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Podcast listeners, thank you so much for checking out today's show. This is episode 10 of the Squat

University podcast. The goal with each and every one of these shows is to bring you as much value-packed content to help you move better in the gym and in life.

Decrease your bodies, aches, and pains, and help you reach your true athletic potential.

Now, if you guys listen to last week's episode, we dove deep into a discussion on how torque is generated during the squat and how it is

manipulated based on the type of technique you're using, whether you're using a high bar back

squat or a low bar back squat. We basically dove deep into the science of the squat. Now, if you

have not yet listened to episode nine, last week's episode, immediately stop what you're doing,

go download that episode and listen to it before going any further into this episode

because all that information from what we talked about last week sets the foundation

knowledge-wise for what we're then going to talk about today.

So today's class is going to be titled Squads Quad-dominant versus hip-dominant. Now, when we

break down the squat scientifically or biomechanically, we look for a few things, including the length

of the moment arm or lever arm. So here's a quick way to explain that. And just a little bit of a

heads up. This next section is going to be a little more sciencey, I guess we'll say. But just like

everything I do here at Squy University, my goal is to be able to take these complicated and research

back ideas and discussions and simplify them so that every single one of us, no matter how

ingrained into the sciences

your background is education-wise, you can understand it and take something away from it.

So let's talk about what is a moment arm?

Well, if you took a freeze frame of your body as you're squatting and you stopped it

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