Have back pain? Make sure to check your hips! That may be a missing piece to finding lasting relief! . Shout out @muscleandmotion for the amazing anatomy graphics shown today! | Squat University

We want to maintain a neutral spine posture during the squat - this means ribs stacked on top of the pelvis. Over extending or letting your back round at the bottom move the spine out of that natural position which can long term create problems including injury! . The solution: focus on creating that stacked position at the start of you lift, for some with mobility restrictions that lose this stacked position at the bottom a heel lift can be a helpful tool to maintain more optimal positions. . S

The most important part of fixing back pain is having a good evluation to uncover an individuals pain triggers. Flexion intolerance is one potential category of back pain. Today I want to share with you one screen I use (that I learned from Dr. Stuart McGill) to determine if someone is having a flexion intolerance back pain and a few of the first steps to take if this sounds like you. . Shout out to Dynamic Disc Designs and their model of the spine that was used to demonstrate the mechanism of d