joint which will help with better function of the hip.

Check out the video and post any questions you have below!

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The Best Hip Opener For Tight BJJ Hips

Gary Berger — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:30:03 +0000

In this series I demonstrate a hip opener with some bonus movements that make the technique much more effective.

By incorporating multiple plane movements allows for a more complete and effective mobility exercises.

Then we combine the overhead reach which adds a component of trunk mobility which provides a more thorough and complete mobility exercise.

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Loosen Tight Hips With This Quick Movement Flow (Great For BJJ)

Gary Berger — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 20:30:04 +0000

This video clip was taken from the update to my Grappling RX – Optimized Hips Course. You can find the full video included in the course at https://www.grapplingrx.com/optimizedhips.

This basic movement flow is called a “Bear Sit” to “90-90” position and is a quick and simple hip opener for tight hips and muscles.

As a dynamic movement, you are not only stretching the hips and surrounding muscles but you are engaging the muscles and getting the areas primed for movement. It literally takes a few minutes to notice a change in the mobility of your hips.

These are movements that are from the Kinstretch course that I took and is a joint training system that I am not only trained in but use regularly to improve my own hip health.

I will be offering in-person and on-line classes coming up soon.

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Fix Tight and Pinchy Hips With This Weird Technique

Gary Berger — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 20:11:44 +0000

Hip tightness and pinching in the hip joint can be a limiting factor in movements such as squatting or when getting into specific jiu-jitsu positions as well.

I started using the “Bear Crawl” position with a band to address this issue. This technique is great because it addresses the hip joint on multiple levels.

First the joint moves through its available range actively, then the mobilization band is used to focus on the hip capsule addressing the “joint glide,” as well as to create additional space in the hip joint to give clearance from the tissue pinching up into the capsule, and third the muscles surrounding the hip are activated allowing the muscles to fire and wake up which provides for a more complete and thorough technique that actually works well and quickly.

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***Interested in further improving your hips? Check out the hip course that is built around improving hip heath, then check out the hip course I have created specifically for grapplers https://www.grapplingrx.com/optimizedhips

***If you are in the Louisville area and interested in working with me for your recovery or injury-prevention needs then head over to https://jiujitsutherapist.com or send me a message!

Also offering on-line virtual consulting as well! Learn more: https://jiujitsutherapist.com/consulting

***More videos and exercise tips at https://jiujitsutherapist.com

***Check me out on The Chewjitsu Podcast with my co-host, BJJ Black Belt Nick “Chewy” Albin of www.chewjitsu.net for some great jiu-jitsu conversation and interviews! http://chewjitsu.libsyn.com

***Support the podcast and visit our podcast sponsors “Charlotte’s Web” at www.charlottesweb.com and use the promo code Chewjitsu to get 15% off of your total CBD and product purchase!

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