Dr Mel Siff on Box Squats and Exoskeletons
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A member wrote wrote:
< …..I think this BOX SQUAT exploration is interesting and assume (excuse
the pun if you see it) that most have not analyzed it completely.
There are many reasons that those who use this squat are able to handle such
enormous weights. I mentioned that I thought the action/reaction sequence of
the compression and expansion of the hams and gluteals against the unyielding
surface of the box was more of a factor than most perceived at the very start
of the action forwards and upwards.>
Dr Mel Siff: You may recall that we both discussed this issue some months ago on this
list, when I also stressed that the contact between adjacent soft tissue
surfaces can play a useful proprioceptive facilitation role. The box squatting Read more…