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Remember a hinge is a natural, functional movement strategy not a contorted manipulation of your bodyвЂ™s ideal mechanics. Performing these too stiff-legged will not only compromise the benefits associated with this movement but will also ingrain a faulty hinge pattern. In essence, the lifter should focus on producing a natural stretch in the glutes and hamstrings not excessive. Training the hip hinge with an extreme range of motion only reinforces faulty movement patterns into your central nervous system that can degrade natural body mechanics and athletic performance. Similar to the other points, no properly trained athlete would ever jump or land or perform any functional activity with a hinge position that involves excessive stretch or a hip joint angle thatвЂ™s significantly greater than 90 degrees. It also places undue strain on the vertebral column. When the knees are overly straight (similar to the dangerous stiff leg deadlift position), this places undue stress on the lower hamstring insertion and tendon making the lifter vulnerable to tears and hamstring injuries as well as sciatic issues. Rather than attempting to keep the legs straight or overly stiff, the knees need to maintain a slight bend or вЂњsoft kneeвЂќ position (15-20 degrees of knee bend) while keeping the hips tall. One of the most common mistakes I see during RDLвЂ™s is using an overly straight leg position. Unfortunately most individuals either squat too much when attempting to perform a hinge or they keep their legs overly straight turning it into the highly dangerous stiff leg deadlift. However, both are critical when it comes to mastering human movement and both variations should be treated as their own individual movement pattern. Although the squat and hip hinge are actually quite similar in that both involve setting the hips back by flexing at the hip joint the key underlying difference is that the squat involves dropping the hips with ample knee flexion while the hip hinge pattern involves keeping the hips tall with only a small amount of knee flexion. This tall hip position is the main cue that differentiates the hip hinge from the squat.

Critical combined loading for flexture column