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Chris Lofland
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Back Squat Weightlifting

All Time 1 year 6 months 3 months

Description

Perform a squat while supporting a barbell on your upper back. Starting from a fully erect position, lower yourself, and the barbell, to a position where the crease in your hips rests lower than the height of your knees, and stand back up. Safe/efficient technique requires all of your weight to stay in your heels, wide knees, a hip drive out of the bottom, and a tight core. Variations include low-bar back squat and high-bar back squat.

Totals (2 posts)

Reps 2
Weight (lbs)610

Max Weights (In Pounds)

1 Rep 305

Recent Posts


CrossFit Journal Articles

  • The Mechanics, The Movement, The Placement
    Coach Rip defines good form in the squat as follows: the ability to keep a barbell exactly over the middle of the foot throughout the entire range of motion. Doing so eliminates the “lever arm”—or “moment arm”—between the bar and the middle of
  • The Squat and the Hamstring
    Assisted by a mini-skeleton he calls Mr. Thrifty who “has seen better days” Mark Rippetoe discusses the importance of the squat and the hamstring. This footage is taken from a Basic Barbell Certification Seminar held on February 14, 2009 at CrossFit B
  • The Squat: All About Hips and Knees
    Coach Mark Rippetoe discusses the importance of the hips, knees, stance and muscle mass in the squat. The footage taken from his Basic Barbell Certification seminar at CrossFit Brand X in Ramona, CA on February 14, 2009. Among other things, Coach Rippetoe
  • Active Lumbar in the Squat
    In this video, Rip explains the proper lumbar mechanics required for squatting effectively. Awareness of the pelvis and the musculature of the lower back is essential. A slight anterior pelvic tilt is generally required at the start of the squat so that l
  • The Holy Trinity of Strength Training
    Bill Starr writes about the holy trinity of strength training. If you’re looking to build brute strength, you need to avoid machines and biceps curls. Instead, focus your time in the weight room on a small number of core exercises that hit the main m
  • Low-Bar vs. High-Bar Squats
    I learned to squat a long time ago. It was 1977, and I had just been in a little altercation that convinced me that I might need to be in a little better shape than I was. I was an Early Adopter of soccer in high school (Texas, 1973-74, nobody knew what t
  • Back Squat Geometry Part 2
    This video continues Rip's discussion of lifting mechanics from last month's CrossFit Journal. Taken together, the two videos offer a clear, down-to-earth explanation of how and why the principles of force, physics, and human physiology determine the posi
  • Back Squat Geometry Part 1
    What constitutes good form for barbell lifts is not a matter of opinion or up for debate, argues lifting coach Mark Rippetoe. Rather, proper mechanics are about understanding the relevant bits of human skeletal anatomy and the principles of force and phys
  • Back Squat Geometry Part 1
    What constitutes good form for barbell lifts is not a matter of opinion or up for debate, argues lifting coach Mark Rippetoe. Rather, proper mechanics are about understanding the relevant bits of human skeletal anatomy and the principles of force and phys
  • Going Deep
    Contrary to what you might hear from some medical professionals, going deep in full squats is a spectacularly good idea, writes Coach Mark Rippetoe, co-author of Starting Strength and owner of Wichita Falls Athletic Club/CrossFit Wichita Falls.

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