Tight ankles = Bad Squatting
When you did the squat test, did you feel restriction in your ankes or calves? What causes tight ankles? Do you walk around in flip flops or high heels? Have you ever sprained your ankle(s)? Did you sprain them multiple times and not do anything to treat it? So now add in some inflammation, scar tissue and messed up ankle mechanics after injury and you will have an even tighter ankle. The tight ankles can cause some problems… they can limit your performance by changing the mechanics of your squat, forcing you to use more quads and less glutes. This consequence of tight ankles only makes you weaker and more prone to injury. Nobody wants that, right? Maybe if we spent the day using our full ankle mobility (i.e. squatting to eat) they wouldn’t be so tight. But most of the time, our calves are working hard in a very limited range of motion. So how can we fix this? Check out this mobility video from K-Star with a few tips to try…
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