Valerie Brown | Strength & Mobility Coach on Instagram: "You're not doing it wrong "I can only feel it in my quads" ≠ "I'm not stretching my hip flexors" Because... One of our quadriceps muscles (the rectus femoris) is a hip flexor. When it's talking to you in your Couch Stretch, you're doing exactly what you intended 😁👌 To release the entire hip flexor conplex: ☝️ Invest time in the traditional Couch Stretch position , with knee against wall, to release the rectus femoris (a quad muscle AND a