Do you sit in a chair a lot? You might have this...

[Cicero]

Hopefully that title caught your attention haha :D

So I found out, that if you sit in a chair to much or live a sedentary life. You might have a condition called Excessive Anterior Pelvic Tilt. I'm sure your wondering what this is. It's a condition which causes your pelvis to tilt to much. The causes of this is sitting to much, flat feet, muscle imbalances, and forward head posture.

The symptoms of this is:

Pronounced butt
Distended gut
Lower back, knee or shoulder pain
Exaggerated curve in back
Weak hamstrings
Elongated abdomen
History of hamstring pulls
Neck pain

This condition causes you to look like you have "dat ass" (having a woman butt) and can cause you to look like you have a gut. When you might not. Everyone has a degree of Anterior Pelvic Tilt. Generally, women have more of a tilt than men, which causes them to have a pronounced butt. Men should not have much of a tilt. Men should have between 1-5 degree pelvic tilt, while women should have a 7-10 degree pelvic tilt. If you live an active lifestyle and exercise or workout a lot, you might not have this. It's most common in people who sit to much.
http://imgur.com/hI9nN
That is what Excessive Anterior Tilt looks like. Normally, your pants/boxers/etc should be evenly horizontal. As you can tell, his is not. The part where the butt is, is much higher than the front.
http://imgur.com/ov0ji

To fix this, you need to strengthen your:
Abs
Glutes
Obliques
Hamstrings

And practice good posture.

Well I hope this thread helped :D I'm sure many other people have it, especially as this generation has grown increasingly sedentary

*this is only a helpful guide, if you have any concerns consult your doctor/physician

[wild1]

Not me, i only weight like 125 -- mah butts small

[Cicero]

Not me, i only weight like 125 -- mah butts small

It doesn't matter how much you weigh or how big your butt is, if your shorts/pants/etc is like that guys is in the photo then you (probably) have it. What stretching or exercising those weak muscles does, is basically pulling your pelvis back into where it should be. But I didn't really make this thread for comments like this, it's more of a help thread. A lot of students have this because they sit in school for about 5 hours or more. Weight, body fat, size of butt does not matter.

[Desuetude]

I have lower back, knee AND shoulder pain. Very flat feet and weak hamstrings. Not sure I've been constantly sitting in a chair for 4 years because that's how long I've had the problems but sitting might contribute to them I guess. Who knows? xD

[Breakeven]

umm im already a girl , should i be worried? nah XD

[InfinantSilence]

holy shit. That explains why i do 200 sit ups a day and still have a gut.

[Cicero]

holy shit. That explains why i do 200 sit ups a day and still have a gut.

You can do 5,000 sit ups a day, your gut won't go away. "Abs are made in the kitchen" in order to have abs you have to have strong ab muscles and low body fat percentage. Usually you begin to see abs at around 12% body fat. But it's different for everyone. There is no such thing as losing fat in a certain part of the body. Think of body fat as butter, if you have 25 lb of body fat. Imagine rubbing 25 lb of butter, even,y, all over your body. That's what fat is like, it's a layer all over the body, but it tends to go in certain places of the body, like the stomach, arms, legs, or butt. You'll never, ever, get abs if you don't eat healthy and do cardio while resistance training. There is also a condition known as "skinny fat", what it is, is looking skinny, until you take off your shirt. With a shirt and shorts on, someone might look skinny, but then if they take off their shirt. You notice they have a gut. That's also known as skinny fat. A program I'm currently doing, with a trainers assistance, is called "Stronglifts 5x5", if your wanting to get 25 lb of muscle within a year, this is a good program. The program requires no special diet, other than eating a 500 calorie surplus of what you burn. After the program you should also cut (calorie deficit with healthy food). Oh and you can only have 500 calories of sugary or unhealthy food.

umm im already a girl , should i be worried? nah XD


Girls can also have this condition. The sign you should worry about is lower back pain, fi you have that you should do a few stretches every day for about 3 weeks, and it should either be fully fixed, or won't come back for a while. But as I said, girls normally have a 7-10 degree pelvic tilt. Which is normal.

I have lower back, knee AND shoulder pain. Very flat feet and weak hamstrings. Not sure I've been constantly sitting in a chair for 4 years because that's how long I've had the problems but sitting might contribute to them I guess. Who knows? xD
If you have lower back pain, you should look into doing some back stretches. You might have excessive anterior pelvic tilt. If you don't have that, back stretches can still help. Psoas stretches can also really help, maybe try doing 5 minutes of lower back and psoas stretches a day for about 2-3 weeks and that lower back pain should be gone. You should try doing this video (http://www.lanimuelrath.com/back-pain/stretches-to-correct-excessive-anterior-pelvic-tilt-pelvic-tilt-talk-part-4-of-5/) every day for 2-3 weeks (as I've said) and it will probably end your back pain :)

Oh, and excessive anterior pelvic tilt is very common.

[Cognizant]

Interesting!

[Caver]

I don't think I have this, but my curved spine is exaggerated.

[Cicero]

I don't think I have this, but my curved spine is exaggerated.

Well, girls should have a more curved spine than guys. But the only way, I guess, to determine if a girl has it if there's any pain in the places I said in the OP. if their is, it could be a strong sign that you do.

[Desuetude]

If you have lower back pain, you should look into doing some back stretches. You might have excessive anterior pelvic tilt. If you don't have that, back stretches can still help. Psoas stretches can also really help, maybe try doing 5 minutes of lower back and psoas stretches a day for about 2-3 weeks and that lower back pain should be gone. You should try doing this video (http://www.lanimuelrath.com/back-pain/stretches-to-correct-excessive-anterior-pelvic-tilt-pelvic-tilt-talk-part-4-of-5/) every day for 2-3 weeks (as I've said) and it will probably end your back pain :)
I have about 10 stretches to do everyday and one of them includes pelvic tilts. If 6 different proffesionals can't work out what's wrong then im not sure it can be defined as being something as simple as this and I know that if definitly won't be sorted in 2 weeks but good try though.

[Cicero]

I have about 10 stretches to do everyday and one of them includes pelvic tilts. If 6 different proffesionals can't work out what's wrong then im not sure it can be defined as being something as simple as this and I know that if definitly won't be sorted in 2 weeks but good try though.

Well I know for Excessive Anterior Pelvic Tilt, a lot of people have gotten it greatly repaired within 2-3 weeks

[vitorioso]

I maintain good posture (straight back, shoulders to side, etc), but I worry now that I have this. I checked in the mirror and can't tell :D.

[British Royale]

Is it OK if I have 360 degrees of tilt?


jk but this has me rather worried because Im often laying on flat ground trying to straighten myself because of excess bends in my lower and upper back. Ive just notices this may be an issue

[Cicero]

I maintain good posture (straight back, shoulders to side, etc), but I worry now that I have this. I checked in the mirror and can't tell :D.

Is it OK if I have 360 degrees of tilt?


jk but this has me rather worried because Im often laying on flat ground trying to straighten myself because of excess bends in my lower and upper back. Ive just notices this may be an issue

This condition isn't something to worry about, what it causes might be poor posture or pain in parts of your body. If the pain annoys you. You can do simple everyday stretches for about 5 minutes. But if the pain isn't something your bothered by, you really don't have to do anything about it. But once again, nothing to worry about. All it truly causes is small pain (most cases) and poor looking physique (posture, gut, overly curved spine), if you were to have a good physique, and want to show your body off, but you have this. I would, personally, definitely do some stretches.