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  1. #1
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    Hi,

    Posting this for my girlfriend. She is worried about her hips shifting asymmetrically and is struggling to keep her knees back. She says the lower right side of her back hurts after squatting when she tries to deadlift and thinks it may be because of the shift. She weighs 57kg and these are triples at 72kg. Thank you for your help.

    From the back 45:


    From the back to see the shift:

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    Looks like she might have a short left leg. Read the article and check it. And she got some knee slide at the bottom from not setting the back angle early enough.

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    You are right, her right tibia is longer than the left. We will look into getting a shim. Thanks for your help Rip

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