Squat Archives - Dr. John Rusin - Exercise Science & Injury Prevention

2 12, 2019

Bulgarian Split Squats: A Superior Alternative To Barbell Back Squats?
Putting An End To The SPLIT SQUAT vs. SQUAT Debate

2019-12-03T08:08:06-06:00By Charley Gould|

Squatting With A Bar On Your Back Is The ONLY Way To Get Strong, Right? Before the rise of the online fitness industry, things used to be simpler. Ah, the good 'ole days! Back when the universal approach to getting bigger and stronger via strength training was extremely straight forward. If you [...]

14 03, 2019

The Science of Finding The Perfect Squat Stance
Anthropometrical Considerations For Customizing The Squat Pattern

2019-03-18T07:49:14-05:00By Dr. John Rusin|

DEBUNKING DEEPLY ROOTED SQUAT DOGMA The squat has been one of the most debated topics across demographics in the fitness and sports performance industries for as long as people have been lifting weights. As the fitness industry continues maturing, so does the ability to answer some of these debated questions. In [...]

5 11, 2018

Big Ass = Big Lifts: 10 Badass Posterior Chain Building Exercises

2021-07-12T13:36:31-05:00By Jason Brown|

"I've Never Seen a Strong Person with a Small Ass." Legendary strength coach Louie Simmons has a way with words, doesn't he? But the man does know a thing or two about building a big, strong powerful posterior chain arguably better than any other coach on earth. Training the posterior chain [...]

4 06, 2018

Fix Your Ankle Mobility In Five Minutes
A Systematic 5-Step Approach To Unlocking Your Ankle Mobility For Good

2018-06-04T19:31:29-05:00By Dr. John Rusin|

Unlock Those Ankles Once And For All Poor ankle mobility has been blamed for damn near everything in the weight room, especially in lifters and athletes that are chronically hurt and move like shit. This widespread nostalgia for ankle mobility has lead us to do some crazy ass things in order to [...]

10 12, 2017

5 Ways to Minimize Low Back Pain For Strength Athletes

2020-02-12T14:01:23-06:00By Andrew Millett|

Athletes Battling Low Back Pain It always amazes me that 80% of people in the world have had low back pain at least once in their life! That statistic is huge. I mean, come on now, 80% of people in the world! That stat isn’t just saying people who sit on the [...]

4 12, 2017

4 Reasons You Need To Box Squat

2018-01-13T08:59:08-06:00By Dr. John Rusin|

The box squat is one of the most underutilized tools in the gym that has the ability to rebuild your squat pattern from the ground up while adding a safe spark to your explosive strength and power work. But simply put, the box squat has gained the notorious reputation for being an [...]

19 07, 2017

The Squat vs. The Hip Hinge: Know The Difference

2022-02-22T08:22:10-06:00By Dr. John Rusin|

Struggling To Stay Healthy While Progressing Your Squats & Deadlifts? The squat and the "deadlift" AKA hip hinge patterns are the cornerstone of foundational and fundamental lower body movement. They have the ability to develop resilient strength, enhance performance and help prevent chronic and traumatic injuries from occurring. As powerful as these two movements are, [...]

31 05, 2017

Busting The High Bar vs Low Bar Squat Myth

2018-01-13T09:02:36-06:00By Dr. John Rusin|

The Theoretical Advantages of High vs. Low Bar Squats The myth of dogmatically squatting high bar or low bar based on solely on your goals or training type needs to be debunked. Long term success for both performance and resilience to injury is found in the customization of movement patterns, NOT based on theoretical wants, but [...]

20 03, 2017

How To Front Squat Without Wrist, Elbow & Shoulder Pain

2018-01-13T09:03:39-06:00By Dr. John Rusin|

Stop Front Squatting Like An Olympic Lifter While the front squat is one of the best bang for your buck movements for developing full body strength and function, many lifters struggle to train this squat variation hard, heavy and pain-free due to the pain at the wrist, elbow and shoulder joints. It's about [...]

8 03, 2017

Stop Squatting Through That Painful Hip Pinch!

2020-02-12T14:00:08-06:00By Andrew Millett|

There's No Excuse To Squat Through Hip Pain You heard me! Stop squatting through that “tightness”, “pinching sensation” in the front of your hip. Many times, people say that they feel a “pinching” or “tight” feeling on the front of their hip when they squat. Most of the time, it is [...]

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