REPOST FROM @morellifit: WHY? There are so many people that are extremely quick to pick out this fault without really understanding what makes it incorrect in the first place. The knee should always track the toes. When it goes past the toes that usually means that the person is performing the movement with their weight in their toes as opposed to pushing through their heels. How much margin is there for an exercise like this? Well...instead of looking at the knee joint to find fault, take a look at the feet. Is the person pushing through their heels or toes? Sometimes ROM in the hips and/or knee joint make it hard for certain people to avoid this fault even when their weight is in the heels... For these people, Id say lets back up and just work on the split squat and some mobility before moving into lunges of any sort. We certainly do not want someone to hurt themselves by putting excess pressure on the knee joint. So how much margin is there? If the knees pass the toes a little bit bit, and you can see that the person has the weight distributed in their heels Id say this is fine. I dont do every rep with my knee perfectly lining up with the front of my toe. I do perform every rep with my weight in the heels, thats the critical piece here. When we take a look at form, its certainly important to do your best. If youve been following me, you know I am very much in favor of proper form. I try to demonstrate all of the exercises with the best possible form. With that in mind...things happen in life that dont always allow for perfect form; pick up a baby, a bag of dog food, or the groceries...think about it. Do you always set up in with proper form? Do your best, be mindful of it, and correct course. 1. Form 2. Consistency 3. Intensity Pool time with the family... Have an awesome Thursday! God Bless ~ Michael (via #RepostWhiz @RepostWhiz app)
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 18:03:06 +0000