"Mobility work is key for anyone who lifts, whether you're a bodybuilder or the occasional gym-goer. Mobility is more than just being bendy-it's also having the strength and stability to use your range of motion functionally, which is critical for exercises such as squats and deadlifts. In exercise, mobility is the active ability to move a joint through its full range of motion with control."
"Earlier this year, when my husband's limited ankle and hip mobility started holding back his squat depth, I showed him a few simple yoga for mobility moves he could do in under 10 minutes. To his surprise, it worked. Within a few weeks of practicing daily, his squat depth improved, his nagging hip pain faded, and he broke through plateaus that had been frustrating him for months."
"Practicing yoga for mobility allows you to move more fluidly under load and avoid muscle compensations that can affect form. Greater ankle and hip mobility allows you to squat below parallel (i.e., your hip crease goes lower than the top of your knees), which maximizes glute and quadriceps engagement. Similarly, less-tense hamstrings can better support a proper deadlift hip hinge. Also, upper spine (thoracic) mobility creates a stronger bench press arch,"
Short daily yoga mobility exercises can quickly improve functional range of motion, strength, and stability for lifters. Improved ankle and hip mobility enables deeper squats with greater glute and quadriceps engagement and supports a proper deadlift hip hinge. Thoracic spine mobility aids bench press positioning. Mobility practice helps move more fluidly under load, reduces muscle compensations that compromise form, and can resolve nagging joint pain while breaking performance plateaus. Even brief, consistent routines performed in under ten minutes can produce measurable improvements in weeks.
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