The Foot: Passive or Active

The foot is the foundation of lower body training. Literally. That being the case, its a good idea when training to apply some specificity to what your feet are doing, and use an active or tripod foot.

What is it?
- The active or tripod foot is a reliable means of ensuring optimal foot position for squats, deadlifts, split squats, etc.

The active or tripod foot is the neutral foot

Why should I care?
- The devil is in the details they say.  They also claim he's in Georgia. Sounds to me like the devil is in a salon in Georgia.  That aside, errors in execution are often due to lack of specificity.  If your feet aren't aligned they'll feed that misalignment back up the chain to your knees, hips, and beyond.

Cues
- With shoes off, establish firm connection between your heels and the floor
- While maintaining contact through your heel, press the ball of your foot into the floor
- Next press the ball of your pinky toes into the floor, keeping contact with the heel and other ball
- Finish by tightening your glutes (think screwing into the floor)

Thoughts on feet from smart fellas.
Mastering Tripod Foot - Mike Robertson
Passive vs Active Foot - Tony Gentilcore