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Gaby’s Tea Time: Stop training your hips (for now)

May 10, 20261 min read

If your pelvis is unstable,

training hips directly is the wrong move.

Here’s why.

If you’re making a bed

and the sheet is full of creases,

you don’t start pulling from the middle.

You fix the four corners first.

Then the surface becomes flat automatically.

The body works the same way.

If your feet (your distal ends) are unstable,

the pelvis cannot stay centred

If the base is wrong

the hips will compensate

So training hips directly

just reinforces the problem

Not fixes it

The correct sequence is:

Stabilise the foot

Align the base

Then train the hips

If you skip this

you don’t build strength

You build dysfunction

Start from the ground

or don’t expect the system to hold

Many people who train heavy stuck in a pre-flexed hip position & here is how you fix from the ground up:

Greetings! I'm Gaby, Head Coach of Venus Weightlifting club, the first of its kind in China.

Curious how weightlifting can advance without exhaustive efforts and stiff bodies? I've unraveled this secret by integrating Chinese medical training and my innovative BAT (Body Alignment Training), catapulting thousands to their personal bests.

Ready to get your new PRs without pain? Let's embark on this journey of transformation together!

Gaby Q

Greetings! I'm Gaby, Head Coach of Venus Weightlifting club, the first of its kind in China. Curious how weightlifting can advance without exhaustive efforts and stiff bodies? I've unraveled this secret by integrating Chinese medical training and my innovative BAT (Body Alignment Training), catapulting thousands to their personal bests. Ready to get your new PRs without pain? Let's embark on this journey of transformation together!

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