Quote (cloudkicker @ Aug 16 2016 07:06pm)
see how your hips never truly reach full extension at the top of your squat? your lumbar spine is hyperextended, and psoas/iliacus is constantly short which causes your pelvis to run into your femur early in your squat (you run out of available hip flexion). this in turn leads to buttwink at the bottom of your squat, your lumbar spine is now starting to flex in order to compensate for lack of true hip flexion. this constant wear on your spine will lead to degeneration sooner than if you were to squat with proper mechanics
Yes. I've always had a problem of locking hips through. I have to force myself to explode my hips even on conventional deadlift or I'll look like I have major hunch back. I also have butt wink if I go extra low in a high bar squat. Pretty hard to get butt wink in low bar squat.
Other tips other than pushing hips through? I have tried to force it during squats but it looks my knees out quickly and I almost lose my balance and my body has to absorb the shock from swinging my hips forward too quickly
I also find it difficult to squeeze hips through because the bar cannot sit as easily on my rear delts when I stand straight and it feels as though the bar will fall off or break my arms lol.
This post was edited by tommyd323 on Aug 17 2016 12:36am