Does it look like I’m ready for it?
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Weighted pancake
Started by Jin Liu, May 9, 2018 · 8 Replies · 260 Views
Nice start.
One detail that immediately caught my eye however; do not allow the feet/legs to roll inward during your descent into the pancake. Always keep the feet either straight up or, even better, slightly externally rotated.
Yours in Fitness,
Coach Sommer
Will do. Thanks so much, coach!! 
IN case of coach's Sommer advice, consider a strong stretch of the piriformis.
6 minutes ago, Alessandro Mainente said:IN case of coach's Sommer advice, consider a strong stretch of the piriformis.
Do you mean Stretching the piriformis helps keep the hips externally rotated in the pancake? Good to know! I also notice some slight hip internal rotation when I lift. I’ll start stretching the piriformis before my lifts and the wtd pancake. Two birds one stone! Thanks coach!
Absolutely yes. damn piriformis!
On 5/10/2018 at 6:41 AM, Alessandro Mainente said:Absolutely yes. damn piriformis!
oooh, so that is probably a solution to ALL my life problems as well...
my external rotation is quite bad (and especially with extended, not flexed hips)... would more piriformis stretching help my external rotation when hips extended as well?
Absolutely yes.
1. Holy crap, Coach weighed in on your form check. Cool!
2. I hope that some day when I grow up I can have a pancake like yours.
Way to go! Now go get those wall runs. (: