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How Being a Quad-Dominant Mover is Holding You Back
How Being a Quad-Dominant Mover is Holding You Back
There are two different ways that most people move without even knowing they are doing it, maybe 3.
Quad-dominant movers
Hip-dominant movers
Sloppy low back dominant movers (don't be this guy)
Why is being a quad-dominant mover a bad thing might you ask?
It's not bad to have strong quads, it's actually great and helps us in all aspects of life from training to getting up and down from the floor. The problem with being a quad-dominant mover is that the quads are doing more work than they are supposed to do and hips are being neglected from helping.
Just because you do squats or deadlifts doesn't mean you're a hip-dominant mover either.
A lot of people still drive their movement patterns with their quads so that the rest of the body is more-so supporting the quads to do the job you're asking your body to do.
So what do you want to be the driver of movement? It should be obvious at this point...but it is the hips!
The hips should be the initiator of movement. When they engage first, good things happen. Power output immediately increases. Stress moves to the large muscles. And the distribution of force moves down the leg in a proportionate manner.
What is the key to being injury free, faster, stronger???
This.
How do I know if this is me?
It is really hard to know this without some guidance. A lot of people do this their whole lives and don't know it because no one has pointed it out to them. They stay in the cycle of trying to get fit, doing good for a while, and getting hurt and having to restart the cycle.
If you want to fix these things for good and become your best future self we would be happy to help. Click the link to book a quack call with Josh or I.
Happy running,
Dylan
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