If there’s one exercise that stands above all others when it comes to building sheer strength and power, that actually forces your body to produce more testosterone, and that can add muscle to your entire body, it would be the squat. However, even with all of the positive aspects that come with doing squats, there are just as many potential drawbacks associated with them, if you don’t know how to do a squat correctly.
What Can Go Wrong When Doing Squats
I see so many newcomers loading up the weight bar with weights, and then performing the exercise with horrible form. My back just hurts watching them. If you haven’t had the opportunity to master the squat, then it is important that you start small, and master the basic form before you start adding weight. I know how tempting it can be to just skip this step and jump right into adding all kinds of weight, but if you don’t have the proper form down, it is really easy to hurt yourself. Here is a great video showing beginners how to do a squat:
Once you master the basics, you can proceed to using weights for explosive muscle growth. Here is a more advanced video:
Here Are Some Tips For Doing Squats Properly
- Stand with your feet slightly pointed outward and with a slight bend in your knees.
- Keeping your back straight and looking straight forward, slowly lower your butt as if your were sitting in a chair.
- Continue until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
- Make sure that all of your weight is on your heels. If you feel the stress on the balls of your feet or in your toes, you are doing it wrong.
- Once your thighs are parallel to the ground and your weight is on your heels, using your legs you want to power yourself up so that you are almost standing straight up, but with a slight bend in the knees.
It will take a few tries before you have it down, but it will feel right when you have the proper form down. Once you master how to do a squat, this one particular exercise will do more for your body than any other exercise, including the bench press.