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For Faster Running Starts: Train Hip Extensor Muscles – Glutes and Hams

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HIP EXTENSOR MUSCLES: GLUTES AND HAMS

If you’re an athlete who is always slow to react to the ball or get into good defensive position, then you are probably lacking the necessary strength in your hip extensor muscles for a quick first step.

The Hip Extensor muscles are located in the buttocks region of the body and posterior thigh. There are four primary muscles in this region and their names are the Gluteus Maximus, Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus and Biceps Femoris Long Head.  The short head of the Biceps Femoris does not cross the hip joint and is therefore not a hip extensor.  See Figure 1. [Read more…]