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What's the right way to perform a squat?
I'm going to be on the extreme and say you should not try a movement as complicated as the squat without having someone experienced show you how. I don't care how skilled you are or how great the description on the site is, I have met trainers who are very knowledgeable who still don't squat well because they haven't had someone else check their form. Squats are a great exercise when performed correctly.
When performed incorrectly, they can cause damage to your ankles, knees, rotator cuff and lower back, and you might only get 20% of the potential benefits that you would if you were doing them correctly. Do yourself a favor - when you're ready to take on something like a squat or dead-lift, have someone show you the right way so you develop a good habit rather than trying it yourself for several years and then finding out you were doing it wrong and having to try to undo what you've spent years training yourself to think was right.
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