Matt Lafleur, who lives in Louisiana, was diagnosed with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) in 1994 at age 9. He demonstrates how a simple squat stand-up can be adapted for strength training with FA.
Disclaimer: The information in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor or other trained medical professional before beginning any new exercise program to ensure it is safe and appropriate for you.
Transcript
What’s up, guys? Coach Damon with my guy Matt here. We’ve got another awesome rare moves exercise for y’all. This one is the squat stand-up. This is one of my favorites. The king of the lower body exercises. Gonna get the quads going, glutes, core, hips, upper body — the whole nine yards.
So here’s what I’m gonna do. I’m going to set up. It can be about hip level, or if you want to do more like pull-up style — however, you need to. But this is kind of sink height. Imagine you got your hands in the sink and you’re about to do a pull-up, right?
So what we’ll do is make sure the feet are positioned well. And this is the key — I’ve got to have something supporting my knees, because if not, I’ll just pull myself off my chair, right? So if I’m up against some cabinets and I have some pillows or something, these have to be supported.
From here, I’m just going to support my quads, glutes, and hips. “Let’s go. Legs, legs, legs. Drive, drive, drive, drive. That’s it, that’s it, that’s it. Keep standing up. Hips in tall. Nice. Hold that. Hold that. Hips in for me. That’s a beautiful stand-up, man. That’s all you, brother.”
“All right, let’s bring it down slow again. Ready and go. Here we go. Now, that was a great stand. Look at that. It’s in now. “ The legs are warm, quads are engaged. You can feel Matt’s muscles — glutes, upper back — get tall.
“Yeah, exactly. We want to get that posture up. He’s using his core, his hips, his legs, biceps, back — and rest. Yeah. Good job, bro. Out.”
