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Barbell Back Squat
Muscles worked
- Quadriceps
- Hip Adductors
- Gluteus
- Quadratus Lumborum
- Long Calf
- Short Calf
- Calf (Gastrocnemius)
- Calf (Soleus)
Equipment


Form Cues
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Place the barbell on your back safely
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Step into a comfortable roughly hip wide stance
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Brace your core, keep the back engaged
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Lower slowly by breaking at the hip and knees
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Squat down until you can’t get deeper or your back starts to round
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Pause briefly at the bottom
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Come up with control
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Avoid the knees dropping in or back rounding a the bottom (butt wink)
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Turn your feet slightly outward, then drive the knees forward first and let the hip follow down
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Knees traveling over the toes is safe and is what a clean, upright squat looks like, as long as your knees are healthy
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Keep the torso upright without over-arching the back or pushing the chest out excessively
Common mistakes
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