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Author: Liz Koch
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I’d like to suggest letting go of the idea that the psoas is a hip flexor at all. As the messenger of the central nervous system the psoas is a proprioceptive bio-intelligent tissue that gives feedback where you are in space and time. This SMART-TISSUE is behind the hip flexors along the spine and functions neutral to flexion and extension movement. I am particularly jazzed right now as I recently interviewed Power-lifter Deric Stockton. Deric has a very functional, supple, dynamic iliopsoas and at age 40 around 200 pounds can powerlift 800 pounds. He and I will be teaching a workshop on Core Strength in early 2010. So I told him how I view the psoas and after giving it some thought and focus he agrees with me. We hope to write an article later this summer together to begin changing the conversation about the psoas. Every one who wrote above is right -on about release verses stretch etc. Great psoas information – but when one lets go of the idea thatt he psoas is hip flexor at all – look out – it means having a electrically charged midline that is responsive, centered, juicy, and very powerful!

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