Hip Flexion with Band

What it is

This movement uses a resistance band to strengthen your hip flexors and primarily targets your quadriceps. It involves lifting your knee against the band's resistance, promoting better hip mobility. As a compound exercise, it is suitable for all fitness levels. You will feel a pulling sensation as you work your muscles.

Technique tips

• Secure the resistance band low on a stable anchor point.
• Stand tall, maintaining an upright posture and engaged core.
• Lift your knee towards your chest, aiming for a ninety-degree angle.
• Pause briefly at the top of the movement.
• Control the eccentric phase as you return your leg to the start.
• Avoid swinging your leg or using momentum to lift.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.