Unfortunately, not many people or coaches are aware of its pivotal role in increasing the range of motion in the hips and so don't know how to help their athletes
improve their squatting form.
You'll soon find that you'll
improve your squat form, will move better, and you will become a lot stronger, too.
Not exact matches
To make the most out of
squats, leave your ego at the gym door and resist piling plate after plate on the bar — instead, try to perfect your
form and
improve your mind - muscle connection by focusing on maximizing the contraction on every rep.
But if progress to loading your
squats without first
improving your
form, you risk reaping serious injury in multiple body parts.
Learning and practicing good
squat form also promotes better blood flow to the area below your waistline (you know why this is a good thing),
improves posture and counteracts the effects of long periods of sitting.
It's a great way to achieve
improve your
form and really learn how to use ALL the muscles in your lower body to perform a
squat.
Alternatively, a circuit might include Zercher
squats to fatigue the quads and glutes followed by split -
squat jumps and a 100m stride with emphasis on running
form, again to
improve running biomechanics when tired.
This is why I like the Overhead
Squat as a corrective exercise to
improve Back
Squat form and Front
Squat form.
The Money Maker on the BOSU Elite preps your body with a proper
squat form required to keep your body properly aligned and
improve the quality, depth, and control of ground based
squats.
TRX
squats are perfect for
improving your
form.
Spassov and Todd say that when the Bulgarian weightlifting team dropped all back
squatting in favor of the high step - up for safety purposes, performance
improved, and many world records were
formed in the process.
(If you really can't
squat any deeper without using crappy
form, then start stretching your quads and hip flexors to
improve your flexibility.)
Click to watch the WeckMethod approach to the find the neutral
squat that will give you the best
form and functional flexibility to
improve your
squatting
By simply working on your deep bodyweight
squat form, going as deep as you can with control and holding as long as you feel reasonably comfortable, you'll help address and
improve those issues.