Still not the original video I saw but pretty much the same and a very good demonstration of the stretch I'm talking about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MtC2GLeqaQ
If you do have very tight hips/glutes I think there's a really good chance this is leading to lots of your problems!!! When I first started do the stretch above I built up to holding each side for 5minutes! During this time I would move from one side to the other and back to the middle every minute or so, or once I felt the tight area was relaxing and opening up! Once you get into it it's a really pleasant therapeutic stretch to hold and feels good, legs feel super flexible and relaxed afterwards!
I've got nearly 30years of top level running experience and am completely convinced the hip/glute area being tight leads to so many running injuries. When we run our muscles have to react immediately to the under foot surface, and contract/relax muscles in perfect time to maintain an efficient running action and avoid over stress. Our central nervous system is effectively the legs/foots eye sight for this! Any impingement on the nerve supply to our muscles and our body is in trouble and isn't going to like it!
https://www.google.co.uk/...rc=YnUUf3DOk0qUjM%3A
Here's a picture of how complex our ‘ass’ is! If any of these muscles are tight and putting pressure on the sciatic nerve, (piriformis the most likely culprit!) effectively you’re running with your eyes closed, maybe even worst!
Good luck and let me know how you get on!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MtC2GLeqaQ
If you do have very tight hips/glutes I think there's a really good chance this is leading to lots of your problems!!! When I first started do the stretch above I built up to holding each side for 5minutes! During this time I would move from one side to the other and back to the middle every minute or so, or once I felt the tight area was relaxing and opening up! Once you get into it it's a really pleasant therapeutic stretch to hold and feels good, legs feel super flexible and relaxed afterwards!
I've got nearly 30years of top level running experience and am completely convinced the hip/glute area being tight leads to so many running injuries. When we run our muscles have to react immediately to the under foot surface, and contract/relax muscles in perfect time to maintain an efficient running action and avoid over stress. Our central nervous system is effectively the legs/foots eye sight for this! Any impingement on the nerve supply to our muscles and our body is in trouble and isn't going to like it!
https://www.google.co.uk/...rc=YnUUf3DOk0qUjM%3A
Here's a picture of how complex our ‘ass’ is! If any of these muscles are tight and putting pressure on the sciatic nerve, (piriformis the most likely culprit!) effectively you’re running with your eyes closed, maybe even worst!
Good luck and let me know how you get on!