How To Activate Abdominals During A Squat
How to Activate Abdominals During Squats
Follow These Steps To Begin Bracing During Your Squat:
- Squeeze your glutes together
- Flex your core, as if someone was about to punch you in the stomach (pulling your sternum down towards your belly button—> as you do this take a big breath.
- The big breath needs to come from your STOMACH and NOT your CHEST.
To Teach Yourself Proper Abdominal Breathing and Not Inhaling Into Your Chest:
Try the Crocodile Breath:
– Lie on your stomach with your face resting on the back of your hands
– Breathe deeply so that your low back rises and NOT your shoulder and upper back
** You want to feel your abdominals pushing against the floor and expanding out sideways. Read More »How To Activate Abdominals During A Squat