Hamstring Training: Hip Hinge 2/2, Hip based hamstring exercises are any hip hinge: Romanian deadlifts (RDLs), hyperextensions or good mornings. Hinges are one of the more technical exercises due to the interdependence between the spine and pelvis, which makes it particularly hard to coordinate effectively for most people. More often than not people just think about leaning over, without too much consideration for what exactly is being used to lean over, spine/hip/pelvis. We need to distinguish

Hip Thrust - Hinge VS Scoop I made a post last summer showing the hinge method and there were 100’s of comments saying how terrible / dangerous it was. In reality, after coaching people in person and online, I’ve had an equal amount of people feel low back pain from keeping a neutral spine (hinge method) vs allowing some hyperextension (scoop method) at the bottom. Point being, if you’re struggling to feel good with the hip thrust, experiment with both variations to see what feels / works best f