Comments on: The #1 Squat Exercise MISTAKE That We’re Being Taught To Do

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By: Kevin Yates

Kevin Yates — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:11:58 +0000

I wouldn’t worry about the stance so much. Keep your feet shoulder width apart. Also, if you watched yourself in a mirror from the side during your squatting you may notice your trunk leaning quite a bit forward which decreases the glute/hamstring involvement.

Practice keeping your trunk more upright (forget about touching your stomach to your quads)while driving your hips back and down. Keep your abdominals and glutes engaged as you descend. This is the most difficult challenge and where most people lose the abs and glute involvement.

Really focus on the muscles the entire time.

Try a warm up circuit of exercises to:

1) activate your abdominal muscles as stabilizers and
2) activate your glutes/hamstrings

By: Danny Nguyen

Danny Nguyen — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 02:01:25 +0000

I did some full squat keeping my feet foward where my upper quad touches my stomach at the bottom, but it also feels as my quads for doing more work than the hamstrings.

I want to develop more hamstrings/glutes since I have a weak P-chain and stronger quads. I can I engage the hamstrings more in the squat keeping my feet foward on an narrow stance squat?

By: jump manual

jump manual — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:11:18 +0000

I had been doing this kind of exercise. I make sure that I execute this kind of exercise everyday and I’m seeing a good result.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 28 May 2010 22:51:47 +0000

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By: MarkSpizer

MarkSpizer — Mon, 03 May 2010 10:29:24 +0000

great post as usual!

By: Kevin Yates

Kevin Yates — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:22:49 +0000

Thanks for the comment David.

By: David Elcoate

David Elcoate — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:01:28 +0000

Kevin,

Great post I love the information on the squat technique. Like you say most people have weak hip extensors and poor LPS and are unable to resist the pull of the hip flexors and adductors and therefore the toes turning out prevents the collapse of the kinetic chain.

Keep up the good posts, I love reading your stuff.

David
Personal Trainer Essex