Am I doing squats wrong?

jenni4091
jenni4091 Posts: 11 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I've started doing the 30 day squat challenge but the only place i feel muscle pain is the top of my thigh. Am i doing them wrong?

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  • hill8570
    hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
    Yup. Leaning too far forward and not going deep enough.
  • jenni4091
    jenni4091 Posts: 11 Member
    Ok thank you! I thought i was but wasnt sure @hill8570
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    squeeze your glutes the whole time and especially at the top . concentrate on using your glutes to power the lift, keep your chest up
  • jenni4091
    jenni4091 Posts: 11 Member
    How low should i be squating down @SonyaCele
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    at least just below parallel. And if you can go all the way down, that even better but its harder. There are many different opinions on how deep to go. My opinion is below parallel or as low as you can go.
  • leidyg
    leidyg Posts: 1 Member
    There is tons of videos on you tube, thats how I learned... Good luck :)
  • peaches183
    peaches183 Posts: 27 Member
    When doing squats your back has to stay straight abs and glutes in. Depending on what squat is being done determines how long to hold it

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