There are many other poses than can assist with opening the hips and loosening the infamously
tight psoas muscles.
Not exact matches
Soft tissues, such as the
psoas muscle pair or the broad ligament, also seem to be
tight more often from these postures, from athletics (quick stops, jolts and falls), from accidents and from emotional or sexual assault.
Then there are the important
muscles such as the iliotibial bands and the
psoas muscles that attach or wrap around the hip area and contribute to feeling
tight and constricted in this area of the body.
When the pelvis is tilted forward, whether this is from
tight hip flexors, a locked
psoas, or weak abdominal
muscles, the leg can not fully extend, which makes it harder to fully activate the glutes.
To tell the truth, I did not know a lot of things about hip flexors or
psoas, and why
tight flexor
muscles are so bad.
This will help prevent soreness the following day caused by your
tight hip flexors (the
psoas muscle, primarily).