The hip flexors (TFL, quadriceps, psoas), adductors, and abdominals (rectus abdominis, external obliques) are overactive in which region?

• A. Latissimus dorsi
• B. Hip flexors, adductors, and abdominals
• C. Erector spinae
• D. Gluteus maximus

Answer: (B)

In this pattern, we’re looking at regional muscle balance across the front of the body. When the anterior region is overactive, the muscles on the front—hip flexors (TFL, quadriceps, psoas), adductors, and the abdominal group (rectus abdominis, external obliques)—tend to be chronically active to control movement and posture. These muscles are responsible for flexing the hip and trunk and for stabilizing the pelvis from the front, so their overactivity is characteristic of an anterior region imbalance. The other regions involve muscles on the back or side of the body (like the latissimus dorsi, erector spinae, or gluteus maximus), which are not the ones described as overactive in this front-dominant pattern. So the best answer points to the anterior region defined by those front-body muscles.