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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Google Katy Bowman squat and read her articles on them. She breaks down how to both perform and build up to a squat.

The key for me was learning how to untuck my pelvic and stop lifting my chest. [/quote]

Hadn't heard of Katy Bowman but I will look her up because I get a lot out of breakdowns like that.

But +1 that the keys for me were learning to untuck my pelvis and stop lifting my chest. The pelvis thing is tricky because you are looking for neutral spine -- I think a lot of us tuck our pelvis to protect against a back arch, which is dangerous. But then we overcompensate. Lifting your chest is part of this as well.

Core strength is really, really important for finding the correct neutral spine position, so definitely focus on that.

Also, I have found that pull ups are a great way to "work the opposite" which I've found is a really good way to help correct poor position in certain exercises. Pull ups, not chin ups, because you want to mimic the arm and shoulder position of a press.[/quote]

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