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Need help with power in my hips.

Posted on 2/15/19 at 7:31 am
Posted by DeafJam73
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
18941 posts
Posted on 2/15/19 at 7:31 am
My squats and deads are approaching the heavier side. But I’m having problems. I think I’m not getting enough power out of my hips which puts more strain on my lower back. My lower back is sore, and I just can’t generate the power. What can I do to make my hips stronger so that I can explode the way I should? My form is fine, but I just can’t get the explosivity I need to power through properly. I’m okay with lowering my squats and deads weight until I’m where I need to be.
Posted by Rep520
Member since Mar 2018
10476 posts
Posted on 2/15/19 at 8:03 am to
First, I'd recommend looking at warmups. I use KB swings in warmups for squats and deads to get my hips firing explosively before I start my working sets.

Swings, romanian deadlifts, reverse hyper, hip thrusts and monster walks will all help build strength.

A simple tweak to swings is to loop a band anchored behind you around the front of the hips. As you swing, you'll have to fire the glutes. You can use this in squat warmups to focus on activation patterns for the glutes/hips too. Just do air or goblet squats with that band position.
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
32587 posts
Posted on 2/15/19 at 8:36 am to
heavy kb swings, heavy hip thrust and over the shoulder heavy sand bag throw.
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22308 posts
Posted on 2/15/19 at 10:07 am to
Do some cat/camels or whatever they are called to get the feeling of doing that motion. Then just punch through with your hips while you lift and make it an effort to do it with lower weight.

You don't need any special exercises.
Posted by Rep520
Member since Mar 2018
10476 posts
Posted on 2/15/19 at 12:07 pm to
Quick suggestion, from the Strength Check In thread, you do a lot of power cleans.

Subbing KB Swings for power cleans could be a simple programming change. For my money, KB swings are much better at developing hip power than power cleans, even though they work a similar movement pattern.

People get limited by form in power cleans where KB swings, you just go until your hip hinge and core stability give out.
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
280964 posts
Posted on 2/15/19 at 2:37 pm to
Do exercises to activate your glutes. The banded glute bridge is my favorite.

your hips are just stabilzers basically. You butt is the main component to the power you feel you are missing on, as many people's glutes become inactive due to prolong sitting.
Posted by TheZaba
FL
Member since Oct 2008
6188 posts
Posted on 2/15/19 at 6:30 pm to
All good stuff mentioned so far

Keep your hip flexors stretched out. Having that mobility helps keep a good length-tension relationship for your glutes to be able to work as effectively as possible

Don’t underestimate the use of single leg exercises as that’s gonna put extra work on your glutes. Single leg bridge/hip thrust, step ups truly isolating one leg and not using your opposite leg to propel you up the step, Bulgarian split squats, even easy ones such as the clamshell but you have to make sure you do them right

Also helps to incorporate some sprint work to help open up your hips and that’ll also get you some power too
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22308 posts
Posted on 2/15/19 at 6:35 pm to
quote:

form is fine


Probably not
Posted by jefforize
Member since Feb 2008
44470 posts
Posted on 2/16/19 at 7:07 pm to
Try some kneeling one knee hip flexor stretches. Activate those glutes

LINK
Posted by LSUAlum2001
Stavro Mueller Beta
Member since Aug 2003
47369 posts
Posted on 2/17/19 at 12:44 pm to
Concentrate on squeezing your butt cheeks at the top of heavy Russian KB swings.

Think prison defense at the top of the lift.
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