Iliotibial Tract-SMR
How to do the Iliotibial Tract-SMR with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Abductors
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Foam Roll
How to do the Iliotibial Tract-SMR
- 1
Lay on your side, with the bottom leg placed onto a foam roller between the hip and the knee. The other leg can be crossed in front of you.
- 2
Place as much of your weight as is tolerable onto your bottom leg; there is no need to keep your bottom leg in contact with the ground. Be sure to relax the muscles of the leg you are stretching.
- 3
Roll your leg over the foam from you hip to your knee, pausing for 10-30 seconds at points of tension. Repeat with the opposite leg.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Iliotibial Tract-SMR set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your abductors volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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