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Squatting with your heels off the floor increases the torque on your lower back, stresses your knees and can cause plantar fasciitis. Squatting with your heels off the floor can also make you lose balance. Here are 7 ways to keep your heels on the floor on Squats.

I have a problem with keeping my knees from buckling in as I move to higher weights in my Back Squats. What exercies would you recommend to keep my knees out?

Reader Kabir hurt his lower back doing Deadlifts last year. He also reported lower back pain on Squats. Here are videos of Kabir’s Squat technique before & after I gave him tips.

Victor did Smolov for Squats twice, bringing his Squat up from 180kg to 240kg. Here’s his Squat experience on Smolov.

Smolov is a Russian strength training routine designed by Master of Sports S.Y. Smolov. Smolov is guaranteed to increase your Squat. Increases of up to 100lbs in 13 weeks are possible. Here’s the full routine.

I went from squatting 265 pounds to 565 for 20 repetitions WITHOUT A SPOTTER! And these are not partial reps!

Squat Rack, Power Rack, Spotters. What’s the best safest way to Squat when you’re alone?