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Weightlifting Error Fix: Hips Rising too Fast

September 9, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Q:

I’d be interested to hear how they address the common problem of hips rising too fast (in the pull and also the squat). I feel like taking care of this would also fix uprightedness issues with people whose hips shoot up on a heavy back squat, for example.

Kirk answers

1. Rhomboids and lats tight.
2. Shoulders loose.
3. Deep breath in belly.
4. Create the “triangle”. I will never be able to explain this with just words but this might help. The purple spots need to be tight and contracted. The red spot is where the last bit will feel tight when you take a deep breath (via)

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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    September 9, 2011 at 15:46

    What do you mean when you say "hips rising too fast"?

  2. Gregor says

    September 9, 2011 at 20:19

    I mean hips rising too faster than shoulders.

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