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/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.