Hey Everyone!
I hope all of you are enjoying the holiday season. I have some questions for all of you. I want to improve the flexibility in my hips. Due to years of heavy squatting, I don't have very much hip flexibility. I want to keep squatting however, because I like being very strong in the hips and legs. This however, just makes my hips tighter and my hook kicks suffer badly. The questions (finally
) are these: Is there anyway to increase my hip flexibility while continuing to squat heavy? Also, what exercises do you all recommend for increased range of motion in the hips? And finally, am I asking the impossible of my old body (age 38) in terms of flexibility anyway?
I have been doing the standard stretches for legs and hips and my hip sockets are sore for days afterwards--they are sore and hurting now. Kicks to an opponents waist-line are only possible after lots of warming up and hook kicks (cold) to the knee, especially from the left side require lots of rearward lean.
I would appreciate any and all comments on this dilemma.
Thanks,
GIOE