// posted April 1, 2009 by Lou Schuler
On a completely unrelated thread, a reader asked this question:
I, like many others, have been taught similar squatting techniques as outlined in your book. However, I was given an article recently by a personal trainer who has CHEK qualifications like Alywn. It advocates going through the full range of motion (i.e. letting your hamstrings touch your calf musles) when squatting. The article, called “How to perform a squat”, can be found here. I would be very interested in your views on the article.
I downloaded the article, and it’s clear the author, Tony Boutagy, has a different view of squat technique. Here’s how he says you should start your descent:
The knees first move directly forward as far as possible. After the knee initiates the movement, the hips lower down as low as flexibility allows.
As I wrote in NROL, if you see an inexperienced lifter in the gym…
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