THE SQUATTHE SQUAT BY TAYLOR HUDSONBY TAYLOR HUDSON

BENEFITS OF THE BENEFITS OF THE SQUATSQUAT ATHLETICALLY THE SQUAT WILL PROVIDE ATHLETICALLY THE SQUAT WILL PROVIDE

THE STRENGTH TO COMPETE BETTER.THE STRENGTH TO COMPETE BETTER. ATHLETICALLY THE LEGS ARE ONE OF ATHLETICALLY THE LEGS ARE ONE OF

THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE BODY.BODY.

THE SPORTS WE PLAY ARE GROUND THE SPORTS WE PLAY ARE GROUND BASED. THIS IS WHY SQUAT ARE BASED. THIS IS WHY SQUAT ARE IMPORTANTIMPORTANT

A STRONG LOWER BODY CAN ALSO A STRONG LOWER BODY CAN ALSO DECREASE THE RISK INJURYDECREASE THE RISK INJURY

TECHNIQUESTECHNIQUES THE BAR IS PLACED ON THE BAR IS PLACED ON

THE TRAPSTHE TRAPS HEAD SHOULD BE HEAD SHOULD BE

RAISED AND LOOK RAISED AND LOOK TOWARDS THE CEILINGTOWARDS THE CEILING

FEET SLIGHTLY WIDER FEET SLIGHTLY WIDER THAN SHOULDER WIDTHTHAN SHOULDER WIDTH

KEEP BACK ARCHED KEEP BACK ARCHED AND CHEST OUTAND CHEST OUT

UPON DESCENT BODY UPON DESCENT BODY SHOULD BE SMOOTH SHOULD BE SMOOTH SQUATSQUAT

LEGS MUST REACH LEGS MUST REACH PARALLEL POSITIONPARALLEL POSITION

WHAT IS PARALLEL?WHAT IS PARALLEL? Thigh must be parallel Thigh must be parallel

to the ground.to the ground. There must be a There must be a

distinct break in the distinct break in the hip joint below the hip joint below the knee joint.knee joint.

Feet flat on the floor Feet flat on the floor will aide in getting will aide in getting parallel.parallel.

Parallel is when two Parallel is when two lines continue in the lines continue in the same direction and same direction and are equal distance are equal distance apart.apart.

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ALTERNATIVE EXERCISESALTERNATIVE EXERCISESFOR LEGSFOR LEGS

FRONT SQUATSFRONT SQUATS LEG PRESSLEG PRESS LEG CURLLEG CURL LEG EXTENSIONLEG EXTENSION OVERHEAD SQUATSOVERHEAD SQUATS HEEL RAISESHEEL RAISES LUNGESLUNGES