How do I do squats properly?

There are different kinds of squats.

If you are not feeling it in your quads you are probably going straight down.

Most squats involve keeping your knees behind your toes so you are kinda’ sticking your butt back. To maintain balance lean your torso forward but keep your back straight to avoid straining it. You should feel like you are pushing with your heels rather than the balls of your feet.

I like front squats better than regular ones. In typical squats you hold the barbell behind your head on your shoulders. With front squats you put the weight in front resting on the front of your shoulders. I learned it with your hands in fists and your elbows forward and pushing with your fists together in the center to keep the barbell from rolling off your shoulders but at the gym I see lifters holding the barbell with both hands wide

try bending ur back less and make sure ur thighs r at a 90 degree angle with the floor meaning they r parallel

back straight, butt out, and feet should be parallel to eachother,, the wider ur legs the easier the squat,, if u want quicker results for whatever,, put a weight in each hand… i do squats with 60lbs in each hand,,,, omggg burn is crazy :P

Depending on where you place the bar behind you makes a difference is how far you’ll need to bend. Above the shoulders is the ideal position and keeps the butt low to the ground. If you do what I do, by placing the bar slightly below my shoulders so that it rests on my lats, your butt will be a little higher, but your quads will work more.

Alternatively a front squat is great too, just keep the bar rested on your shoulders in the front. Front squats make Deep Squatting (legs below parallel) slightly easier, but the weight can’t be too excessive.

If you find that normal free weight squats are tough, try doing them on the machine until you get it right. I started out with machine squats until I finally got my balance and footing right.