If you’re like me you have a tough time getting deep in your squats and then coming back out of the hole with some power. Here’s a great exercise to work on to help with that. They’re called 1 and 1/2 squats.
Coaching cues and key points:
- Knees out, hips back, chest up, heels flat – Just like any other squat exercise.
- Come up just high enough on the 1/2 squat to know that you’ve gotten through the “sticking point” or the hardest portion of the lift.
- Treat this as an accessory exercise, not to replace your Max effort work or main lifts. I like to place these after my main squat exercise or after some Oly lifts.
- You can try this with front squats and overhead squats as well.
- Listening to 50 cent during this exercise boosts strength an extra 10%.
What’s your favorite squat variation to work on your weaknesses?
Dan
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