One Tiny Adjustment You Need To Make for the Perfect Squat
You’ll never guess what you’ve been missing!
Weak hips and knees are commonly blamed for poor squatting form while one unstable, neglected area completely flies under our radar—the feet. It’s so easy to blame weak hip abductors or glutes, but there’s a great chance your inability is rooted far lower than that. Let me explain.
During the squat, the foot should stabilize in supination to maintain a neutral knee position. While some pronation is acceptable, overpronation can sometimes cause lower kinetic chain dysfunctions. This can lead to a series of events such as knee valgus or hip shift during the squat, which may lead to discomfort or pain in the knee, hip, or lower back.
Fortunately, we can easily develop the foot’s ability to stabilize during the squat through simple exercises. This is all done to train the intrinsic foot muscles to become more independent and less reliant on tissues higher up the kinetic chain. If you can do this short routine even twice per week, you’ll be miles ahead of those who are neglecting their foot health! Let’s dive in and get you back to squatting with confidence.
