Writing this quick today just so you get the info, and I get to work on time.
As you know, I’ve been using PNF stretching to help me get lower into the “Asian Squat.”
It has been incredible.
Let me explain…
Actually, I have to tell you that this worked so well that my ankle hurt all day because the stretch was so effective it reset my hips and spine.
People don’t know this but sometimes things feel worse before they get better.
See, when there is a big shift in your posture or alignment then something else is going to have to move differently and that usually causes initial discomfort.
Like some people feel worse after a chiro visit.
But then a couple days later they feel amazing.
Well this stretch reset everything from my thoracic to my knees in a just a couple minutes.
And because of that I walked around all day in steel toe boots with a different gait pattern.
Gait just means the way you walk.
So at the end of the day my ankle was hamburger.
But today (the day after)…
Well it’s subsiding and my walking pattern feels so much different.
Anyway, here’s how to do the stretch.
I’ve been talking about the method but haven’t really explained it except in my Commando Program.
Find something you can push UPWARDS on.
Like an overhanging countertop or something.
Here are the steps:
- Go to your lowest squat position and hold for 20 seconds.
- Now try to squat back up but keep yourself from being able to by using your hands on the underside of the counter to push yourself down.
- Fight for 5 seconds and then relax to sink lower.
- Repeat this process 5 times to make one set.
- Do 2 sets. Maybe 3 if you’re feeling spicy.
Not easy but very effective.
You might be a little sore tomorrow but this is an amazing hack for getting your squat deeper.
Actually, it works for front and side splits as well as back bridges (hip flexors) just to name a couple.
I discovered this PNF style stretching when I was trying to get rid of knee pain and get lower in the basic bodyweight squat so I could later do a pistol squat.
Anyway, just a quick one for today and if you want to be able to kneel and squat deep pain-free then check out this full tutorial: How To Get Your Asian Squat