Weighted Counterbalanced Skater Squat
The skater squat holding a weight plate out at arm's length; the plate counterbalances the hips sitting back, so the torso can stay taller.
How to do it
Setup
Standing on one leg, the other knee bent behind, a plate held in both hands at chest height, arms straight.
Steps
- Push the plate forward as the standing knee bends.
- Sink until the back knee hovers near the floor.
- Stand up through the whole foot, the arms staying straight.
Common mistakes
Plate sinking toward the body at the bottom: keep it out front; that is where it balances you. Back knee thumping the floor: hover and go. Shrugging the plate up with the shoulders: arms long, shoulders down.
Breathing
Inhale down, exhale up.
