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JA⚠️Stop doing pendulum squats like this!
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❗️Pendulum squats are a great exercise to absolutely crush the quads and to a degree the glutes because we are taking the knee and hip to almost complete flexion, which is what we want.
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👉A lot of people tend to do this exercise incorrectly. They don’t have the set up right. This means having the feet ideally shoulder width if not wider, externally rotated foot can help as well. I would also ensure your whole foot in pressing into the implement and do not let your back come off of the pad, this is when lower back pain comes into play. This machine is amazing because it offers amazing stability and allows us to get good range of motion because the implements are angled - meaning easier on ankles to descend lower; this will have massive application because:
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❗️Most of us are sitting in chairs for most of the day.
❌Sitting in the car
❌Sitting on the couch
❌Sitting on your desk chair
❌Sitring on the toilet
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⚠️Common denominator here is a 90 degree angle that we sit in which never allows the ankles and hips to get to their end ranges of motion of flexion; limiting mobility and potentially limiting your gains and causing pain.
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❗️We as humans evolved squatting ass to grass. Most third world countries that’s how they sit down; eat, go to the toilet… we have it backwards.. this is leaving a lot on the table not only for gains but for longevity.
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👀Watch as I explain how to execute the pendulum squat correctly!
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