squatting Archives - Power Rack Strength https://www.powerrackstrength.com/tag/squatting/ Cutting Edge Strength Training & Athletic Resilience Thu, 07 May 2026 19:42:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 How Cookie-Cutter Squat Coaching Can Wreck Your Squat https://www.powerrackstrength.com/how-cookie-cutter-squat-coaching-can-wreck-your-squat/ Thu, 07 May 2026 03:00:16 +0000 https://www.powerrackstrength.com/?p=43428 There’s a mindset in strength training that has done a tremendous amount of damage over the years, and it’s this idea that everyone should squat the exact same way. Same stance. Same bar position. Same cues. Same mechanics. Same setup.

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]]> Teaching the Squat from the Ground Up https://www.powerrackstrength.com/teaching-the-squat-from-the-ground-up/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 04:00:42 +0000 https://www.powerrackstrength.com/?p=42999 When I coach the squat, I’m not trying to force every lifter into the same model. What I’m doing is evaluating how that person moves, where they’re strong, where they’re leaking power, and what changes will give them the biggest return with the least risk.

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]]> Coaching the Big Three Lifts: Squat, Bench, and Deadlift Done Right https://www.powerrackstrength.com/coaching-the-big-three-lifts-squat-bench-and-deadlift-done-right/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 04:00:37 +0000 https://www.powerrackstrength.com/?p=42990 When I coach the squat, bench, and deadlift, I’m not reinventing the wheel for each lift. The principles are the same. What changes is how those principles express themselves under different constraints. Stability, intent, and full-body tension always come first. If you miss those, no cue in the world will save the lift.

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]]> Faith, Recovery, and the Responsibility of Helping Others https://www.powerrackstrength.com/faith-recovery-and-the-responsibility-of-helping-others/ Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:00:28 +0000 https://www.powerrackstrength.com/?p=41947 When I sit down with Dr. Lysander Jim, one thing that always resonates with me is just how much responsibility comes with the work we do. He talked about the challenge of only being able to see a couple of patients a day if the consultations are heavy.

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]]> Inside the Mind of a Spine Master: My Candid Conversation with Dr. Stuart McGill https://www.powerrackstrength.com/inside-the-mind-of-a-spine-master-my-candid-conversation-with-dr-stuart-mcgill/ Sat, 16 Aug 2025 02:00:48 +0000 https://www.powerrackstrength.com/?p=41712 What happens when you sit down with one of the most respected spine experts in the world — and a man who quite literally helped rebuild you from the ground up — and start asking the questions you’ve always wanted answered?

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