Pain in The Butt!
The gluteous maximus are massive muscles that comprise for
a large portion of or nearly all of our butts. We really don't have much of one when we are born for perhaps not so obvious reasons. The gluteous maximus are reponsible for the extension of the legs. Even after we are born, we are still unfolding into a fully extended human being, starting from seemingly random jerks, as our nerves continue to extend and connect. Once the vital nerves have established, we are able to send more deliberate actions from our brains to our bodies with our will. We finally begin crawling (our first phys. exercise routine) to build the glute muscles until the point where can stand by pulling ourselves up by some furniture. All of this normally takes at least 10 months after birth. We need these muscles a lot and as walking bipeds, they are seemingly our livelihood that we would be devastated without. However, we would get by, in a wheelchair. Any one who has suffered gluteus maximus pain can tell you it definitely is enough to get your attention. Someone in a class mentioned how her glutes were going crazy with pain when she practiced the standing splits asked me a question regarding what could be done to ease this pain and one of the first things that came to mind was Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana, aka the half pidgin. To see what else there could be, I did a little online research and found an article that recommended doing a standing pidgin! Genius! Just rest the outside of one bent leg up on a sink or stable counter that's not too much higher than your hips and rest as if in the floor version for 3-6 breaths. Your tush will thank you.  |
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