šØIS BUTT WINK BAD ?
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A very relevant post to my latest series on pelvic tilts.
Yes, weāve heard it countless times: ākeep your spine neutral, else youāre going to have a bad time!ā
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And while thereās truth to thatā¦ itās not actually ALWAYS true.
Letās start by saying that āneutral spineā doesnāt mean a fixed position.. rather, it means a range where the spine can move (flex/extend) without troubles.
Quite infact, if youāve ever squatted ATG (ass to grass) youāve noticed your pelvis rolling backwards at the bottom and no matter how hard you try not to, if you really want to get deeper, youāll have to go through that.
šØ But, is that a bad thing?Ā
Not at all: Itās a physiological mechanism that occurs to make up for the lack of space at the hips, when performing a deep squat.
Everybody who squats ATG experiences some type of buttwink, to a degree, and thereās nothing wrong with it.
The problem comes when the lumbar flexion exceeds the āneutral rangeā and it becomes evident. Thatās where problems start to happen.
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šØ Bottom line: IF youāre keeping your chest up, back tight & neutral, while breathing through your diaphragm to keep your torso up, and squatting the weight through your legsā¦ the butt wink wonāt be a problem.
On the other hand, if youāre actually squatting the weight up wih your back, well, you need to re-evaluate your technique!
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