Believe it or not your squat technique could be disrupted by your lack of ankle mobility! Some that may be struggling to achieve their full squat depth think the main culprit is their hips or knees, because that seems to be the main joints that make up a squat.
If you have poor ankle mobility this doesn’t allow your knees to travel over your toes, which is necessary (opposed to popular belief). If your knees can’t travel past your toes this also impacts the hips; if the knees can’t track, the hips can’t drop below parallel. All of this in total will hinder your ability to achieve good squat technique. We go through what problems you may run into when performing your squats that are signs of poor ankle mobility:
- If you want to drop lower into your squats but the knees and hips are limited, you’ll tend to shift your weight backwards and fall.
- Same idea as the point made above, but if you don’t want to fall back then your weight shifts forward yet the hips and knees stay stationary.
- Once again, hips and knees are limited so to get lower you will push into the arches of your feet and the knees cave inward to try to achieve depth.
- Knees cave in and feet can’t stay stable so your stability is completely thrown off.
If any of these sound/look familiar to you then it is a sign that you need to work on your ankle mobility to improve your technique. Working on ankle mobility will promote a better and safer lift, so if you want to know how to work on it check out our YouTube page for guidance!
If you are in the area and are frustrated that you can’t achieve your fitness goals due to constant pain then don’t hesitate to reach out to us at 678-400-0300!
