đ„ IS đ BUTT WINK BAD ?
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 A very relevant post to my latest series on pelvic tilts.
Yes, weâve heard it countless times: âkeep your spine neutral, else youâre going to have a bad time!â
đ„ And while thereâs truth to that⊠itâs not actually ALWAYS true.Â
Letâs start by saying that âneutral spineâ doesnât mean a fixed position.. rather, it means a range where the spine can move (flex/extend) without troubles.
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Quite infact, if youâve ever squatted ATG (ass to grass) youâve noticed your pelvis rolling backwards at the bottom and no matter how hard you try not to, if you really want to get deeper, youâll have to go through that.
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Not at all: Itâs a physiological mechanism that occurs to make up for the lack of space at the hips, when performing a deep squat.
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Everybody who squats ATG experiences some type of buttwink, to a degree, and thereâs nothing wrong with it.
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The problem comes when the lumbar flexion exceeds the âneutral rangeâ and it becomes evident. Thatâs where problems start to happen.
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 Bottom line: IF youâre keeping your chest up, back tight & neutral, while breathing through your diaphragm to keep your torso up, and squatting the weight through your legs⊠the butt wink wonât be a problem.
On the other hand, if youâre actually squatting the weight up wih your back, well, you need to re-evaluate your technique!