Hey everyone,
I was doing squats yesterday and a guy whose knowledge I respect pointed out to me that my knees were moving forward too much when I do the downward motion of my squat. He's completely correct but when I focused on not letting my knees go forward too much, I could not. He used the analogy of squatting like you are going to sit down in a chair, but how are you supposed to do this without falling backwards? When I focus on keeping my knees from moving forward it seems like my center of gravity shifts back, and the only way I can prevent falling backwards is to bend my knees forward to move the center of gravity forwards. Does this make any sense, and does anyone know how to work on this problem?

Thanks,
Luke

Don't let your knees go excessively forward of your toes, but use a form that is comfortable on your body (as comfortable as squats can be at least :rolleyes: ).

Experiment with the sit back motion. Try a slightly wider stance or angle of your toes.

The sitting in a chair analogy is no good -- most people slump and fall back into their chairs. If they squatted into them, they'd never fall on their ass when someone pulls the chair out from under them.

Here's a drill that approximates well the feeling of a squat for me: stand upright with your feet about shoulder width apart and toes slightly angled outwards. Position your arms so that you have a 90 degree bend at the elbow, keeping them at your sides. Now bend primarily at the knees, keeping your torso as upright as possible, and slowly lower your butt towards the floor. Try to touch your elbows to your thighs without breaking their position from the sides of the torso.