4 Foot Positions for Knee & Ankle Strengthening/Rehab!

Power up your lower body training knowledge for life!

I’ll show you the 4 positions, explain them and then remind you of step-by-step levels for each…

1/4. Full slant for knee-building step-ups:

2/4. Partial slant for balanced leg and glute development on squats:

3/4. No slant for ankle and hip mobility on split squats:

And 4/4. Into the slant for foot-Achilles-calf!

The slant step-up is easier with:

-less slope

-less reach

-less load

And thus harder with:

-more slope

-more reach

-more load

This continues to be my go-to progression to help people relieve knee pain in sports:

The deep squat is easier with:

-less load

-load FARTHER FROM BODY

And thus harder with:

-more load

-load CLOSER TO BODY

This allows me to consistently help people who think they can’t squat deep. This practice then helps develop the legs and protect the knees better long-term:

The deep split squat is easier with:

-higher front foot

-less load

And thus harder with:

-lower front foot

-more load

This continues to be the single best mobility investment I’ve made. It opened my eyes to the power of stretch-strength training for the rest of the body, too:

And the slant calf raise levels are:

-two legs

-two legs up, one leg down

-one leg

-one leg loaded

I believe this concept of strengthening the lower legs into the slant may be underrated for modern foot and lower leg problems, since it helps develop strength and flexibility so simply:

I hope these 4 scalable solutions power up your lower body training knowledge for life!

Yours in Solutions,

Ben

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