WOD Doc: Overhead Squat Work: Knees and Ankles

Episodes 66 & 67 cover the knee and ankle respectively.

When squatting, you may develop ‘pain’ near the knee. It can be a sign of a quadriceps muscle that is overly tight.  To remedy this, landmark the tender point and use a trigger point ball to ease the tissue tension. Don’t be afraid to work out the hips (click here for review) too.

 The Knee

The Ankle

As mentioned previously, the ankle may be affected due to tight muscles of the lower leg. Chiefly the tibialis anterior, posterior; gastroc-soleus complex and the Achilles tendon (click here for review).

Recap

Always get assessed by a trainer or coach, they can see things you cannot. The location of restriction does NOT correlate with pain. You can have no pain, yet your coach sees a lack of movement. Work on these areas and then re-test.