Squat mistakes, like rounding your back, can increase injury risk and reduce results. Here's how to stop doing them.

SQUATS SHOULD MAKE you feel something, since they're among the most important—and potentially the most heavily-loaded—compound lifts in your strength training arsenal. One thing you shouldn't feel ...

IF YOU'VE EVER experienced lower back pain after a heavy day in the squat rack, you know all too well how the nagging aches can throw a wrench into your training plans and take the fun out of leg day.

SQUATS SHOULD MAKE you feel something, since they're among the most important—and potentially the most heavily-loaded—compound lifts in your strength training arsenal. But one thing you shouldn't feel ...

According to data from Strength Level, the ‘average squat weight for a female lifter is 73kg’. But this only applies to a 1RM (one-rep max – the maximum weight you can lift for one rep). Here are the ...

This story is from Manual, GQ’s flagship newsletter offering useful advice on style, health, and more, four days a week. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. A few years ago, longtime CrossFit ...

If your squat isn’t getting any heavier, your posture is probably to blame. On its face, the squat looks like it would be the easiest thing in the world: Grab some weight, squat down, stand up, make ...

I’ve been lifting weights for more than a decade now and, bar a misinformed early phase dominated by bicep curls, I’ve been doing heavy squats for most of this time. But despite this, I’ve never worn ...

When claiming a free squat rack and beginning your sets, you may not give a second thought to the muscle groups you're targeting – after all, sometimes getting under the bar is half the battle.