4 Simple Cues to help you move better 💪

Here are four simple tips you can use to move better and feel better in your workouts.

If you have had an annoying feeling of:

“Not sure if this is sketchy, did I do this right? 🧐”

… then this is for you!

Let’s dig.

.WATCH: 4 CUES TO HELP YOU MOVE BETTER.

CUE #1: “Keep your balance on your foot”

This helps you avoid your knees collapsing inward, especially in squats and lunges.

Focus on maintaining even pressure between your heel, the base of your big toe, and the base of your pinky toe as you squat or lunge (front-foot only on the lunge).

The goal is to help you externally rotating at the hip, without abovedoing

CUE #2: “Close the car door”

This helps you keep your spine in a good position as you go into a hinge or deadlift position.

Imagine your arms are full of groceries, and you have to slam the car door shut with the seat of your pants.

The goal is to move the hips back, rather than round your back down.

Note: some flexion/extension of the spine is safe and normal! This is for when we have excessive movement at one point.

CUE #3: “Pull your shoes on the floor”

This helps you stay strong through your spine and avoid overexertion arched while rising from a hinged position.

Imagine pushing the soles of your shoes so hard across the floor, they actually make a footprint.

The goal is to stay on rather than arc behind.

CUE #4: “Imagine there are strings attached to your elbows”

This helps avoid too much pressure on the front of the shoulder and is great for horizontal rows and presses.

Imagine that there are two ropes attached to your elbows, and someone is standing behind you gently pulling them back and around your torso.

The goal is for your shoulder blades to move around your ribcage in sync with the movement.

And there you go! Four quick pointers to help you move with confidence.

And one last point: there is WAY too much fear of exercise technique on the Internet.

Our bodies are all built a little differently, and there are many variations of GOOD movement.

You don’t need to move exactly like the person you see on the Internet to be safe and effective. ❤️

I hope this helps give you some ideas and get you moving! 🙌

– Coach Matt

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