If you've spend a decent amount of time in the squat rack, you've probably had a couple of workouts where one of your glutes just didn't seem to be pulling its weight. It's like your right glute woke up that morning, but your left glute is still snoozing.
We often blame weak muscles or "quad dominance" for our glute woes, but the problem is usually something else altogether. In this case, your sacrum could be out of alignment.
Dr. Grove Higgins says:
"Very simply, any joint that a muscle crosses across, it controls. If that joint is dysfunctional, out of alignment, or injured, that muscle will be dysfunctional as well. The glute max crosses across the SI/sacroiliac joint and not only moves the leg but helps to stabilize the pelvis. So, if the sacrum is out of alignment and the SI joint is subsequently dysfunctional, so is the glute max."
So how do you fix this when you can't get in to see your chiropractor right away?
You might hear or feel a pop. This is normal as long as it's not accompanied by pain. That was your sacrum/pubic symphysis adjusting. If needed, the process can be repeated. Even if you don't hear or feel a pop, you're helping realign your sacrum.
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