Hip pain with squats? Stop blaming the hip flexors and assuming they are tight as soon as someone complains of pain or pinching in the front of the hip. While I understand that clients expect to work when they come into the gym, quick fixes are not profitable in the long run. Ensuring a client has solid technique on all of the basic lifts is the best way to ensure you can work them, and as such, you should constantly be assessing and re-assessing how they move.

I see a big problem with associating movement issues with specific fixes, or causes, without even assessing. Have someone squat. Butt wink? Stretch the hamstrings. Feet turn out? Stretch the calves. Pinching in the front of the hip? Stretch the hip flexors. This is NOT assessing!

Way too many people are excessively stretching their hip flexors because they make the assumption that they are tight and that that’s what’s causing a pinch in the front of their hip during squats. Or, this is what they have been told. Even worse, it’s the information they have seen circulating on social media. But pain and pinching on the anterior aspect of the hip can come from many different causes. As they say, ASSESS DON’T GUESS.

If you are dealing with a client who is experiencing pinching in the front of the hip during squats, it is a good idea to assess the many factors that could be contributing to this, including assessing their squat.

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