[quote]drew925 wrote:
The first thing I learned is my flexibility is shot in my hips (years of cycling and mtb have made me very stiff). I’m incorporating the Agile 8 as my pre-workout stretch, but I need to find more ways to rehab my hips, and lower back.[/quote]
Welcome aboard, man.
Good call on acknowledging and actually addressing the hip issue. The Agile 8 is good stuff. Also look into Third World squats and Goblet squats to really drill the positioning and flexibility/mobility needed to get deep.
http://www.T-Nation.com/readArticle.do?id=1856085
Any other questions, fire away. Maybe take a look in the Over-35 Lifter forum. Lots of dudes over there getting great work done, and some might be in (or have been in) a similar situation to where you are now.