I believe I have reasonably strong abs and glutes (I hip thrust a pretty decent weight, I think). Despite that, my anterior pelvic tilt is quite conspicuous. What else may be the problem? I'm not sure it's related, but I also kind of have trouble keeping my back straight when sitting (I can do it but only with willpower). Is there some correctional exercise I should try?
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Do you have chronic low back pain? – Thomas Markov Oct 13 '22 at 22:59
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Are you sure you have APT? did you get it diagnosed by a doctor or just the internet? – Luciano Oct 14 '22 at 14:18
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@ThomasMarkov I don't – Sergey Zolotarev Oct 14 '22 at 15:21
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@Luciano it wasn't diagnosed but I can see it with my own eyes – Sergey Zolotarev Oct 14 '22 at 15:22
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Stiff hip flexors may be the thing, btw. But they are stretched at least as I hip thrust and squat every three days – Sergey Zolotarev Oct 14 '22 at 15:25
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Then what problem are you actually trying to solve? – Thomas Markov Oct 14 '22 at 15:30
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@ThomasMarkov Jeff said APT happens because of stiff hips – Sergey Zolotarev Oct 15 '22 at 22:30
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@SergeyZolotarev Again, what problem are you trying to solve? If it isn’t causing you pain, it isn’t interfering with your exercise or any other part of your life, what’s the problem? – Thomas Markov Oct 16 '22 at 00:29
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@ThomasMarkov it's ugly and unhealthy, may cause problems down the road. Maybe it already has and I just haven't attributed it to the APT yet. You're basically asking, "Why does good posture matter?" – Sergey Zolotarev Oct 16 '22 at 01:48
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3Sounds much more like you’ve been told it’s really bad by people who don’t know what they’re talking about. Did Jeff tell you APT was going to cause you problems in the future? – Thomas Markov Oct 16 '22 at 02:08
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The best explanation to your question is to decide whether or not anterior pelvic tilt/posture is a problem. The answer is, it probably does not.
Most movement and posture has no inherent positive or negative. Much of this depends on your body's limb length, musculature, and body composition. No two people have the same posture. There is also no strong answer to what a normal posture looks like. Finally, there's not any strong evidence linking anyone's posture to having negative outcomes for overall health.
A good summary of some posture information can be found from Jeff Nippard's video about this topic.
Adjacently, I would recommend reading this article from Barbell Medicine about pain and movement that also discusses the cycle of poor communication that bad movements are the cause of pain and that becomes a cyclic piece of misinformation. Mainly, movement is complicated and probably not strongly linked to 'poor movements'.
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