Comments on: Squatting on unstable surfaces does not increase muscle activation http://www.hygenicblog.com/2011/01/04/squatting-on-unstable-surfaces-does-not-increase-muscle-activation/ Research and News Mon, 06 May 2013 16:21:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Freehold Sports Chiropractor http://www.hygenicblog.com/2011/01/04/squatting-on-unstable-surfaces-does-not-increase-muscle-activation/comment-page-1/#comment-2790 Freehold Sports Chiropractor Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:39:54 +0000 http://www.hygenicblog.com/?p=1545#comment-2790 Great article. Instability training isn’t for strength training. It is more for proprioception and balance.
For athletes it is great form of exercise. I instruct athletes to alternate. Some days with instability training, some with strength training.
This type of training actually saved me from needing surgery after an accident while playing soccer. The proprioceptive training kept me from putting all my weight down when my knee buckled, therefor preventing all the ligaments from tearing.

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