How to Squat

Proper squatting technique, which muscles are worked, and common mistakes. http://www.drop12pounds.com

The video talks about:

- Proper technique
- Muscles worked
- Common mistakes

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• the squat
• squatting
• squatter
• squatters
• do squat
• do squats
• how to do squats

[JCGrantatAC]

This is the first video I've seen on Youtube that properly tells viewers how to squat. A person should find the most natural squatting position for them -- it's normally the position in this video. People should definitely go all the way down; it's much easier on the knees. If a person only goes down to the point where quads are parallel to the ground, it's brutal on the knee joints. In fact, most of the pressure is on the knee in that form of squat. Well-done.

[FitnessSolutionsPlus]

@JCGrantatAC Thanks, JC. I'm glad you found the video useful.

[evilpinne]

@bodybuildr31 I would go to a physiotherapist specialised in sports or a naprapath and have them check me out while squatting (without weight should suffice) to see if there could be a problem with my spinal position, etc. Some people have scoliosis without knowing it for example.

[FitnessSolutionsPlus]

@TheFreshbum That's accurate, I'd agree with that.

[TheFreshbum]

@FitnessSolutionsPlus maybe it's better to say that in soccer speed is the important factor, not so much the absolute strenght (which you can increase doing heavy squats). Because you hit a ball at high speed the ultimate power (even though you might not have huge bodybuilder legs) will be high.

So if I were a soccer player, I'd do more of the light weight exercises specifically for soccer as opposed to heavy squats for example (which can be included in the workout routine to a certain degree)

[FitnessSolutionsPlus]

@TheFreshbum there's really only one type of power. It's a bit redundant to say "explosive" power or "speed" power. Because power means only one thing: strength times speed. So yes, jumping squats, and other types of squats will improve soccer performance.

[TheFreshbum]

@nickvisstick in soccer you need speed power, not explosive power, so you would rather wanna do jumping movements or something for speed only.

[FitnessSolutionsPlus]

@nickvisstick That depends on a lot of factors, like your current level of fitness, whether you've done weight training in the past, and how properly you do the exercise. It certainly has the potential to improve your explosive speed at soccer.

[nickvisstick]

Is this excersize gonna get me explosive speed at soccer?

[FitnessSolutionsPlus]

@bodybuildr31 It's very tough to say without doing an assessment of your squat and your own body mechanics, because there could be so many reasons. It could be that your technique is off, or your bar placement is incorrect, or that you lack thoracic mobility, or a number of other reasons.