How do you squat?

[Hayeder]

Which stance do you use when squatting?
Do you use any tricks to handle more weight/add intensity? (a trick for handling more weight is not just doing quater squats/lockouts)

[Lean88]

You will get a 100's different answers, people squat differently based on their flexibility, goals ect, for example, some people might squat narrower to target the outer sweep(vastus lateralis). Just find what works best for you.

[imasavage]

1) Set it up.

- Chest up, stomach tight.
- Stick ass out. Feet shoulder width apart, pointed out.
- Squat between legs.
- Push up.

The tip I use with everything I do is to clench and harden every muscle. It builds driving force.

[satirical4irus]

Which stance do you use when squatting?
Do you use any tricks to handle more weight/add intensity? (a trick for handling more weight is not just doing quater squats/lockouts)

Hi.

When I squat, I keep my feet about shoulder width apart.

I usually use a back support belt to stabilize the lower back.
I've noticed, that I can squat more weight when I use that added support, and that added weight really works the legs a lot more for me.

http://www.how2muscleguide.com/

[astral week]

1) Set it up.

- Chest up, stomach tight.
- Stick ass out. Feet shoulder width apart, pointed out.
- Squat between legs.
- Push up.

The tip I use with everything I do is to clench and harden every muscle. It builds driving force.

x2 on clenching everything. I always kind of shake my head and "wake myself up". Heavy squatting is very taxing on your nervous system, you really have to get your whole body into it. The more you do this, the easier the actual lift is, and you do it with better form and get a better workout in general.

[dunkalicious]

shoulder width stance, high bar, wide grip, ATG

[Blindead]

medium width stance (slightly wider than shoulder width but not super wide), high bar, down to or below parallel, while breaking at the hips going up and down. abs pushed out.

[txhockeyplaya19]

my uncle is a powerlifter and him + a few PL buddies told me this,

your first movement should be like your sitting back onto a chair, cause just going straight down kills your knees and limits your range, my squat went UP after i started doin that. also look up which should keep your chest out.

[CEPCNC]

X10 on what everyone else has said....concentrate on pushing the weight up through your heels and hips. If you have problems with balancing stick some 2.5lbs plates under each heel, eventually you shouldn't need these to balance. Tip to help you keep your chest and ass out: Look up at the ceiling throughout the range of motion. If you have a spotter they'll make sure you're going down far enough.

[Hayeder]

very positive replies, I am glad everyone seems to be squatting well. Hip extension is a major factor in the squat which some people miss out.

[JasonDB]

I squat with the bar on my posterior delts if I'm doing back squats and on my anterior delts when doing front squats.