Weight training session todayMy good buddy Mervyn Etienne (European Champion & 4 x World Team Champion) came over to Oaklands College to train today for a power and olympic lifting session.
We practice the full squat. The 90 degree squat is a cop out my friends. Did you know, when you do a 90 degree squat you have continuous loading on the knee and is only reduced when you go passed 90 degrees. Also the full squat works the Gluteus muscles full range of movement (ROM). The important factor to remember we are lifting for performance and not 'Andy Pandy' health and fitness. The key is strength through the entire ROM of the limb, 'Strength throughout movement' as opposed to the pure strength of the muscle.
The Squat- Good line under the bar
- Feet just over hip width apart
- toes slightly turned out
- Brace the trunk / good grip
- Lift weight clear of rack
- Re affirm start position
- Then squat - Chest out / head up / lumber curve
- Beyond 90 degrees arse to the grass!!!
You'll have to do your own leg work as to how many reps and sets you will need to produce explosive power. Below Monique Etienne squatting deep, (the bar tilt was feed back and corrected!!).
