Anybody know of a way to strengthen the Psoas Muscle?
I am now stretching it before my Cardio routine but would like to make it stronger.

~Todd

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Iliopsoas (http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/Iliopsoas.html)

Exrx.net and the internet are our friends.

Start doing a core workout. They target the psoas among other things. I've been doing one and love it so far. I now have sore muscles where I didn't know there were muscles. ;)

Start doing a core workout. They target the psoas among other things. I've been doing one and love it so far. I now have sore muscles where I didn't know there were muscles. ;)

Sprints target the psoas.

By the way, almost any muscle, after intense training, can be a pso-as muscle, don't you think?

Jeremy

The Psoas Muscle is what hurts and makes it painful to raise your leg. If you have a sharp pain deep in the front of your leg where it meets your hip after running peddling or x-training you have probbably strained your Psoas Muscle. It can take about 2 days for the pain to go away.
This happend to me after switching from Stationary Bike to Elipticle Machine. I now stretch this muscle every day before using the Elipticle Machine.

The Psoas Muscle is what hurts and makes it painful to raise your leg. If you have a sharp pain deep in the front of your leg where it meets your hip after running peddling or x-training you have probbably strained your Psoas Muscle. It can take about 2 days for the pain to go away.
This happend to me after switching from Stationary Bike to Elipticle Machine. I now stretch this muscle every day before using the Elipticle Machine.

Yes, I am familiar with the psoas ... a little fun (play on how it sounds when you say it out loud). sokay. Also look for iliotibial band stretch as well, these muscles work closely.

Jeremy

Something to keep in mind when thinking about actually attemping to "develop" the Iliopsoas. Take into account your overall training goals, as well as your daily work routine. The hip flexors are historically shortened in people that tend to be in sitting positions the majority of the time, while the body compensates by lengthening the gluteus maximus. This causes reciprocal inhabition in the glutes. Meaning that, the body will not allow the glutes to develop properly due to the shortened opposing muscles(Iliopsoas).
So...think about incorporating a flexability program to target the hip flexors, along with any type of developmental training that you may persue, if you're looking for overall functionability.
Unless you don't mind having a saggy ass... :lol: