How to squat safely
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If you are training to lose body fat you will need to do a lot of leg exercises because using these large muscle burn a lot of calories.
When it comes to squatting, women have to be more careful to use proper form. Women are built differently than men (wider hips) which can put you at risk for more knee problems when doing any form of squatting.
When squatting it's important that you place your weight on your heels. This transfers the weight off the knee joint (bad) and onto the thigh muscles and glutes (good). Watch the video and pay attention to knee placement and weight distribution. If you are not comfortable with this position, it may take a few weeks before you do it before it becomes a habit.

Sore knees: If you have sore knees this may solve your problem. I would say that 75% of women perform squats incorrectly. Most feel relief once they try squatting like this
 


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Connie
12/08/2010 19:35

This works!! Terry taught me this over a year ago and within 3wks, I was doing pullups on my own! Then I did the negatives with a vest and could do even more.

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Jacque Bolton
07/03/2011 19:38

Terry,

Why are more female figure models saying that in order to see major changes women need to do low reps and heavy weights to see changes? I've seen one figure champ on on site say steady cardio + high reps + intervals--while in another article she cites low reps and heavy weights?

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