SQUATS

Question 1

MID-STANCE SQUAT

Answer 1

Position Set-up
* Bar on meaty part of upper back
* Feet slightly wider than hips with toes turned out
* Chest lifted, light pinch between the shoulder blades
Execution Set-up
* Sit the butt back and down
* Knees track forward, in line with toes
* Butt stops just above knee level - knees at 90-degree angle
* Push your knees through the center of the feet

Italics annotate cues derived from Track-specifc notes

Question 2

WIDE-STANCE SQUAT

Answer 2

Position Set-up
* Bar on meaty part of upper back
* Heel-toe wider than Mid Stance
* Chest lifted, light pinch between the shoulder blades
Execution Set-up
* Hips sit back and down
* Knees out
* Chest up
* Abs braced
* Butt stops just above knee at 90 degrees
* Knees push out to load the glutes and for good alignment
* Push your knees through the center of the feet

Italics annotate cues derived from Track-specifc notes

Question 3

WIDER-STANCE SQUAT

Answer 3

Position Set-up
* Same as for WIDE Stance
* Heel-toe wider than Wide Squat
Execution Set-up
* Hips sit back and down
* Knees out
* Chest up
* Abs braced
* Butt stops just above knee at 90-degree angle
* Knees press out wider now

Italics annotate cues derived from Track-specifc notes