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This is episode 17 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, today we're going to talk again about your anatomy and how it affects your squat technique.

Specifically, I want to talk about the

lengths of your legs and the ratios of your femur and thigh bone and your torso, basically how that

relates to your squat. Now, a few weeks ago, we discussed the squat and how the anatomy of your

hips specifically can change your technique. So I guess the title of today's class will then be

squat anatomy 201. If you have not yet listened to that previous podcast, I think it was

episode 13, I would definitely recommend going back and listening to that. And it basically

we discussed how not everyone has this ideal textbook anatomy, especially when you come and look

at your hip joints. Specifically, your hip sockets, which is called your acetabulum, they can

open sometimes more forward or more angled or flat to the side. Your femurs, then, your

thigh bones, can have a greater angle forward or again

can connect your pelvis at a more flat angle. This is basically where we get the words ant

version or retroversion in terms of your hip socket anatomy. And basically both of these

anatomical differences can have drastic changes in how your body is required to move,

especially in movements like the squat or catching a clean or snatch or even deadlifting.

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