Back rounding when doing Hindi squat

[itsnotme]

I've been doing Hindi squats for a few weeks now and I noticed that my pelvic floor is more relaxed.
I can now do them a lot easier and a lot longer too. The problem I noticed though is when I have to bring my elbows down to push my knees, it's impossible to keep my back from rounding. It doesn't round much but enough to hurt my back over time and this isn't a lower back weakness problem. I've been lifting heavy parallel squats for a long time now and I trained my back to never round.
So the question is, do I have to lower my upper body and use my elbows to push my knees? Is that the correct form? Or can I actually just push my knees normally and not lower my upper body.
This is the video I am following.

Also it shouldn't be a form problem, I filmed myself doing the squats many times and I am sure I am doing it exactly like the video.

[Dr. Bateman]

I've been doing Hindi squats for a few weeks now and I noticed that my pelvic floor is more relaxed.
I can now do them a lot easier and a lot longer too. The problem I noticed though is when I have to bring my elbows down to push my knees, it's impossible to keep my back from rounding. It doesn't round much but enough to hurt my back over time and this isn't a lower back weakness problem. I've been lifting heavy parallel squats for a long time now and I trained my back to never round.
So the question is, do I have to lower my upper body and use my elbows to push my knees? Is that the correct form? Or can I actually just push my knees normally and not lower my upper body.
This is the video I am following.

Also it shouldn't be a form problem, I filmed myself doing the squats many times and I am sure I am doing it exactly like the video.

Hindi squats (Garland Pose) require good flexibility and practice.

I've been doing them for a little over a month because of my injury. It took me a couple weeks to learn to relax in that pose and to straighten my back.

[itsnotme]

Hindi squats (Garland Pose) require good flexibility and practice.

I've been doing them for a little over a month because of my injury. It took me a couple weeks to learn to relax in that pose and to straighten my back.

First of all, sorry to hear about your injury, I hope it's getting better.

About the squat, is it normal for the back to round a bit? I found that most of the pictures on google have rounded backs when doing the squat. Maybe they just don't have a good enough form.

So over time my back will be flexible enough to never round throughout the squat?

So I guess this is the form I should work towards, right?

One more thing, when I am doing the squat, should I put the weight of my body to the front a bit or just go down normally and keep the weight divided all over my feet? I feel like if I put my weight in front I can keep my back from rounding a bit.

[Dr. Bateman]

Great questions.
Yes my injury is recovering very well, thanks for asking, Yoga is magic

I rounded my back too in the beginning. If you've never avidly stretched before then you have to work toward that flexibilty. It takes practice, but with consistency say, every other day, or hell, everyday, practice holding the position for as long as you can in a relaxed state.

These squats are not supposed to be tiring. As far as the weight placement, i would say the most comfortable pose is when your weight is divided