The speaker, Jeff Cavaliere from ATHLEANX.com, explains a common problem caused by prolonged sitting or inactivity, known as anterior pelvic tilt. This condition can result from various activities such as driving, working, or being inactive for a large portion of the day. The tilt is characterized by an exaggerated arch in the back, caused by an imbalance of several muscles and some weaknesses in others.
The anterior pelvic tilt is primarily caused by a dominance and shortening of the hip flexor, which pulls down on the pelvis, causing it to tilt forward. This tilt is often compensated for by extending the body, but if the glutes are weak, they are unable to fully extend, causing the low back and lumbar spine to overextend and become tight.
The speaker suggests several strategies to address this issue:
1. Avoid stretching tight hamstrings. Instead, focus on strengthening them. This is because the pelvis is already tilted forward due to tight hip flexors, causing the hamstrings to stretch.
2. Strengthen the glutes that are inactive. This can be achieved through a combination of lunges and stretches.
3. Strengthen the abs while stretching the hip flexors. This can be done by performing movements that do not involve the hip flexors.
4. If the low back is overly tight, there
1. The speaker is Jeff Cavaliere from ATHLEANX.com.
2. The speaker is demonstrating a common problem caused by a lot of sitting.
3. The problem is called anterior pelvic tilt.
4. Anterior pelvic tilt is caused by inactivity, whether due to driving, working, or being inactive for a good portion of the day.
5. Anterior pelvic tilt is characterized by an exaggerated arch in the back.
6. The posterior pelvic tilt is caused by the stretching of the abs and glutes.
7. The anterior pelvic tilt is caused by an imbalance of a bunch of different muscles, and some weaknesses in other muscles.
8. The anterior pelvic tilt is primarily caused by the dominance and shortening of the hip flexor.
9. The anterior pelvic tilt leads to the low back and the lumbar spine saying "Oh, I could do it! I can cause extension!"
10. The speaker advises against stretching the hamstrings if you have an anterior pelvic tilt.
11. The speaker suggests strengthening the glutes that are inactive, and the hamstrings that are tight.
12. The speaker recommends stretching the hip flexors while strengthening the glutes.
13. The speaker suggests not using hip flexor dominant ab movements.
14. The speaker provides a combination of a lunge and a stretch to preset the glutes and load them by stepping forward.
15. The speaker demonstrates a dynamic stretch for the hip flexors and strengthening those glutes on the right side.
16. The speaker advises stopping stretching the hamstrings, strengthening the glutes, stretching out the low back if it's overly tight, stretching out the hip flexors, and getting the abs strong again while avoiding hip flexor dominant movements.
17. The speaker mentions a scientific program that puts the science back in what they do, available at ATHLEANX.com.
18. The speaker hopes that the viewers have found the video helpful and encourages them to leave comments and thumbs up.