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AXON Part 6 of 7 | Addressing Seated Desk Posture | The Hip Flexor Stretch

21 Dec 2017 · 1 min

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Transcript excerpt of a guided demonstration (YouTube video) showing Justin Andrews leading a hip flexor stretch using the Axon device. The clip describes getting into a kneeling split position, using the Axon to achieve full arm extension, engaging the lateral line and lats to depress the shoulder blade, applying downward force, and adding rotations to increase stretch intensity and reflex. The purpose is to enhance a common hip flexor stretch and expose the lateral line muscles.

All right, so we're doing the hip flexor stretch with Justin Andrews and the axon. Justin, can you take us through it?
Absolutely. So one cool thing that the axon provides is a way to now get full extension out of the arm, and I really want to expose this lateral line here. So we're going to go ahead and get in a split position in a kneeling position here. So my focus with this is to add tension to this common hip flexor stretch. So we're just going to try and open up a bit more, put our hand on the very top, and then engage and kind of pull down and get your lats to kind of depress that shoulder blade down. Okay. So now he's just trying to push and apply a reasonable amount of force down. And then you can also rotate in this position to enhance it a bit further as well. So you can rotate out. You can rotate in. And really helps to kind of expose some muscles here in hip flexors. And all the way up the lateral line here.
And by pushing down on this, it's actually increasing the stretch reflex here. That's what I'm feeling, especially when I turn.
Absolutely.
Wow. And my back just cracked.
There we go. All the benefits in one.