Where's that muscle

**DKD** · 21-02-2011 09:28 PM

South of the armpits.

For specific advice, try a few reps on google.

**TLS** · 23-02-2011 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by justMOVE

Where are the hip flexors located?

"Hip Flexors" is a functional name for a number of muscles that flex the hips.
Rectus Femoris flexes the hip and also extends the knee. So it is both a Hip Flexor and a Knee Extensor.
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**strong enough?** · 23-02-2011 09:40 AM

^^^What TLS said.

Also, the most important hip flexors (psoas and iliacus) lie deep beneath the abs and serratus anterior, so you can't see them in that picture. Look them up.

**justMOVE** · 04-03-2011 03:51 AM

Originally Posted by TLS

"Hip Flexors" is a functional name for a number of muscles that flex the hips.
Rectus Femoris flexes the hip and also extends the knee. So it is both a Hip Flexor and a Knee Extensor.
You can search for others

I use this pose to stretch my hip flexors. Is it good enough?

**justMOVE** · 04-03-2011 04:01 AM

Originally Posted by strong enough?

^^^What TLS said.

Also, the most important hip flexors (psoas and iliacus) lie deep beneath the abs and serratus anterior, so you can't see them in that picture. Look them up.

thanks for the info. will look it up.

**strong enough?** · 04-03-2011 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by justMOVE

I use this pose to stretch my hip flexors. Is it good enough?

Mate, that's more of a piriformis/glute stretch. you'll see in the picture her hips aren't extended at all. You need to extend the hip to stretch the hip flexor.

Google "samson stretch" for a good stretch.

**justMOVE** · 04-03-2011 02:05 PM

Google "samson stretch" for a good stretch.

Thanks! Like the one below right?

**TLS** · 04-03-2011 02:38 PM

This vid is worth watching through.

[YOUTUBE]JCg2UDQQPLI#t=274s[/YOUTUBE]

**zan777** · 06-11-2011 09:40 PM

Doing my anatomy study atm for my exam tomorrow so I hope i'm not gonna look like a fool here:

The label of seratus anterior is actually pointing to the obliques when it should be up higher to the jagged "triangles" (serrated parts) just under the pecs/armpit which is the real seratus anterior.

Tell me i'm right haha

**dave** · 07-11-2011 05:09 AM

Originally Posted by zan777

Doing my anatomy study atm for my exam tomorrow so I hope i'm not gonna look like a fool here:

The label of seratus anterior is actually pointing to the obliques when it should be up higher to the jagged "triangles" (serrated parts) just under the pecs/armpit which is the real seratus anterior.

Tell me i'm right haha

You are right and wrong. Your description of serratus anterior is good but on the image it is pointing to the correct position you just can not see it all due to the other musculature. It is not the best image.