How LOW Should You Squat (IT MATTERS!)

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The depth of your squat is one of the most important aspects of your leg training that you can get right. Not doing so will have you facing the repercussions on your body, particularly as you continue to attempt to add weight to the bar. In this video, I’m going to show you the best way to determine how low you should squat and more importantly, what to do to fix whatever is holding back your depth so you can start getting down as low as you should. 60% off all AX programs - http://athleanx.com/x/389-workouts Subscribe to this channel here - http://bit.ly/2b0coMW It starts with an evaluation of the joints of the knees, hips and lower back. I can tell you this, while you may have heard the advice that squatting ass to grass is never a bad thing for your knees I can tell you that is blatantly bad information. If you have a meniscal tear, full depth squatting is one of the absolute worst things you can do for your knees. That said, if your knees are healthy or you simply have tendon related issues that are holding back your squat depth then learning how to squat differently will help to offset those stresses and get you back to full depth in no time. Regarding the hips and lower back however, you need to focus on another obvious point of feedback as to how low you should go. I’m talking about the butt wink. For those not familiar with the butt wink, it is the rapid transition at the bottom of the squat from a neutral or anteriorly rotated pelvis to a posteriorly rotate

Published 2018-08-15 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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