Ricky Frausto
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This picture was posted on the main site and referred to as the dog-squat. It is one of the most common faults displayed by inexperienced squatters. In this instance it is exaggerated but the point is nevertheless proven. Usually there is one of two answers to this problem. One, as the athlete descends into the bottom portion of the squat, lack of hamstring flexibility causes the pelvis to be pulled underneath forcing loss of lumbar curve. This causes the knees to shoot forward followed by the heels coming off the ground. If the athlete is able to maintain heel contact with the ground there would be a huge display of back rounding such that the front of the body would look as though it was facing the ground. The second answer is those that actually believe in tucking the pelvis while squatting. A very terrible mistake that could prove costly irregardless of the load.
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