15/08/2025
I’ve seen people pick up a lot of tension in their feet/lower legs/legs when hinging.
Instead of allowing the knees to bend, shin to drop forward and yield into their hips, it’s almost like they are trying to PULL themselves into these positions.
This doesn’t feel very nice and also doesn’t really allow you to load the target tissues properly.
If this is you, there is a simple rule to think about:
on your way down ⬇️, relax your feet (or whatever is in contact with the floor) and allow gravity, bodyweight and maybe external weight to get you into the hinge
tissues will lenghten and load eccentrically
this can feel hard yes, but it doesn’t feel like you are exerting effort to pull yourself into the position
on your way up ⬆️,
this is where we need to transfer energy from the floor, to generate movement
here is where you push your feet down to extend your hips
tissues move concentrically and shorten as you get into hip extension
I’m talking about the hinge here, but this will be true for many other exercises.
In any case, don’t fight the floor on your way down okay ?
Have a nice hinge 🏋️♀️
