The Back Squat

CrossFit Seminar Staff member James Hobart demonstrates the back squat.

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[DaRealPkmnMaster]

Thanks for the guide, I started working out recently so this will help

[DanielGonzalez-pjnz]

It would help to explain the squat, coming out of the rack. Getting under the bar; shoulder placement; tilting hips under; etc.

[angelrod]

Good no 10 min. talking straight to the point

[adamperkins]

Bar rests on upper back is a bit misleading, I would say on top of shoulder blades. If you put it higher where you neck stops it's not ideal.

[mysticmarauder]

good way to explain it but i feel like itd be better to keep the requirments to 3-5 since its hard to remember how to do a exercise when u have to do so many in a workout.

[TheCherrydee]

My lower back arch ached am I not doing it right

[camerongeraghty]

Probably too much through the heels. You should still maintain pressure through the forefoot so that your toes aren't lifting off the ground

[alexgoico]

Hips lower then knees? I thought it was 90 degrees

[alexkain]

What happens if I go all the way down?

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[JacobRivera]

for some weird reason my ancles rise when I get down.

[businesskitty]

Ya sure locking those knees is a good idea?

[فِرْناس-ضش]

who love leg training and hate ab training

[trentizlost]

But it's crossfit you need to throw a kip in there and shit all.over your joints

[Superdashie]

Knees are going way to far forward, you’re gonna injure yourself squatting like that.

[Joe-ligb]

He’s got problems in his technique. He doesn’t have the correct bar path over his mid foot. His thumbs are places wrong and this is a high bar position and more like a front squat. He’s not working his entire posterior chain therefore he’s not efficient.