Air Squat

Question 1

Air Squat: Set-up

Answer 1

1. shoulder width stance

Question 2

Air Squat: Execution

Answer 2

1. Hips descend back and down
2. Lumbar curve maintained
3. Knees in line with toes
4. Hips descend lower than knees
5. Heels down

Question 3

Air Squat: Finish

Answer 3

Complete at full hip and knee extension

Question 4

Air Squat Faults (5)

Answer 4

1. Loss of neutral position due to flexation in the lumbar spine
2. Weight on toes or shifting to toes
3. Not going low enough
4. Improper line of action i.e. hips do not travel back, knees move excessively forward which places wight on the toes
5. Knees not tracking in line with toes, which causes them to roll inside the feet