glute imbalance

[Pegasus AdministratorPE Gym EditorPEGym Hero ☺ Admin of the Month Mar 2015 Find all posts View Profile Close Pegasus]

Ok so I am told that having one glute weaker than the other is common and the solution is to train that glute and stretch the hip flexor on the same side . This is a frequent cause of uneven hips and of back pain .

Would anyone like to comment how it affects pe, pre e etc?

[HansTwilight Retired ModeratorPE Gym Editor Member of the Month Jan 2017PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close HansTwilight]

I have totally changed my leg routine to step up, and one legged leg extensions and one legged press. I also stretch both hip flexors. Should it even out if say I had an imbalance?

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I have totally changed my leg routine to step up, and one legged leg extensions and one legged press. I also stretch both hip flexors. Should it even out if say I had an imbalance?

One would expect so under normal circumstances .

[drtjwz Member Find all posts View Profile Close drtjwz]

I came across the following video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCADorwJ6Ik that talks about tightness and weakness in the hip flexor. Now I don't know whether he is correct or not, since opinions on the internet vary wildly, but it may be useful diving into. A lot of people respect the guy who makes these videos. And for fixing the glute imbalance, you could start doing unilateral (one side) glute exercises, and in principle that should fix the weakness right?

[Big Al AdministratorPEGym EditorMale Enhancement Coach Rep.PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close Big Al]

The pelvic floor muscles are proximal to the glutes, so it stands to reason imbalances in the glutes may affect them.

[ACPreE Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ACPreE]

Seems reasonable. Iv been looking into some of the muscles surrounding the PF region for a better understanding. I can't pin point the muscles exactly but when I'm doing leg lifts at about 80% of the way up i feel a tug on my, what feels like the Ischiocavernosus Muscle.

The glutes, being attached to the outer surface of the pelvis, may hold some weight as well. When i'm doing glute bridges I feel like its doing more work on my hip flexors, stretching and strengthening.

Iv read that the IC muscle helps with erection? I wonder if that is the muscle being weakened when too many RKs are being done.
Also along the lines of those who have said pulling down on the balls helps last longer. If that is the cremaster muscle, that muscle originates from the internal obliques, muscles worked on while doing ab/core work.

Not to divert from the OP but I wonder if someone freshly here starts only a Core/Lower ab workout with leg lifts and glute bridges and maybe some stretching of the target PF muscles what will happen. Forget the edging ballooning pinching massages supplements or whatever else.

Feel like a scientist all of a sudden wanting to recruit some test people.

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Doing one leged glute bridges on the weak side is the suggestion.

[nevergivein Member Find all posts View Profile Close nevergivein]

Was literally looking into this today and now see your post.

https://youtu.be/gXPDhggbWfM
Similarly he discussed one sided weak glutes and the one leg bridge as a test for it - falling to a side or giving in would confirm weakness.

As for how it effects preE, I have APT which I’m working on which can also be caused by weak one sided glute = APT = PreE.

Furthermore, standing in a posterior tilt by squeezing my gluteus maximum and then further squeezing my gluteus minimus (one side is weaker) prevents any IK’s that I otherwise get when tugging on my flaccid or touching the tip of my erect.

Side Q: fixing APT but still get severe IK’s when tugging flaccid or my semi or full erect even touches duvet in morning!