Our writer suffered from stiff ankles and poor squat technique – but a month of heel-raised squats has worked wonders for her ...

Recent research has focused on various factors that influence squat performance, including barbell load, stance width, heel elevation, and individual anatomical differences. These studies provide ...

Try lunges, butt-kickers, jumping jacks and high knee running on ... t ) to get as far down into the squat as you’d like, putting a weight plate under the heels can help. This enables you ...

How to do a bodyweight front squat: Barbell back squats fine ... On your way back up, press through your heels and explode through your toes into a jump. Jump up high and land softly before ...

From heavy barbell squats to dynamic lunges and explosive ... Lower into a squat, keeping your chest up and elbows high.

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Happily, I’ve found a solution to my lack of flexibility, and that is doing elevated or heel-raised squats ... even when I am doing a normal barbell squat without elevation.