Improve Your Climbing Technique With A Deep Squat

Around 7 years ago, I got introduced to the world of Deep Squatting.

Despite my active lifestyle—playing a lot of Ultimate Frisbee, regularly going to the gym, and studying Sports & Movement—you would think that such a basic exercise would be no challenge.

WRONG!

My hips, knees, and the soles of my feet protested after spending more than 5 minutes in the position.

However, with guidance from mentors like Ido Portal and MODEST Gent, I began to see improvement.

Instead of just enduring the discomfort, I focused on actively moving within the position.

Today, my deep squat has evolved into a comfortable resting posture, which I've shared with over 100 individuals.

It helps me in various aspects of my life, from performing household chores with ease to navigating around injuries and enhancing my movement and climbing performance.

In this Youtube episode, I share with you how this exercise can enhance your climbing technique by improving physical capabilities as Ankle Dorsiflexion, Knee Flexion and Hip Flexion.

How better Ankle Dorsiflexion can help improve your Slab Climbing, Toe Hooks, Bicycles, Bathangs.

How better Knee Flexion can help improve your Kneebars, Rockovers and Frogsits.

How better Hip Flexion can help improve your High Steps & Laybacks.

In the video I explain the strategies that helped me in this initial process and how I progressed to more advanced exercises like a Pistol Squat.

Once you understand how this simple yet basic exercise can change your movement capabilities, things will continue to snowball for you in the right direction.

Download these 7 Deep Squat variations to find out how your current squatting ability is going If you're not already Deep Squatting, you will be soon.

And if you already are, progressing to other patterns like Pistol Squats, Cossack Squats and Dragon Squats will come faster than imagined.

So let's unpack this primal position and let's squat low to climb high!