Deep Squat to Hamstring Stretch
January 7, 2009
Starting Position
- Standing tall, feet outside the hips
Procedure
- Bend at the waist, grabbing under your toes
- Keeping arms straight, pull hips down to between your ankles and lift chest up
- Lift both arms straight overhead and stand up
- Repeat for prescribed number of repetitions
Coaching Keys
- At the bottom of the movement, pull your chest up, your shoulders back and down, and try to drive the hips forward to get your torso vertical, not horizontal
- As you lift your arms, keep your chest up
- If you have trouble keeping your heels down, perform the movement with 5 pound weight plates under your heels
You Should Feel It
- Stretching the groin, glutes, hamstrings, lower back and, to a lesser degree, the ankles
Tags:
Movement Preparation, Groin, Stretching, Hamstrings
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