Improve Your Squat With Test of Functional Leg Strength | Presented by Beyond Raw
Most people do squats improperly, which increases the risk of knee and back pain. Test your functional leg strength and capacity to squat properly. Each exercise is progressively more difficult and none requires weights. Chair Squats: Sit up straight in a chair with your back resting against the backrest and arms at your sides. Your feet should be placed more than shoulder-width apart so that you can get them under the body. Begin the motion of rising out of the chair by flexing at the hips and not the back. Then, squat up using a hip hinge movement (no spine movement). Stand without ro...