SQUATTING: Is Your Skeleton Unfavorable?
The 4 Factors of Squat Depth:
- Ankle mobility
- Hip mobility
- Muscle weakness / muscle imbalance / motor control
- Long femurs / bone morphology
Three of the above can be fixed with mobility / flexibility work. The last one can not (unless you are daring enough to try to remove a portion of your femur with a hacksaw in the name of squatting.)
So what are you supposed to do? Is there a quick fix you can do right before you squat?
Watch the video above to find out!
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About The Author
Shane Dowd, CES, CMP is the owner / founder of GotROM.com. He is also a sports performance & mobility coach specializing in injury prevention and flexibility for athletes.
