squat therapy and tuck jumps.



Hi everyone. I wanted to add another video to demonstrate some things with issues I've been seeing. 

Here's another video of Liz making life look really easy. She's did a good job of showing us poor form. It can be That subtle, but it will surely eat away at you. Make sure that you set yourself up for good posture before you begin the movement, even if it's something as simple as sitting down at your desk. Obviously you can transfer those cues into a squat. Make sure that you're putting yourself into the proper position rather than just collapsing under gravity. Use your HIP FLEXORS especially the psoas and the iliacus, collectively known as the iliopsoas. Take a look where they connect. Ever wonder why the lower back rounds at the bottom of your squat? Loosen your hammies and strengthen the iliopsoas and you won't have to wonder.

Standing up/driving up from the squat also needs a bit of attention. I really wanted everyone to see how little forward lean there should be in the squat. Old people lean into their knees when standing up. They do this when their lower backs are completely worn out. Let's prevent that as long as we can by keeping the hips well-oiled. take some time and use a box and emulate Liz by sitting down completely and then driving the upper body straight up and vertically without any forward lean at the chest. you can easily put a quick workout together with that. Did someone say tabata?

*People kept jump-roping all around us. That's what that ticking sound is.



I put this second video together a moment ago and I just got to the office from the track. Just wanted to clarify the tuck jump. Keep in mind that if you are modifying it to scale for yourself, that's absolutely fine. Just use this as a reference. And yes, they are supposed to be THAT hard.

Have fun!

Here's that beautiful iliopsoas for you all to enjoy: