At steep angles! Bones fuse and prevent that if you don’t do it regularly as a kid. It’s the same reason we don’t climb trees like monkeys, whose ankles don’t have the same restrictions we do
Human ankles don’t normally work like that!
Iirc someone did an anatomical study and people of slavic descent have shallower hip sockets that allow that movement more easily as well.
Yes! This was something we talked about in my physical anthropology class, that like, some people physically cannot slav squat just because of their bones and skeletal structure.
Look until this post started going around I had no idea some people couldn’t do this???
Reblog and tag with whether you can slav squat or not.
If you can’t do a deep squat you can actually train for it. It’s a primordial movement, and a good indicator of joint health. In western countries kids are usually pretty mobile and can squat, but we lose the ability once we make the transition to an often sedentary adulthood. Our bodies lose easily their end-range motion if we don’t use it.
However just like lifting weights make you stronger by developing muscle mass, it’s possible to train your joints to achieve a greater end range. No matter your age. An inability to deep squat can come from mobility limitation in the hips, ankles, or both. It’s also harder for people with certain morphologies like certain hip shapes or a longer femur for example, but still manageable with the right training.
You can look out Functional Range Conditioning or Kinstretch for that type of training. Just make sure that what you’re doing is real mobility training, and not just stretches. Stretches are good for flexibility, not mobility.
Sorry I hope I’m not bothering anyone with my infodump…
Oooh interesting
(I can squat either way, but it becomes difficult to breathe. like the position is somehow compressing my lungs or something. and doing anything while in that position, like tying my shoes, feels like 4x the usual amount of exertion)
(this has always been the case for me, even when I was in much better shape and doing regular exercises including squats. But it did get worse since I’ve lapsed in exercise and I’m hoping that when i get back into a good routine it’ll improve somewhat)
