Thread: Am I squatting correctly?

Here is how I do squats. Is everything ok?

1. Set up the bar in the squat rack so that it would be at about your mid-chest level when you stand
2. Get under the bar and rest it on your trapezius muscle. Your knees should be bent now.
3. Stand wide. 4-6 inches wider that your shoulder width. Feet looking outside.
4. Unrack the bar by straightening your knees and standing up.
5. Take a few steps back. Carefully.
6. Look forward. Keep your chest out.
7. Weight must be held on your heels.
8. Start squatting down slowly. Hold your hips back. Don't let your back round.
9. Squat down until your butt reaches ankles. Don't let your knees expand further your toes. If they do, widen your stance next time you squat.
10. When squatting up don't bounce off your ankles. Keep the movement slow.
11. Don't round your back and look forward (not down). Push from you heels not from your toes.

It's from one post on the internet...

I agree