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METABOLIC MAINTENANCE: WEIGHT TRAINING; THE SQUAT
there is much to say about the squat we are all a little bit different so each one of us will have a unique way of doing the squat equally there are similarities between us that permit a broad application the first of these is thought to be the posture or position of the body throughout the movement first then... concentrate on getting the style right |
18 APPARATUS use a broom handle to start with a piece of flat wood about 1 metre by 1 metre and nail a metre long piece of 4 inch by 2 inch wood along one of the edges
the writer is using three bits of wood each piece is three quarters of an inch thick and is kept in place by a long bolt |
BREATHING there is complete agreement that breathing out should start as the pushing up begins from the deepest point of the squat position quick index |
POSITION OF THE BAR ON THE BACK rest it on that part of the back that feels most comfortable quick index |
TOE-KNEE ALIGNMENT
there is no argument with the statement that the toes and knees should be aligned throughout the movement i.e. toe toe knee knee or toe toe knee knee | | | | / \ / \ but not... toe toe knee knee or toe toe knee knee/ \ | | | | / \ if an individual finds that her or his stance feels most comfortable doing it in the ways that are thought to be wrong for the skeletal structure as indicated above it may be that several years of gradually altering the toe/knee stance to those that are thought to be correct may realign the joints
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RAISED HEELS |