Today we are going to put all that squating practice to test. The squat is essential to your well-being. The squat can both greatly improve your athleticism and keep your hips, back, and knees sound and functioning in your senior years.
Not only is the squat not detrimental to the knees it is remarkably rehabilitative of cranky, damaged, or delicate knees. In fact, if you do not squat, your knees are not healthy regardless of how free of pain or discomfort you are. This is equally true of the hips and back. The squat is no more an invention of a coach or trainer than is the hiccup or sneeze. It is a vital, natural, functional, component of your being. The squat, in the bottom position, is nature’s intended sitting posture (chairs are not part of your biological make-up), and the rise from the bottom to the stand is the biomechanically sound method by which we stand-up. There is nothing contrived or artificial about this movement.
Warm Up: 5 minutes of:
10 Squats
9 Sit ups
8 Step-ups
7 Toe touches
6 Mountain Climbers
50m Row
4 Lunges
3 Push ups
2 Burpees
100 m walk/run
SQUAT FORM TEST (this is to ensure future safety and progress)
5 x Max squat hold
Skill:
KB Swing (eye level) 5 x7
Push up 5 x 5
(alternate)
AMRAP 7 min:
7 KB Swings
7 Toe Touches
7 Push ups
7 Calorie Row
Mobility!!