20/12/2025
🚫 STOP doing Bird Dog like this in the gym
Bird Dog isn’t a “core exercise” if your lower back is doing all the work.
And this is exactly why so many people still have back pain despite “doing their rehab.”
What I see all the time 👀
❌ No balance
❌ Lower back arching
❌ Zero true spinal stability
That doesn’t strengthen your spine — it loads it.
✅ The PFP way:
• Set up properly (use the wall for feedback)
• Leg long and in line with the hips
• Push into the wall
• Draw the belly button up to the ceiling
• THEN lift the arm
Now the brain can actually switch on the stabilisers.
Glutes fire.
Spine stays neutral.
Control > compensation.
This is neurobiomechanics, not random exercises.
This is how you rebuild a strong, pain-free spine — safely.
If Bird Dog never helped your back before…
Now you know why.
💬 Comment PFP if you want to train the right muscles, in the right order 🧠💪