A FREE Live Community Session about “Squat Biomechanics” led by Breathe Education’s CEO, Raphael Bender.
What You’ll Learn:
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Squat biomechanics: How far should you lean forwards?
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We look at how the Pelvic Morphology (Acetabulum + Femoral Neck Design) ascertain your squat depth and shape.
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Raph discusses the relationship between your centre of mass (COM), torso position and squat depth.
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We look at genetic inheritance and how that changes your squat depth and overall shape.
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We get out some slides to show why people don’t all squat the same (Acetabulum Angle + Femoral Neck Angles / Length)
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Children vs Adults (Head Size Proportion) and its relation to COM.
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Do yogi’s have more hip problems from deep squats?
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We look at applying external cueing to deep squats taking into consideration everyone’s different pelvic shape rather than going to deep into technique.
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There’s a great discussion at the end surrounding building progressive load tolerance and the relationship between spinal alignment and injury.
Resources mentioned in this session:
- Young kids have big heads and short legs here
- Elite powerlifters use a stoop lift strategy (lifting with their back not their legs) and round their back when deadlifting near their maximum: here and here.
- No evidence that flexing the spine during lifting is a risk factor for back pain here
- Regular people, and olympic weightlifters flex their spines when they lift here and here.
- Yoga is really frikkin safe here
- Strength training at long muscle lengths is more effective at increasing strength, at least in the lower body here
- Strength training through full range of motion is at least as effective as stretching, for increasing flexibility here
- And Stu McGill’s ideas on how pelvic and hip joint shape influence what your squat looks like here
