WHY YOU CAN'T DO A DEEP SQUAT

If you can't do a deep squat, you might need to work on ankle mobility. If you don't have enough ankle dorsiflexion for the knees to go over the toes in a deep squat, your balance will shift to the heels so much you'll just fall backwards if you try to go deeper, unless you're holding onto something doing an assisted deep squat. In order to get the knees forward of the toes so your hips and torso can be nicely balanced over your ankles in a deep squat position (like malasana in yoga), you need to improve your ankle dorsiflexion. In order to improve ankle flexibility, you can work on ankle dorsiflexion PAILs contractions from the FRC (Functional Range Conditioning) system. Eccentric calf raises are useful as well. Additionally, spending time in an assisted deep squat will improve your ankle flexibility. These options tend to be more functional, useful, and effective than using exclusively static passive stretching methods. These active forms of stretching will get you better results faster, and you'll be squatting in no time!
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