What this tells us:
We should realize that technique comes into play with this. The number one sport for ACL tears is women's soccer. The body position noticed by female athletes was that they created more strain in the knee and therefore had a weaker knee. However, this is not just isolated to women as men can have weak technique as well. This leads me into today's topic.
Training both men and women this summer i got plenty of "clinical" practice. What i noticed was that women do follow this protocol and are more likely to drive knees in. When performing an oly lift we need to focus on using your legs. Drive knees out, pop your butt, create a lordartic curve. If you don't perfect technique you'll wind up having a nagging injury.
- Dwyer MK, Boudreau SN, Mattacola CG, Uhl TL, Lattermann C. (2010). Comparison of lower extremity kinematics and hip muscle activation during rehabilitation tasks between sexes. J Athl Train. 2010 Mar-Apr;45(2):181-90.
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