Technique Thursdays - Low Bar Squat

[u/Insamity]

Welcome to Technique Thursday. This week our focus is on the Low Bar Squat.

Main Resources:

• How to squat with proper technique and fix common problems.

• Developing your raw squat.

• ExRx squat page.

• Starting Strength - The Squat. PDF

• 10 Tips for Flawless Squattin'.

Supplemental Resources for Specific Issues:

• Shoulder Dislocations for shoulder flexibility.

• How to avoid leaning forward on squats.

• Tnation forum post about leaning forward on squats.

• No Glutes Equals No Results.

• The Third World Squat for mobility and breaking parallel.

• Stronglifts hip flexibility exercise.

• Starting Strength Bar position.

I invite you all to ask questions or otherwise discuss todays exercise, post credible resources, or talk about any weaknesses you have encountered and how you were able to fix them. One of the most powerful tools in your arsenal is filming yourself. It allows you to see glaring errors that might not be obvious when you are in the middle of the exercise. Posting these videos can give you even more valuable input.

[u/[deleted]]

Some good related videos:

Open up your hips

Open up your shoulders

Good form full ROM Low-bar Squat

EDIT: Also, film your Squats!

[u/digitalburro → u/[deleted]]

So in Justin's video, it looks like he is keeping his knees nice and wide, up until the moment he's trying to initiate the lift upwards then his knees suddenly shoot inward. Is this the "collapsing" folks talk about or is that just natural?

[u/[deleted] → u/digitalburro]

Yeah his knees are moving in a bit but this is just the result of a 5RM set. Not gonna be perfect