posterior pelvic tilt when squatting

[Avi3510]

Thanks doc. I have a feeling it is a combination of things. I will try to work on all. For #4, I read an article by mark riptoe that said nipples should point to the floor, which is the opposite of what you said. I have always done chest up but thought maybe I was doing it wrong. Any thoughts as to his philosophy? And for #5, what is the cause if it is #5? How to correct ? Thank you again.

[Docd187123]

Thanks doc. I have a feeling it is a combination of things. I will try to work on all. For #4, I read an article by mark riptoe that said nipples should point to the floor, which is the opposite of what you said. I have always done chest up but thought maybe I was doing it wrong. Any thoughts as to his philosophy? And for #5, what is the cause if it is #5? How to correct ? Thank you again.

I've never seen the article you're talking about but during a squat it should be chest up. Don't hyperextended to keep it up high as possible but don't let it cave either.

Buster is on point. Just keep working the form and it will continue to get better.

You'd have to get stronger for number 5.

Are you talking about things like low back pumps? I find personally that the more closed my back angle is the more pumps I get. This is due to the low back pumps being caused by tight glutes and hams. What I do before lifting is take a lacrosse ball to the hamstrings and glutes for a few minutes. Do some static and dynamic stretching, and begin my warmups with just the bar. I still get pumps from time to time in which case I'll out the lacrosse ball in the ground and lay my glutes on it with all my body weight. It hurts like hell but eventually loosens me up again. At a PL meet I actually saw a guy use an orbital buffer used for car detailing, on his glutes and hams