Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #1 - thinking its not technical and simple #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #2 - not setting up TIGHT from head to toe. #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #3 - not arching the bar out of the rack. #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #4 - not starting with a arch and ass back #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #5 - pulling air into your chest and not belly #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #6 - looking up instead of driving head and traps into the bar #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #7 - not spreading the floor and pushing knees out. #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #8 - sitting down instead of back #Eliteftschat



Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #9 - moving hips first out of the hole. The head and chest must move back first #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #10 - not using compensatory acceleration on the concentric phase. #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #11 - looking down when the lift gets hard. When it gets hard drive head into the bar. #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #12 - not using a box squat in one form or another. #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #13 - not squatting with people stronger than you. #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #14 - thinking there is a huge difference between squat training for raw vs geared. #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #15 - not having an honest person watching your depth #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #16 - slacking on training your core. #Eliteftschat



Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #17 - being a pussy that is scared of big weights. #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #18 - not rotating bars - this can allow for same volume and intensity with a reduction in workload #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Squat Mistake #19 - thinking you know it all when you don't know "squat" #Eliteftschat


Dave (CEO elitefts) ‏@UnderTheBar

Bonus Tip: technique is CRITICAL!!! This is how we get beginners - advanced lifters break PRs in 1.5 hours of seminar coaching #Eliteftschat

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Dave Tate