# @elastaboy on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcJhp9JEy94
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69164551-elastaboy-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/6beedebd70.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-17T17:00:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Jake Blundell (@elastaboy) — https://gondola.cc/elastaboy

## Caption

Tight hamstrings get blamed, but the real stall is upstream at the hip. When your hips can’t hinge, your low back and hamstrings take the strain instead, and your reach stops dead at the knees.

Swipe for 5 drills that teach the hip to hinge properly:
1. Standing Hamstring Stretch, a quick check
2. Standing Leg Swing, opens the hip crease
3. Wide-Stance Good Morning, hips bend not the back
4. Seated Forward Fold, practises the reach under control
5. Standing Figure-4 Hip Stretch with Spinal Flexion, frees the joint to bend further

Save this before your next stretch session.

The hip you ignore becomes the back pain you can’t explain. Follow me, then comment “HIPS” and I’ll send you the 10-Second Hip Test + the 90-second routine to undo it 👇

#Elastaboy #Reboryn #HipMobility #Hamstrings #MobilityDrills

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## Tags

hamstrings, hipmobility, elastaboy, reboryn, mobilitydrills

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