A squat is essentially a leg exercise which targets the muscle of the thighs from the hamstring,quadriceps, gluteal muscle.It is a full body exercise which makes it extremely taxing to the body. The pain from squatting why most gym goer avoids it.
For beginners starting the squat: the most important factor is not the weights but
Squat depth
Majority of people can squat. From the image, the Squat is a very natural position for toddlers. This position is typically that of a ATG(ass-to-grass) high bar squat. A properly executed squats means that your hip must go beyond the the knee.. In simple term, just go till you can't hit any lower. The culprit responsible for making you lose that depth is the chair.
Yes the very one you are sitting on right now.
For most people attempting to hit depth, their knees tend to go forward and the limited movement causes a crack sound from the ankle. The simple solution is to sit back slowly and come back up quickly, an idea that I been preaching on my previous posts.
Me attempting to do a max 80kg squat from last year.The pain was excruciating at the bottom. Skinny little man doing an insane weight
A further detailed article about squat depth and the many name of squats will be discussed later. Got to go!
Image taken from http://nicktumminello.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/baby-squat.jpg
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