01/02/2021
WHY SQUAT DEEP?
This is not going be a discussion about why weight-lifters/power-lifters squat deep & whether or not its cooler.
🔺The purpose of this post is to highlight the UNDERVALUED POTENTIAL of moving a joint to its full range of motion (ROM). We will touch on the lower body hence the association with squats.
🔺Numerous studies have shown that deep squats for more than 30 minutes OR sustained deep squatting was a strong risk factor for knee degeneration.
🔺BUT, before we start pointing fingers at deep squatting as a “bad” exercise, although there isn’t such thing, consider who, in our modern times, goes into a squat for longer than 30 minutes?
🔺We keep our hips flexed to 90 º as we drive and sit at work, probably hit a workout or maybe none, sit for a bit more to work before bed & that’s it. People rarely take their hips & knees past the 90 º mark.
🔺With the lack of movement piling up over the months and years , this would be detrimental towards our joints & body functions. It’s cringey to say “use it, or lose it” but I guess that is over simplifying this & easier to digest.
🔺So get off your chair & start getting yourself into a deep squat, supported if you have issues balancing. If you have pain, then it’s about time you come see me ;)
Start moving & loading your joints.
Start moving with purpose.
Start designing your body for longevity.
