However in a standing forward fold, if you can not maintain a neutral lumbar curve (
tight hamstrings for one), then you are putting excessive force on the discs.
For example, it is beneficial to have
tighter hamstrings for vertical leaping abilities.
Not exact matches
The Liverpool captain is said to have recovered from a
tight hamstring that kept him on the sidelines against West Ham at the weekend but he is back in contention
for the FA Cup 4th round replay at Bolton tonight.
Philippe Coutinho was a surprise inclusion in the starting line - up after undergoing a scan on Thursday
for a
tight hamstring, while Roberto Firmino also started.
Argentina will be without Lionel Messi
for the second friendly match in succession as a
tight hamstring continues to sideline the star.
What Sydney lacked in pace, the team at least initially made up
for in defensive fortitude, and the opening exchanges were
tight before Michael Zullo pulled up with a
hamstring problem in the 24th minute.
Liverpool's lack of ruthlessness was almost costly when Brad Jones — deputising
for Pepe Reina who has a
tight hamstring — was finally called into action.
On came Adam Lallana, who had been suffering from a
tight hamstring,
for the ineffective Daniel Sturridge.
A couple other things to think about: if she has
tight hamstrings, any sitting position with her legs out in front will tilt her pelvis back, round her back and make it hard
for her to sit up.
The problem is partly the excessively
tight control being exerted by the shadow Treasury team over all their colleagues» initiatives, but mainly that Ed Miliband is
hamstrung by a shadow cabinet where a large majority didn't vote
for him as their first - choice candidate.
That being said, the responsibility
for bending the knee and extending the hip falls mostly on the hams, so training hard and heavy with weak and too
tight hams will most likely result in
hamstring injury.
For example, when hip muscles or
hamstrings are
tight, lower back muscles may try to compensate, leading to pain.
Increased flexibility helps to prevent
tight hamstrings, hip flexors (the muscle just under the hips) and calves, which are a common occurrence
for those who run.
This is typically when reality sets in; the reality of our
tight hamstrings, of how the girl to your left can stand on her head
for five minutes, while you can barely touch your toes.
Does anyone reading this think it makes sense that
for most of these runners, performing proper glute bridges will do more to help their
tight hamstrings than doing
hamstring stretches?
This is great, my
hamstrings are always
tight and I am looking
for new ways to stretch them.
Remember,
tight hamstrings are a risk factor
for hamstring strains.
Low back pain can occur
for a number of reasons such as a specific injury or condition or general causes such as sitting with poor posture, weak core muscles,
tight hips and
hamstrings.
An athlete with
tight hamstrings will have difficulty reaching down
for the bar.
Article by: Asma Kassam, Burnaby Vancouver Kinesiologist / Personal Trainer specializing in Fitness and Active Rehab — back pain Low back pain can occur
for a number of reasons such as a specific injury or condition or general causes such as sitting with poor posture, weak core muscles,
tight hips and
hamstrings.
Windmills is an excellent exercise
for the shoulder mobility, back &
hamstring stretching and trains your core -LCB- or abs -RCB- how to remain
tight in core lifts like overhead presses.
You see, yoga was
for me and my
tight hamstrings.
For example too
tight chest and not strong enough upper back lead to crunched shoulders,
tight lower back and
hamstrings with weak glutes pull hips forward, on top of these issues there's
tight neck sticking forward giving the «perfect» S shaped posture...
But combine weak glutes with
tight hip flexors and
tight hamstrings from sitting down most of the day, and when it comes time to drop it like a squat: it's more like a glute fizzle than the bonfire you'd hoped
for.
Speaking from personal experience and from 10 years of teaching, this is an issue
for men as well as women especially due to the fact that men are much more likely to have overly
tight hamstrings.
A form of scoliosis combined with an extremely
tight psoas and
hamstrings mean that often there is a pronounced bulge in the lower thoracic spine in Downward Dog and
for others it may be their wrists, particularly in the morning before warming up.
You may also be interested in Doug's course on yoga
for working with
tight hamstrings in yoga, click here to learn more:
Tight hips,
hamstrings and lower back means extra stretching
for this girl.
Tight hamstrings are pretty common these days as you tend to sit
for long hours.
Tight hamstrings are very common for many of us and can result in lower back pain and tight
Tight hamstrings are very common
for many of us and can result in lower back pain and
tight tight hips.
It is important to keep in mind that if you sit
for a majority of the day, you may have inactive and weak glutes, along with
tight hamstrings and hip flexors.
Targeted exercises (couch stretch to loosen
tight psoas and quads, clams and glute bridge to activate glutes, planks
for core,
hamstring strengtheners etc.), pressure and dry needling
for triggers have helped enormously and my lower back pain of many years has also disappeared.
This one's
for you, K.C., and anyone else whose
hamstrings are causing pain or constantly feel
tight.
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If,
for example, you have an overactive,
tight TFL, it's going to inhibit you from effectively firing up your
hamstring and glutes.