How can I make my hip flexors more prominent?

[broque]

Is there an exercise that will specifically work them? Anything?

[tonester]

Squats, single leg squats, lateral squats (for the adductors), sit ups, hanging leg raises...anything that causes your HIPS to FLEX.

But not sitting. As this will cause them to shorten and become stiff. So get up. Get going

[crystallinentity]

If for whatever reason its really that important, you could use the forbidden vagina machine....

[broque]

I don't have it like that Im afraid Jernasty

[crystallinentity]

I don't have it like that Im afraid Jernasty

You do know Im referring to an actual machine? Maybe your gym has one.


http://www.leehayward.com/gym_equipment/abduct.jpg



It gets its name from the fact that usually only women use it in hopes to improve aforementioned area.

[broque]

wowmm

[Tyciol]

Squats, single leg squats, lateral squats (for the adductors), sit ups, hanging leg raises...anything that causes your HIPS to FLEX.

Sit ups and hanging leg raises yes...

Squats... no. The only hip flexor you will work during squats is the vastus medialis, and only because it also serves as a knee extensor. Just because the hips are flexing doesn't mean the hip flexors are working to a significant degree. It is actually the hip extensors controlling your descent.

There are some minor pulses in the hip flexors that help the extensors to lengthen, which explains why some people talk about 'pulling yourself down' into a squat.

If you want to work hip flexors crazy you can try some inverted squats It's something you feel more in your knee flexors but works the hip flexors too. Similarly, inverted situps are killer for hip flexors. Combining them with situps is great since it lets you stress the hip flexors at different lengths, while they're stretched when you're supine and when they're shortened while you're upside down.

I think you can ultimately get a much better RoM (and maybe gain flexibility) doing them inverted, since unlike normal situps you don't lose tension once your torso is upright. Also makes holding weights less odd.

[lionelxxl]

are you talking bout the 'V' shape you see on mag cover models?