Hello dear community, dear teachers!
First of all: I really like hip hinging! Getting a nice stretch, training the back muscles. Whenever I rise again after a hip hinge I feel a little happier! xD
But I am still a little uncertain about the correct form... So I learned that I have to hip hinge with an even groove in the back, assuring a straight back. But that does mean that as soon as I can feel the L5 vertebra sticking out (being in one line with the sacrum) my form is already flawed right? When I look at me on a picture my back still looks quite straight though, which makes it super hard to guess whether I could still improve or not.
Also I fail to reach down to the ground when I hip hinge without my L5 aligning with the sacrum, even if I start to use the knees or take a wider stand. I guess this will get better as my iliosacral-musculatur will get increasingly flexible with every hinge. Right now it is a nuisance that sometimes I set up a hip hinge and the realize that I am not able to reach the desired object with a straight back. I cannot be the only one getting into such situations xD
Is there any recommended way of avoiding that? Because whenever I get into such a situation I have to give up a little bit on the form in order to reach the object.
I wish you all a merry christmas and a happy new year!
Kind regards
Ramil
45 min 4 sec ago
11/03/2015 - 2:37am
Hi Ramil,
I’m delighted to hear you are enjoying hip-hinging. There’s just something very satisfying about it, isn’t there?
Your body will certainly become more flexible as you practice, but during a hip-hinge the spine does deviate a little from a J shape to more of an I shape. I think this is what you’re describing. This is normal and healthy and is likely a reflection of our quadrupedal history.
Congratulations on being so in tune with your body and enjoy exploring the techniques further :)
Best,
Tegan Kahn
Gokhale Method Teacher, Canberra, Australia
6 months 2 weeks ago
08/13/2020 - 9:13am
Hi Tegan Khan!
Thank you for your answer! Okay, I will know that some deviation from the J-spine can still be considered healthy and normal!
Kind regards,
Ramil
12 hours 2 min ago
07/06/2020 - 3:00pm
This is saying we are supposed to give up the L5 S1 angle when hinging? I thought we just bend the knees when reaching the hamstring limit to keep the J shape.