SQUATS

Question 1

MID-STANCE SQUAT

Answer 1

• Feet outside hip-width, toes turned out slightly
• Abs braced to support the lower back
• Lift the chest and keep it there
• Bring your elbows forward under the bar and create strength through the upper back
• Hips sit back and down
• Push your knees through the center of the feet to load the muscles perfectly
• Butt stops just above knee line, that’s your range
• Knees track forward in line with toes
• Knees at 90-degree angle

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Question 2

WIDE-STANCE SQUAT

Answer 2

• Feet outside hip-width, heel-toe wider for Wide-Stance Squat, toes turned out slightly
• Brace the abs, chest lifted
• Hips sit back and down
• Knees push out to load the glutes and good alignment
• Push your knees through the center of the feet
• Butt stops jus above knee line
• Knees at 90-degrees

Italic text signifies cues sourced from Glossary

Question 3

WIDER-STANCE SQUAT

Answer 3

• Heel-toe wider
• Hips sit back and down
• Knees out
• Chest up
• Abs braced
• Butt stops just above knee at 90-degree angle

Italic text signifies cues sourced from Glossary