The Hip Flexor - Critical for Performance

As a Triathlon Academy Coach and functional training specialist, often while consulting with multisport athletes, we discuss factors in strength, power, flexibility, technique and skills that may enhance or limit athletes' performance in swim, bike and run. One subject that is often discussed is the Psoas (Hip Flexor.) Many endurance multisport athletes suffer from and may be prone to psoas dysfunction as a result of overuse, limited strength / power, reduced flexibility and compromised form and technique while handling hill climbing and other conditions faced during endurance biking and running. According to the American College of Sports Medicine, strengthening, . . . (to read the remainder of this article, please log in below.)