This article is about our favorite moves for the back squat

The back squat is the most important exercise in many powerlifting workouts, and by extension, the most important exercise for most powerlifters.

We like to keep the lower body on a short rest between sets until we have the feel we want to work our hips through the movement. When there is a lot of loading and poor form in the back squat, the hips can feel very tight, with limited range of motion. This limits the amount of muscle mass recruitment in the lower body, and prevents you from making the hips and joints as strong as they should be.

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While all movement is important, it’s the back squat that allows you to lift heavy during the deadlift. While all movements are important, it’s the back squat that allows you to lift heavy during the deadlift. However, we have a tendency to overdo the amount of weight we use in the back squat. When we start to get the feel we want in the back squat, the weight used in the back squat has less effect on our bench press numbers. We can then lower the number of repetitions to something more like 25-30 and we have a better balance between the squat and deadlift in our training. While we certainly want to get the best movement in the back squat, you need to avoid excessive loading of the body to begin with. For proper form you don’t want your feet to be pointing out in front of the body, nor do you want your upper body to be out of alignment.

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If you don’t keep your spine straight, your weight is transferring to the front or back of your hips as you extend the legs. This is not what we should be focusing on. You want to focus on the hips and knees and using the back squat to provide more weight than in the deadlift, not less. Here are some of the key points in the back squat to improve the movement: The squat should be from the hips through the heels. Keep your feet pointing in the same direction as your hips, and push through the heels without allowing your feet to sink into the ground. Use a light, controlled bounce of the hips as you squat to allow your back to bend without allowing the whole body to flex.