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The Squat, Different But The Same

1/29/2014

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When was the last time you dropped into a full depth squat? Honestly, think about it, ass to grass bottomed out squat. Hopefully your answer was today or at least yesterday. Sadly the majority of Western society squats very little. In Asian and Middle Eastern countries, the squat is a position of comfort. It's also necessary because eventually they are going to have to take a poo. 
Often times we hear the excuse that an athlete can't squat below parallel because of their height or leg length. This absolutely will be a determining factor on how easily you can remain in the bottom position of a squat. We do however feel that 99% of individuals can obtain a full depth squat with their heels flat on the ground. Below is a video of Andrew Killion of District Crossfit and Dr. Danny Matta of Athletes' Potential talking about similarities and differences in the squat pattern. We both advise athletes that want to improve their squat to start spending time in the bottom of a squat as often as possible. The body recognizes movement patterns very well and adapts to new positions. 
Keep spending time in a squat everyday and hey, maybe one day you'll be able to take a poo in Japan!

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Kyle Sela link
1/30/2014 03:25:51 pm

Nice work fellas. Great topic and very relevant to some interesting online debate as of late. Pattern development is essential and I agree there are definite "rules" we can use with athletes and anatomy of all shapes and sizes.

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Danny Matta
1/30/2014 11:13:13 pm

Kyle, thanks for the comment!
I couldn't agree with you more. We realize people will have variations in how they may squat. Just look at the difference between a wide powerlifting squat stance and the catch stance of a squat clean. These have their own distinct advantages and disadvantages.
Our view is that developmentally 99% of us are able to squat in the same way. As we age we should still be able to attain that full depth narrowish stance squat. If we can't, we probably lost it along the way with who knows how many hours of sitting, strength development without an emphasis on quality movement and injuries.
It's basically a check the box for us.
Thanks again for the comment.

Danny

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