Assisted Lying Gluteus Maximus Stretch
A partner presses your bent knee toward your chest while the other leg stays long on the floor; the buttock of the bent side lengthens.
How to do it
Setup
On your back, one leg long, the other knee bent, a partner half-kneeling beside it holding the knee and the shin.
Steps
- Let the partner press the bent knee slowly toward your chest.
- Say stop at the first clear stretch in the buttock.
- Hold and breathe, then switch legs.
Common mistakes
Partner pushing past your stop: agree on the word before you start. Long leg lifting as the knee comes in: keep it heavy on the floor. Pinch in the front of the hip: angle the knee slightly toward the same shoulder.
Breathing
Slow and even through the hold.
