In this blog, I share six uncommon ways to improve your squat that will blow your mind.
1/Better Your Lower Leg Mobility To Improve Your Squat
How your lower leg moves have a critical role in how that goes up the chain of your leg; three more important things to address are mobilizing your feet, knee and ankle.
1-A/Strengthen your feet grip
1-B/Improve your knee mobility
1-C/Better your ankle mobility
2/ Better Your Hip Extension to Improve Your Squat
Your ability to extend your hips is as essential as your hip flexion. Hip extension is the one that creates forward motion in your day-to-day activities.
Two compensations I see in clients and ways To improve them:
1️⃣ Faking hip extension by hyperextending the knees that could result in knee injuries over time
➡️ Tip to improve this: keep the knees soft and present your hips forward on your way back up from your squat
2️⃣ Achieving hip extension by flexing the lumbar spine that results in lower back injuries
➡️ Tip to improve this: present your hip forward while maintaining a stacked body position (keeping shoulders, hips, and knees stacked, no upper body leaning back)
3/Bring Your Knee Over The Ankle To Improve Your Squat
Let’s get this out of the way first; it’s OK to move your knee over your toes. It’s needed for life. So many human movements require you to have your knees over your toes, but for some people, the pre-requisite is not there for it to be done safely; that’s why it’s SUPER important to take the exercises in point 1 seriously.
4/Strengthen Your Core To Improve Your Squat
If you’ve been around the block, you know we take core engagement super seriously over here, and the first thing we address to create solid cores is to improve our breathing.
5/Improve Your Pelvis Health To Improve Your Squat
Your pelvis is supposed to move in all directions, but most lose their pelvis mobility due to lifestyle choices, injuries, etc.
These two exercises + the breathing technique, are my top picks to take your pelvis health to the next level:
6/Improve Your Hip Joint Health To Improve Your Squat
Regaining your hip joint mobility can take your squat game to the next level.