01/21/2026
🦵🏼HIP IR helps you float!🦵🏾
First, think of hip IR as a position with your knee pointed inward.
What hip IR does is it allows our bodies to compress, acting almost as a spring for force production or shock absorption.
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If we lose access to hip IR, we lose access to that float mechanism which affords us the skills of:
🔴 Squatting deeply
🔴 Jumping higher
🔴 Landing with control
🔴 Running
🔴 Changing directions
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The 2 drills above are simple starters to address a loss of hip IR.
Use a light-moderate band. Run through 2-3 sets of 6-8 on each side, 2-3x/week.
These drills will get you in the arena, but not quite in the game.
Stay tuned for higher level drills to begin to STRENGTHEN your hip IR!
