Hope you had a great Easter weekend and were able to spend it with friends and family. Now its
time to get back to work. If your like me you were pretty lazy when it came to any kind of fitness
regime this weekend. Its ok though because we all need brakes once in a while.
From some feedback I have received people would like to talk about what it takes to improve our squats. So we will be discussing ways to make out squats better. Here is one of my favorites.
Wall Squat
The wall squat is a great drill to use to perfect your form. It’s very simple, yet it can be quite a challenge to do properly:
1) Face the wall about a foot away, with your feet shoulder width apart, you may turn your feet out slightly
2) Extend your arms above your head and place your palms against the wall, ensure your arms parallel with each other
3) Push your hips back and lower yourself down into a full squat position (as low as you can go without straining yourself), with your hands remaining on the wall. Don’t allow your head, knees, or torso to touch the wall.
4)Focus on keeping your knees in line with your toes (pushed out), and your chest up. Keep your spine in a neutral position (don’t over-arch nor round it).
5) If your head, knees, or torso touch the wall, stop at this point, fix your form, and hold the position. Move around a bit to get a good stretch.
The more you practice this the closer to the wall you should be able to get and the deeper the squat.
Bellow is a video of the wall squat (in this video she does Squats with her toes touching the wall and hands at her sides, this is much more difficult variation and something to work towards)
If you continue to work on flexibility and mobility for your squats, you will begin to see an
improvement in your workouts.
Hope this works for you. As always feel free to Comment bellow and share this post with family
and friends.
Thank you
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