Fixing Butt Wink with Janna Breslin -MoveU

Butt Wink? Stripper Butt? In this video, the lovely Janna Breslin and I are demonstrating two different techniques to help keep your pelvis and back aligned during a squat. Janna Breslin is demonstrating the “FaceDickStick” technique to help prevent her from over-arching her back on the way up or down from a squat. On the way up from a squat, she (like most of you!!!) have a tendency to drive with the quads rather than the glutes. The stick will force you to keep your pelvis in alignment with the rest of the torso and help to activate the GLUTES on the way up rather than just the quads. Andrew is demonstrating the “HeadBackCrack” technique. This variation will help to give you feedback about when you “butt wink” at the bottom of a squat. A butt wink occurs when there is a lack of ankle and/or hip mobility. When your body is under a heavy load, a butt wink can lead to disc injuries, muscle tightness, hip impingement, joint issues in the back, etc. Keep in mind that there are people out there who lift 800+ pounds with a backsquat and have a massive butt wink… but do not have any injuries. Not everyone will be as lucky! (Like myself several years ago). We recommend that you play with both the “FaceDickStick” and the “HeadBackCrack” variations so that you can really get in touch with what your body is doing during a squat.