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Eric Roberts explains why keeping your chest too upright during a squat causes excessive lower-back arch. Instead, lean forward slightly and move your hips back like a karate chop before descending for a safer, more stable position.
Eric Roberts explains why keeping your chest too upright during a squat causes excessive lower-back arch. Instead, lean forward slightly and move your hips back like a karate chop before descending for a safer, more stable position.
When you are doing squats, whether with a dumbbell, a barbell on your back, whatever, don't make this mistake. You do not want to try to keep your chest up as you are going down into your squat. You want to have a slight lean forward with your torso because when you try to keep your chest up like this, you're going to end up arching your lower back. So you want to think about karate chopping your hips back ever so slightly. Not an aggressive throwback like you do when you go out on Saturday night, but just a slight karate chop. Lean the torso forward and then drop down into your squat. Open up.
