Pre Squat Warm Up Routine (NO MORE STIFF SQUATS!)

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Train exactly like a pro athlete here - http://athleanx.com/x/athletic-training Follow us on Instagram here - http://instagram.com/athleanx If you are going to squat you want to make sure that you have a warm up routine in place to prepare your body to do so. The squat is one of the most effective but demanding exercises you can do to build your lower body. Because of the fact that there are many joints involved in executing a good squat, you have to be sure that your joints are able to work together to avoid dangerous compensation and breakdown. In this video, I show you a pre squat warm up routine that you can do in literally 2 minutes before the next time you do squats. I show you how to increase the range of motion in your thoracic and lumbar spine to better prepare you to squat with good form. Perform 6 reps of each of the movements shown here prior to your next squats workout and you should see and feel an immediate difference in how you feel during the lift. It is important to point out that there is a major distinction between being stiff and lacking mobility. An immobility due to a hard end feel in the joints that you are trying to mobilize will not be fixed by what I am showing you in this video. Instead, what this will address is those that are limited in their ability to squat by the stiffness that they feel during the exercise. The good news is that this is actually far more common than actual mobility restrictions in a joint. Once your body learns h

Published 2016-07-20 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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