Happy Friday everyone. I have a video blog for you today, but I realized that my video blogging skills are quite novice. It’s difficult for me to gather my thoughts, and that was especially the case when I shot this video because it was near 100 degrees outside and I had just finished lifting. Even [...]
Happy Friday everyone. I have a video blog for you today, but I realized that my video blogging skills are quite novice. It’s difficult for me to gather my thoughts, and that was especially the case when I shot this video because it was near 100 degrees outside and I had just finished lifting.
Even though the video is only six minutes, here are some cliff notes:
- I dropped barbell squats from my programming
- My ankle mobility/rocker is terrible from being in a cast for seven weeks, causing my hips to rotate at the bottom position
- Yet I continue to squat rock bottom, unweighted, to become familiar with the position
- Positional discomfort is huge when talking about feeling pain during any movement
- Holding a deep squat for a few minutes stretches the knee joint and can do many good things
- Additionally, it does wonders for the Achilles tendon and posterior compartment of the leg
- It’s more important to be mobile in a position than to have strength in a position
- Make sure you come out of the squat gently (as shown) if you hold it for 5+ minutes.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMvRYIPY8lk
And if you’re wondering what the first best stretch is, well, that’s a secret :)