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Squatting to the side

  • 06-03-2012 6:22pm
    #1
    DamienH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,507 ✭✭✭


    I recently recorded a set of squats and I favour my right side when squatting. My hips drift off to the right at the sticking point of a squat.

    Does anyone know what the cause of this could be?
    Any possible fixes?

    I would go to a physio but I really don't have the cash right now, maybe in a couple of weeks time. I don't want to put my squatting on hold so I'm looking for something I can do here at home.


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  • #2
    Lago
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 364 ✭✭Lago


    I definetly want to find an answer to this as well. I find that when I'm doing squats and deadlifts, I tend to find it more in my left leg than my right and I don't know what causes it


  • #3
    Gumble01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 186 ✭✭Gumble01


    this will help with form http://train.elitefts.com/instructional/so-you-think-you-can-squat-parts-1-5/


  • #4
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    Is one hip flexor group tighter than the other? Is one glute tighter than the other? Is one hamstring tighter than the other? Are you activating your glutes correctly?

    The answer is probably in there somewhere.


  • #5
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 22,053 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    What sort of warmup do you do? Do you do any glute activations stuff?

    I'd guess at either one glute being weaker or poor hip mobility. It definitely won't do any harm to work on your glutes unilaterally or work on your hip mobility.

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  • #6
    DamienH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,507 ✭✭✭DamienH


    Warm ups are pretty standard really. For hips it's usually leg swings, a couple of static stretches, the usual really. I was doing bird dogs but I've started really concentrating on them (not letting hips sway out to the side) instead of going through the motions.

    I did deadlifts today and while I was warming up (RDLs) I noticed that my hips kept swaying out to the right. I spent a bit more time stretching out my left glute and it seemed to really help. I made sure to really focus on pushing with my left aswell.

    I've done a couple of tests at home and it definitely seems to be my glute/hamstring. I'll use a ball today to floss my hamstring/glute and some more stretching. I'm pretty sure that'll sort out the problem.

    Thanks for the help!


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