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Stretching Β· Lower body
Couch stretch
Difficulty Mobility
How to perform it
Rest your knee on the floor against a wall or couch, foot pointing up, push your pelvis forward. Deeply stretches the hip flexors and quads. Use it after leg day or long sitting.
Equipment
No equipment (bodyweight)
Muscles worked
Front
Back
Muscles and artwork credits
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus intermedius (not on the surface map)
- Vastus lateralis
- Vastus medialis
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Hip flexor stretch
Exercise family Β· pattern: Mobility
1 family Β· 2 variationsDifficulty
- Hip flexor lunge stretch
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Difficulty describes how demanding the execution is. It is not a recommended training order.