SQUATS Flashcards
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MID-STANCE SQUAT
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- Feet outside hip-width, toes turned out slightly
- Abs braced to support the lower back
- Lift the chest and keep it there
- Bring your elbows forward under the bar and create strength through the upper back
- Hips sit back and down
- Push your knees through the center of the feet to load the muscles perfectly
- Butt stops just above knee line, that’s your range
- Knees track forward in line with toes
- Knees at 90-degree angle
Italic text signifies cues sourced from Glossary
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WIDE-STANCE SQUAT
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- Feet outside hip-width, heel-toe wider for Wide-Stance Squat, toes turned out slightly
- Brace the abs, chest lifted
- Hips sit back and down
- Knees push out to load the glutes and good alignment
- Push your knees through the center of the feet
- Butt stops jus above knee line
- Knees at 90-degrees
Italic text signifies cues sourced from Glossary
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WIDER-STANCE SQUAT
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- Heel-toe wider
- Hips sit back and down
- Knees out
- Chest up
- Abs braced
- Butt stops just above knee at 90-degree angle
Italic text signifies cues sourced from Glossary
