Below are some of the major points taken from the Pod Cast, Click on the link at the bottom to hear the entire Pod Cast.

• The normal squat is an exercise and the Functional Movement Screen is not testing your knowledge of exercise-- it is testing your movement.
• A round back and feet pointed out during a relaxed squat is not necessarily a bad thing.  It actually unloads the low back briefly.
• Do not bring exercise rules into movement patterns.  Movement needs to be uninstructed.
• Once most people turn their toes out, they do not keep their knees in line or slightly outside of the foot; thus, loading the medial compartment of the knee.
• The best and strongest foot position in a regular squat is with an out-turn.
• A movement screen is not measuring anything.  It is rating and ranking movement patterns.
• In the FMS deep squat-- toes forward, feet at shoulder width or slightly wider.
• The out-turn is removed from the FMS deep squat-- for not need to separate the group who has to turn out to squat and the group who does not have to turn out.
• Those individuals who turn their toes out prefer to squat valgus, anteriorly tilt the pelvis, and pronate the feet.
• With a narrow base, you are showing that even in a tight situation, movement is still present (even if it is not your optimal strength position).
• The heel lift gives a mechanical advantage to those people who need an out-turn.  Also, it provides a downhill trajectory to make the core fire better.

A heel lift helps people with mobility and/or stability problems, depending on what they have

• The most common FMS squat question.m4a [Play]

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