Not exact matches
Keep your
knees bent, and engage between your shoulders to help keep your chest open and not put too much
pressure on your shoulders.
Take your time when carefully placing the
bent leg in half lotus and
bending forward to avoid putting undue
pressure on the
knee.
By
bending the
knees, you put the
pressure on your legs and start moving the rod towards and from the chest.
A slightly wider than hips - width stance and softly
bent knees will help alleviate much of the
pressure on the lower back.
However, as you said, it's crucial to
bent the
knees and not overuse the abdominal wall, lest we cause too much
pressure on the SI and lumbar spine.
If you try lifting weights and
bending your
knees using a straight bar, you'll put
pressure on your back.