Over the years, I've developed a conceptual model and a kit of tools / strategies that I take out every time I work with a client who exhibits
bad squat form.
Bad squatting form is not optimal with just your bodyweight, but it's very dangerous with additional weight.
Not exact matches
If you experienced knee pain because of
bad form during bodyweight
squats, just imagine what would happen when you place additional weight on your shoulders.
Behind the popularity of the back
squat lies a dirty secret: even when consistently performed with perfect
form, it's
bad for your lower back, hips and knees.
Deep
squats don't hurt your knees —
bad form does.
When you have
bad form and you go straight into a weight
squat, you cause the support system of your body to become stressed.
Not only did I have
bad form, when I
squatted, I didn't go all the way down, afterall, it's the deep
squat that activates your glutes and hamstring muscles to it's full potential.
On top of that there's the complication that a lot of people have never learned how to perform the
squat with good
form, and have, over many years, become «trapped» in their
bad movement pattern.
Unfortunately though, a lot of people perform the
squat with
bad form and therefore fail to harvest all of the benefits that this activity / movement, which many contemporary gym goers have incorporated into their exercise regimes, has to offer
The problems that make person A
squat with
bad form are often quite similar to the types of problems that cause person B to
squat with
bad form.
If your shins bleed every time you deadlift, this should be taken as a clue that you're doing it wrong — your
form is
bad and you're either bouncing or
squatting your deadlifts.
Getting
bad knees from doing
squats comes from using
bad form or half -
squats.
Another issue is coordination, doing complex exercises like
squats and deadlifts require a lot of coordination to perform them properly and
bad form * will * cause injury.
Have focused
form — if you're doing a bodyweight
squat incorrectly, you might develop
bad habits.
You are more than likely very aware that adding any
squatting accessory to your
squat could easily land up developing into a
bad habit so if you do train in
squat pants you should always get someone who knows how to
squat to take a look at your
form to see if everything is OK.
What good are
squats if your
form is poor and you end up with nothing more than a
bad back?