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AvatarJustin LaRoche
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Ian,

Your not alone! Luckily, a lot of us have been in your shoes. Number one place to start IMO, is to work on your air squat. Get into that position of restriction and WORK! Work to keep your feet straight as possible, work to keep your chest UP as much as possible, work to keep your big toe planted and work to keep shoving your knee’s out! If you can, perform this in front of a mirror so you can see what’s improving.

By looking up your chest will have a better tendency to stay more vertical and the opposite holds true as well. Where you look determines where your chest will go.

I should mention, there is no simple cure to this. You need to find what works for you and put in 10-15 minutes of work everyday! Couch stretch at work… I do… sure people look at me weird for standing all day but, let’s be honest who’s crazy…. me ( standing all day ) vs my co-workers ( sitting all day )?

A personal go-to for me is below. Go to youtube and type in MobilityWod Pre-squat. Or just click this link that I am putting below. The pre-squat routine is something I try to do EVERYDAY that and couch stretch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBHzXF-mVjY

If you need to work on dorsiflexion, find Kelly & Roop’s video with the 100lb slam ball. No, I don’t have one of them but, I have a sand bag ( 70lbs ) and a barbell that perform that same principle. Or work on one ankle with a heavy-ish kettlebell. You can find a video on the Crossfit Invictus site.

Now, quit reading and get moving! Send some feedback and let’s keep bouncing around ideas.

Stay supple my friend,

Derek ( STL, MO )