0“Just Squat, Bro!” vs Corrective Exercise
Just get under the barbell and allow the weight to sort out asymmetries and movement deficiency. Right?
The big lifts themselves may be corrected to a certain extent, but when a client displays severe valgus, butt wink, and excessive forward inclination of the torso, “Just squat, bro!” isn’t the most sound programming strategy.
While it’s plain silly to roll around on the floor for an hour and call it personal training, a couple of targeted corrective exercises, as determined by some screening criteria, can go a long way towards improving movement quality and staying safe in the gym.
Verdict: Just squat, brother! But also perform the corrective exercise as part of a warm-up or as inter-set rest.
