Strive For Progress Not Perfection: Squat Edition
My dream as a kid was to be He-Man play professional baseball. Growing up in Middle-of-Nowhere, NY made this dream a bit more of challenge because 1) I often had to resort to doing things alone and 2) I didn’t have a ton of access to watching baseball. My parent’s house was outside of town lines,… Read more
3 Squat Variations You Haven’t Tried Yet, But Need To
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of Jennifer Vogelgesang Blake – or JVB as she’s affectionately called – a coach at The Movement Minneapolis, competitive powerlifter, and author (along with Jen Sinkler) of Unapologetically Powerful, a new resource designed as a go-to source for learning the “big 3” lifts, and removes the intimidation often attached at… Read more
2 Squat Cues That Pretty Much Work For Everyone
I guess before we dive into the cues it may be cogent, first, to discuss what the squat is…especially for those reading who may be hearing/learning about this for the first time. Squat – noun [skwot] 1) A weightlifting exercise in which a person squats and then returns to an erect position while holding a… Read more
The Low Bar Squat
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of Thomas Campitelli, a Starting Strength Coach and one of Mark Rippetoe’s lead lecturers for his Starting Strength Seminars. A Brief Backstory: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away Back in early September, Cressey Sports Performance coach, Tony Bonvechio, wrote THIS article for my site explaining some of… Read more
3 Exercises To Help You Squat Deeper. Without a Single Mobility Drill
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of fellow Cressey Sports Performance coach, Tony Bonvechio (AKA: the other Tony). He’s got some excellent pointers on squat technique and how you can go about improving squat depth without mention of a single mobility exercise. Enjoy! I didn’t like hip-hop music until I met Tony Gentilcore. I’m more of… Read more
Feed the Dysfunction: A Simple Squat Fix
A few months ago I wrote about my experience participating in the Functional Movement Screen. I spent an entire weekend (something like 20 contact hours) completing both module I and II. I didn’t get a t-shirt, but it was an awesome learning experience nonetheless. You can read all about it HERE. One of the chief… Read more
Exercises You Should Be Doing: Bulgarian Split Squat to RDL
I’m always intrigued on why certain exercises are called what they’re called. Take the Turkish get-up for example. I understand there’s a bit more panache in naming the Turkish get-up the Turkish get-up than say, “hold a cannonball looking thingamajig in your hand and stand up,” but seriously: why is it called the Turkish get-up and… Read more
Want to Get Better And Feel More Comfortable Squatting? Do This.
Squats. You either love them, or hate them. If you’re reading this site, you’re probably a member of the former camp. You love them. But even if you love squats, I think it’s safe to assume that we all secretly love to hate them. Squats aren’t easy. They take a lot of practice, patience, and… Read more