AB/AD Training and Squatting

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jroe854 " <roe.jaso@... writes

>> I would assume that Louie would advocate ad/abductor training with

hips below knees as it is most specific to squatting (achieving

proper depth) and that it may be the joint angle where most

individuals tend to " cave in " . I noticed in my own squat and in

working with and watching many others that they tend to have their

knees buckle in near the bottom of the squat, or as they come out of

the hole. Whether or not there is any anatomical advantage to this

position in regards to strength increases due to this position I do

not know off the top of my head, I'd have to look into it more. But,

that's my stab at it. <<

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I've often pondered the same question--which is more common than one would

think.

One's first rxn is to focus and blame on AB/AD- (maybe even external

rotators?). The real problem is that the internal rotation occurs where the

quads are

biomechanically their weakest. So is it that the weight is such that the quads

are weak?

Another idea that has crossed my mind is the problem is not necessarily

strength but flexibility related. It occurs to me that there could be a

difference

between the flexibility of the " short " and " long " addcutors muscle groups.

That said, most exercises for the AB/AD muscle groups are open, not closed

chain, and might not really work. Goldenberg and Twist, in the book Strength

Ball Training, had a unique way of working AB/AD with a stability ball and cable

machine, that really was closed chain.

Myles Astor, PhD

Equinox Fitness Clubs

NYC, NY