improving flexibility to squat ass to grass

[Imadeapoopsie]

i need to improve my flexibility to go lower, if anybody wants to throw in some hints.. feel free*yes3*:-D

[Skeletor]

Post up a vid of current squat from a side on view . Cant really give advice without seeing what you may or may not be doing wrong in the first place.

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

assess your posture.. are you in anterior pelvic tilt or posterior? do stretches to fix that, there is a good start. most people will have tight hip flexors.. really tight.

 

can you squat proper and low if you just slip some 2-5kg plates under your heels? -> ankle mobility is another big one

 

you might have tight hamstrings but the 2 above are more likely issues.

 

if you really want to address your squat then you need to hop on a program which has you squatting several times a week (eg. 5x5 routines with squat 3x a week). you start with light weights and end up with plenty of practice end of each week. if you think you're not squatting right then you'll be wasting heaps of time trying to bring it up on a 'squats only on leg day' schedule.

[teamfatboy]

assess your posture.. are you in anterior pelvic tilt or posterior? do stretches to fix that, there is a good start. most people will have tight hip flexors.. really tight.

 

can you squat proper and low if you just slip some 2-5kg plates under your heels? -> ankle mobility is another big one

 

you might have tight hamstrings but the 2 above are more likely issues.

 

if you really want to address your squat then you need to hop on a program which has you squatting several times a week (eg. 5x5 routines with squat 3x a week). you start with light weights and end up with plenty of practice end of each week. if you think you're not squatting right then you'll be wasting heaps of time trying to bring it up on a 'squats only on leg day' schedule.

This :ditto:  

Oh, and warm-up properly - Youtube for Agile 8 and Junkyard Dog. Junkyard's perhaps a little more oriented to Olympic lifting but since the C&J and Snatch both involve a squat, have a look at it. 

[jimmybro1]

If you have a job where you are sitting down for the majority of the day your hip flexors shorten and you lose flexibility. I would regularly stretch hip flexors. I do every morning, lunch and night. 

[Dinahlady]

Go to this channell and search "squat" then watch all the videos. A good starting point. 

https://www.youtube.com/user/sanfranciscocrossfit

 

[Imadeapoopsie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHBKUtvsOkQ

sorry for the long video lol.. hows my form in each weight

 

sorry its a bit long, i think i went lower on 130 than 120..

my squat is one of my weak points compared to deadlift because i fail to go low so im weak when i go low, i usually do 140 for 10 if i only go to parallel :x

i do have tight hips/ankles likely.. i will have a look into starting 5*5 routines like you mentioned, it sounds interesting

 

 

 

[Imadeapoopsie]

Go to this channell and search "squat" then watch all the videos. A good starting point. 

https://www.youtube.com/user/sanfranciscocrossfit

 

thats a lot of vids looks interesting i have watched some.. looks like ill be here fo a while haha