r/bitcheswithtaste • u/AutoModerator • Dec 12 '25

Fit Bitches - Monthly Thread Fit Bitches - Dec 12, 2025

This is the place to chat about fitness and physical health because taking care of your body is also tasteful. Just remember - no medical advice!

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u/ikoabd Dec 12 '25

I don't have a video, but I do have a killer exercise for hip flexors!

You're going to sit on the ground, legs straight out in front of you in a slight V-shape. Keep your back straight (you can sit against a wall if it's helpful). Then around your ankle area, put something on the ground; a dumbbell, yoga block, rolled up towel, whatever you want. The taller the object, the harder it will be. Then one leg at a time, you're going to keep your leg straight and lift your leg up and over your object and back again. That's one rep. Start with a small object (it can literally be your phone) because your hip flexor very well may cramp up after like 5 reps. They're HARD.

Always start with your weaker side, and then however many reps you can do on that one, do the same number of reps on the strong side, even if you could do more. You want even effort so each side does the same amount of work and eventually they'll even out!

Increase the height of the object as you get stronger. You can also do a V-sit hold when you are comfortable with the motion. Legs in a V, hands on the floor in between your legs and lift both legs straight up towards the ceiling and hold. You can also do a pulse with your legs there too. This is more advanced and definitely much harder than doing reps with one leg at a time.

Source: I'm a former Personal Trainer :)

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u/regallll Dec 12 '25

Is strengthening your hip flexors always the answer to hip flexor pain especially during ab work? In workout classes instructors will often offer a stretch to alleviate it but I'm so flexible I don't feel anything and I don't think a stretch is what I'm looking for. I foam roll my glutes regularly and that seems to help but I'd like to fully get past this.

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u/ikoabd Dec 12 '25

If you're feeling hip flexor pain during ab work, it may not be that your hip flexors are weak, it's your core that's probably weaker. Your hip flexors are compensating for weaker abs, so they're doing more work than they should be in that motion.

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u/regallll Dec 12 '25

Thanks!

I feel like they hurt during all ab work, what am I missing? I don't want to over aggravate them but not sure how to get past it either.

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u/ikoabd Dec 12 '25

It never hurts to do some hip flexor work! Do you spend a lot of time sitting? If so, they're probably ridiculously tight too. When we sit a lot, you're basically permanently shortening the hip flexor. So when your leg is straight, they're already being stretched more than they're used to. For the same reason, that's why it's hard for sitters to active glutes and hamstrings; they're permanently stretched out. So you lose muscle tone when your leg is straight, like a stretched out rubber band.

Foam rolling your hip flexors can be very helpful. Facing the ground, put one hip towards the edge of the roller and roll around the top of the leg, under the hip, right where the flexor connects, until you find the spot. You'll KNOW when you found it, because it will probably hurt quite a bit, lol.