Thursday 050526

For time:
25 Double-unders
25 Kettlebell swings, 1.5 pood
25 Sit-ups
Run 400 meters
25 Hang squat cleans, 40 pound dumbbells
25 Back Extensions
Row 500 meters
25 One-arm Snatches, 40 pound dumbbells
25 Knees to elbows
Run 400 meters
25 Push press, 40 pound dumbbells
25 Stiff-legged deadlifts, 40 pound dumbbells

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We get regular email asking about Hindu squats. On the plus side they are easy to learn; people who can’t squat, Hindu squat. On the whole, however, the Hindu squat represents a weak/inferior motor recruitment pattern with these faults among others:

1. Blunts development of posterior chain – when the heels lift, glutes and hams fade
2. Unnecessarily shifts center of balance
3. Reduces stability as center of mass is lowered
4. Creates a potentially damaging shear force on the knee
5. Dead-end movement - not a progression for any other movement
6. Incapable of moving large loads
7. Retards learning to squat, deadlift, push-press, clean, jerk, snatch…