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Graded A+
What are therapies for common faults in the squat? ✔✔Bar holds
box squatting (squat on box)
Bottom to bottom
Causes of a bad squat ✔✔weak glute/hamstring
poor engagement, weak control
attempting to squat with quads
inflexibility
sloppy work, poor focus
Air Squat sequence ✔✔setup - shoulder width stance
execution - hips descend back and down
- lumbar curve maintained
- knees in line with toes
- hips lower than knees
,- heels down
Finish - Complete at full hip and knee extension
Air squat unchanging elements ✔✔core to extremity
frontal plane
posterior chain engagement
range of motion
Burgener warm-up ✔✔Hip width stance
arms wide and hook grip on the bar
bar at the high hang
dip, drive
dip, drive, and shrug keeping torso vertical and arm straight
dip, drive, and shrug and then elbows pull high
dip, drive, and shrug and then pull bar overhead
feet move to shoulder width stance
overhad squat
move feet to hip width stance; bar at the high hang
,dip, drive and pull into bottom of overhead squat; stand
snatch
Deadlift ✔✔• Look straight ahead
• Keep the back arched
• Arms do not pull, they are just straps
• Bar travels along legs
• Push through the heels
deadlift points of performance ✔✔Lumbar curve maintained
• Weight on heels
• Shoulders slightly in front of bar on setup
• Hips and shoulders rise at same rate
• Bar stays in contact with legs throughout the movement
• At the top the hip is completely open and knees are
straight
Deadlift fault:
, - weight on, or shifting to toes ✔✔correction:
• Fix - Have athlete settle into the heels and pull hips
back, maintaining tension in the hamstrings at start of
movement, and focus on driving through heels.
• Fix - Check that the bar stays in contact with legs
throughout the movement.
Deadlift fault:
- bar loses contact with legs. ✔✔Corrections:
- cue "pull the bar in to your legs the whole time".
- use a tactile cue to help engage the upper back.
Deadlift fault:
- hips rise before the chest (stiff-legged deadlift) ✔✔corrections: Cue "lift your chest more
aggressively
give a tactile cue at the hips and shoulders so they rise in unison
Deadlift fault:
Correct Answers Latest Versions 2025
Graded A+
What are therapies for common faults in the squat? ✔✔Bar holds
box squatting (squat on box)
Bottom to bottom
Causes of a bad squat ✔✔weak glute/hamstring
poor engagement, weak control
attempting to squat with quads
inflexibility
sloppy work, poor focus
Air Squat sequence ✔✔setup - shoulder width stance
execution - hips descend back and down
- lumbar curve maintained
- knees in line with toes
- hips lower than knees
,- heels down
Finish - Complete at full hip and knee extension
Air squat unchanging elements ✔✔core to extremity
frontal plane
posterior chain engagement
range of motion
Burgener warm-up ✔✔Hip width stance
arms wide and hook grip on the bar
bar at the high hang
dip, drive
dip, drive, and shrug keeping torso vertical and arm straight
dip, drive, and shrug and then elbows pull high
dip, drive, and shrug and then pull bar overhead
feet move to shoulder width stance
overhad squat
move feet to hip width stance; bar at the high hang
,dip, drive and pull into bottom of overhead squat; stand
snatch
Deadlift ✔✔• Look straight ahead
• Keep the back arched
• Arms do not pull, they are just straps
• Bar travels along legs
• Push through the heels
deadlift points of performance ✔✔Lumbar curve maintained
• Weight on heels
• Shoulders slightly in front of bar on setup
• Hips and shoulders rise at same rate
• Bar stays in contact with legs throughout the movement
• At the top the hip is completely open and knees are
straight
Deadlift fault:
, - weight on, or shifting to toes ✔✔correction:
• Fix - Have athlete settle into the heels and pull hips
back, maintaining tension in the hamstrings at start of
movement, and focus on driving through heels.
• Fix - Check that the bar stays in contact with legs
throughout the movement.
Deadlift fault:
- bar loses contact with legs. ✔✔Corrections:
- cue "pull the bar in to your legs the whole time".
- use a tactile cue to help engage the upper back.
Deadlift fault:
- hips rise before the chest (stiff-legged deadlift) ✔✔corrections: Cue "lift your chest more
aggressively
give a tactile cue at the hips and shoulders so they rise in unison
Deadlift fault:
