Weight Training Exercise Videos

Farmington Strength & Conditioning - Farmington Physical Education

Back Squat - Free Weight - bar

TECHNIQUE & IMPORTANT INFO:

 

1. Step under the bar.

2. Position is across the top of your back (not on you neck).

3. Step back into the middle of the squat rack.

4. Position your feet so they are slightly wider than shoulder-width, with the toes pointing slightly outward.

5. Keeping your back tight and stable, slowly descend while looking forward.

6. Stop when the top of the thigh reaches parallel to the ground.

7. The press up (through the whole foot) extending the legs and finishing in a standing position.

 

 

Common Errors:

 

· Not keeping the back tight.

· Not looking straight ahead (looking up or down).

· Feet are not in the correct position (too close together, too far apart, or not lined up together).

· Coming up onto the toes, rather than keeping the whole foot on the ground.

· Not going down to parallel.