When our foot is out of position (arch collapse) stability and power is lost. If one wheel is off the ground or if the body bottoms out, power is lost and the motorcycle breaks down. If all of the wheels are in contact with the ground we get more power. Our goal when squatting should be to maintain the arch of our feet and have our weight distributed evenly – like the three wheels of a motorcycle. Our foot is basically like a three wheeled motorcycle. The three points of the tripod consists of the heel, the base of the 1 st toe and the base of the 5 th toe.
When we create a good arch in our foot, we inevitably form what we call a ‘tripod’ foot. If one link in the human chain of movement breaks down, the entire structure will be affected. This connected lower body movement is the physical representation of the ‘Joint-By-Joint Concept’ we covered last week. We can manipulate the position of our feet by setting our hips and knees in a good position prior to initiating our squat. When the ankle, knees and hips fall inward – the foot subsequently collapses and the arch flattens out.
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If the ankles, knees and hips bow outward – the entire foot moves into a full arched position. When we look at the main arch of our foot, we notice that it moves in relation to the rest of our lower body. When we squat, we need the foot to be stable and maintain its natural arch. The second we brace our bodies to lift that heavy barbell from the rack, we want our mobile foot to be instantaneously stable. This allows for a ton of movement! The role of our muscles therefore should be that of stability. There are over 25 bones spread across four different joints in the foot. The first thing we need to establish is that the foot is naturally mobile. Whether we are squatting, lunging, running or jumping, a stable foot provides a platform for efficient and powerful movement for the rest of the body.įor this reason it is important to establish a simple baseline for understanding our feet. Many coaches and physical therapists lose sight in how important the feet are when it comes to movement. Very often I find that athletes do not use their feet properly. They provide a stable platform for the rest of our body to move. Our feet set the foundation for every single functional movement. The tripod is the starting point to help understand how the arms need to be placed and what it feels like to get the triceps more involved.Today we’re going to cover a topic that is a little less understood by most. Most athletes don't recognize the importance of the triceps in the tripod and eventual HSPU, but they are critical for proper movement and need to be activated at a higher level. One of the things you will feel when doing a proper tripod is a much heavier activation of the triceps. To truly find stabilization, the body won't be completely vertical when on 3 points (hand-hand-head). The angle gives we equal weight distribution on all 3 points. It’s much further than you think when first trying to implement the tripod. From a technical standpoint, the tripod shape needed for a correct freestanding HSPU as well as higher level versions of this movement. Even if a freestanding HSPU is not in your foreseeable future, it is important to understand why it should be the goal to train towards this technique. Dave Durante breaks it down for us: " Tripod Position: slowing things down like this gives a great sense of how far forward the head needs to go to find the correct balance point in the headstand.
When it comes to working towards freestanding handstand push ups, the tripod position is key. This tripod position will also allow an athlete to work towards higher level movements such as a technically sound strict freestanding HSPU, a freestanding shoulderstand, deficit HSPU, and eventually even a strict ring HSPU. With a proper tripod an athlete can distribute the weight equally from hands and head so each body part in contact with the ground is holding 1/3 of the weight. First is for finding a stable balance point and being able to make subtle adjustments as needed. The tripod position is critical for a few reasons.
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