Your Back Angle in the Squat | Mark Rippetoe

[stef]

by Mark Rippetoe

The most common problem in videos submitted for technical critique is a back angle in the squat that is not nearly horizontal enough to be efficient. For various reasons, most people think the back should be as vertical as possible in the squat, and nothing could be further from the truth.*

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[k_kws]

Great little article, and I really enjoyed the 2nd to last paragraph as I've had to say something very similar on many occasions.

[Drottningholm]

Great article. Specially for beginners like me. Thanks for sharing this.