nyet07
Level 2 Valued Member
Hello Everyone,
I've long been doing pistol squats, and airborne lunges until I recently saw the Goblet squat in Simple & Sinister which stretches pelvic muscles and hip flexors. I also know squatting close to a wall to make sure torso and knees don't bend forward and keeping proper squat stance. I can squat all the way down to the floor without touching to wall.
The problem I realized is that I have "butt wink" and interestingly it starts in the early phases of squatting. When my legs are nearly parallel to the floor, I can see that my spine starts to bend. If my upper legs go pass below parallel, bent spine is unavoidable. Only way I am able to correct bent spine is to extend my knees further front but then I lose proper squat stance as if it should be squatting towards a wall.
Any ideas? Do you think deadlifts would correct this problem? I think it is due to the fact that my lower back is weak compared to my anterior muscles. I have strong core but can't say the same thing for my lower back.
I've long been doing pistol squats, and airborne lunges until I recently saw the Goblet squat in Simple & Sinister which stretches pelvic muscles and hip flexors. I also know squatting close to a wall to make sure torso and knees don't bend forward and keeping proper squat stance. I can squat all the way down to the floor without touching to wall.
The problem I realized is that I have "butt wink" and interestingly it starts in the early phases of squatting. When my legs are nearly parallel to the floor, I can see that my spine starts to bend. If my upper legs go pass below parallel, bent spine is unavoidable. Only way I am able to correct bent spine is to extend my knees further front but then I lose proper squat stance as if it should be squatting towards a wall.
Any ideas? Do you think deadlifts would correct this problem? I think it is due to the fact that my lower back is weak compared to my anterior muscles. I have strong core but can't say the same thing for my lower back.