Barbell back squat

Reviewer Genuinely useful fixes you can apply on your next set.

Moderator Squarely and entirely about barbell back squat mistakes — unrack posture, upper back tightness, bracing/breathing, foot balance, knee cave. Every point is about this exact lift.

Reviewer Great attention to setup details other tutorials skip, like bar rack height and bracing.

Moderator Thorough setup-to-execution coaching - bar height in the rack, grip, foot placement, breathing/bracing, descent and drive, glute activation cues.

Reviewer Great complete lesson - form, common mistakes, and how to actually program it.

Moderator Direct high-bar back squat tutorial - bar placement choice, depth, common mistakes (not deep enough, leaning forward, butt wink) and how to program rep ranges.

Reviewer Thorough, safety-conscious, and technically sound throughout.

Moderator Comprehensive, squarely-on-topic barbell back squat progression from air squat through goblet to barbell, plus rack setup and re-racking.

Reviewer Detailed, technically sharp coaching on every part of the lift.

Moderator Entire video is a structured tutorial on the barbell back squat - stance, bracing, bar position, breathing.

Reviewer Packed with precise cues, from upper-back tightness to the brace to the fix for falling forward. Best with a little squatting experience.

Moderator Five-step breakdown of the barbell back squat: bar on the traps with a narrow grip, walkout, tension through the feet and lats, breath and brace, descent between the heels, a short pause and the drive up. Every second is on the lift.

Reviewer Explains the why behind each setup choice, not just a single rigid method - very solid.

Moderator Comprehensive beginner's guide to the back squat covering footwear, belt use, bar height, high vs low bar position, and stance goals. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer Teaches the whole squat in the right order and gets the details right: bar position options, a real brace, bar over midfoot. A solid first-squat video.

Moderator Full barbell back squat walkthrough: rack height, grip, bar position (higher on the traps or lower on the rear delts), unrack, brace, descent, drive and lockout. All of it is about this lift.

Reviewer Specific, credible, fixes real mistakes.

Moderator Real technique-review content specifically about barbell back squat unrack and setup errors, from viewer submissions.

Reviewer Well-sourced, genuinely useful fix for a common and risky squat fault.

Moderator Directly about a common squat fault (butt wink) and its root cause and fix. Core technique troubleshooting for the squat.

Reviewer Solid, accurate cues for getting into a low bar position. Doesn't cover the actual rep, just the setup, but the setup info is correct and worth knowing.

Moderator Straight setup breakdown for the low bar back squat — bar placement, grip width, thumbless hand position, hip/torso angle vs high bar. Nothing else in here, all squat.

Reviewer Clear, logically built beginner squat setup lesson.

Moderator Comprehensive beginner's guide to barbell squats covering bar height, high vs low bar, and grip width. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer Great ground-up teaching, myth-busting included.

Moderator Builds the bodyweight squat foundation explicitly as a progression toward the barbell squat, with clear carryover cues (stance, weight distribution, knee tracking, depth).

Reviewer Good quick refresher, not much depth beyond the basic cues.

Moderator Concise high-bar back squat cueing - grip, bar placement, stance, breathing, knee/hip drive.

Reviewer Sensible, credible, non-dogmatic advice for finding your own best squat stance.

Moderator Directly about individualizing squat stance width and foot angle for depth and comfort based on anatomy. Core technique guidance for the squat.

Reviewer Precise, well-explained bracing and hip cues that actually make sense.

Moderator Directly about squat technique for spine safety - neutral spine, bracing, hip engagement. Core technique refinement for the squat.

Moderator Barbell back squat form from the rack up: handle height, bar on the upper back off the bony part of the neck, hand width, stance and toe angle, hips back and down, knees out, bar path over the feet, depth, and the drive up. On this lift the whole way through.

Reviewer Thorough and mostly right, with a handy fix for long femurs. Skip the pelvis-tuck cue and it's a good checklist.

Reviewer Sharp, specific advice on squat depth — drop the load, own the full range, and your glutes will thank you. Great watch if you're stuck squatting to parallel.

Moderator Two coaches going deep on squat depth — why most people plateau above parallel, how much of that is real mobility vs never training the range, and how glute involvement shifts the lower you go. Squat-focused throughout, just narrow to the depth question rather than full setup-to-lockout.

Reviewer Good if you just need the basic step-by-step, less useful for troubleshooting.

Moderator Straightforward, purely descriptive step-by-step cueing through a full back squat rep from setup to lockout.

Reviewer Real coaching cues delivered live - practical and easy to follow.

Moderator A full walkthrough of the barbell back squat setup and execution from grip to rep execution.

Moderator A step-by-step barbell back squat guide from bar position at the rack through unrack, stance, bracing, descent to parallel, knee tracking and the drive back up. Squarely about the lift.

Reviewer Covers the whole rep in order: bar on the traps, unrack, stance, brace, sit back to parallel, knees tracking, drive through the heels. A checklist, not a coach: no common faults or fixes.

Moderator Barbell back squat for nervous beginners: J-hook height, hand and head position, where the bar sits, bracing, hips back and knees out, finishing tall, and walking the bar back in. Covers the lift from rack to re-rack.

Reviewer Calm, practical setup advice that covers re-racking too; light on depth and bar path.

Reviewer Blunt delivery, but the cues are genuinely good.

Moderator Squarely on-topic -- bar rest, hand placement, knee cave, torso lean, top-of-rep hip-thrust mistake.

Reviewer Balanced, accurate, easy to follow.

Moderator Clean, structured, squarely on-topic -- stance options, bar placement, breathing, and directly addresses common myths (knees over toes, depth).

Reviewer Good accessory tool for fixing weak points in your squat.

Moderator Tempo back squat variation used purposefully to build range-of-motion awareness, position strength and a better concentric phase - directly useful for developing better back squat technique.

Reviewer Gives you a real self-test you can use immediately - practical.

Moderator A focused correction of a specific, common squat error (initiating with the low back instead of the glutes) - directly about squat technique.

Reviewer Solid form cues with sensible caveats for a specific population.

Moderator Directly walks through barbell back squat setup and execution, with population-specific notes layered on top rather than replacing the core technique teaching.

Reviewer Good cues on set-up and bracing: grip to your mobility, unrack tight, hold the brace the whole rep, don't lean back at the top. Light on stance and depth.

Moderator Quick walkthrough of the barbell back squat set-up and execution: narrow grip as far as shoulder mobility allows, get the spine under the bar, unrack with tension, brace the abs, hold it through the descent and stand up without overextending. Squarely on the lift.

Reviewer Genuinely useful, confidence-building safety skill explained clearly by a credible coach.

Moderator About safely bailing a failed squat rep - an important safety skill directly tied to squatting without a spotter, though it's technique-adjacent rather than the lift itself.

Reviewer Friendly, accurate basics, but no bracing or depth guidance and a vague take on stance.

Moderator Basic barbell squat how-to: squeeze the shoulder blades to make a cushion for the bar, keep it off the neck, eyes forward, stance to comfort, controlled descent, knees out, exhale up. Squarely about the barbell back squat.

Reviewer Good form cues plus sensible progression advice.

Moderator On-topic -- hip hinge and knee bend balance, torso position, core bracing, plus rep/set/progression guidance.

Reviewer Patient, correct, well-sequenced coaching.

Moderator Everything here -- hip hinge, air squat -- is explicit prerequisite work for the barbell back squat that follows; the excerpt cuts off right as they load the bar, but the whole build is squarely in service of the back squat.

Moderator Short how-to on the barbell back squat: bar height, grip marks, bar on the muscle not the neck, stance, walking it out, then the faults that show up at the bottom (folding forward, knees caving, loading too heavy to reach depth). Squarely this lift.

Reviewer Correct 45-second primer; it names the common faults but doesn't show how to fix them.

Reviewer Clean, accurate, easy-to-follow cues.

Moderator Squarely a barbell back squat (sumo-stance variation, still the same core lift) -- grip, bar height, stance, hip hinge, depth, knee tracking.

Reviewer Good error-correction content, a bit padded with filler.

Moderator Squarely back-squat form -- range of motion before loading, heel lift causes, knees-forward-first error.

Reviewer Gets the basics right, just a bit unpolished in delivery.

Moderator Squarely a barbell back squat walkthrough -- bar position, stance, depth, glute engagement, heel pressure, breathing.

Reviewer Excellent explanation of why your squat looks different from someone else's — just wish we saw the fixes.

Moderator Directly compares low-bar back squat, high-bar back squat and front squat, and explains how anthropometry and hip anatomy change your squat pattern. Squarely back-squat biomechanics, even with front squat used as a contrast point.

Reviewer Great self-check drill for a squat that's stuck in the quads or low back.

Moderator Doesn't say 'barbell' outright, but it's teaching the exact movement pattern underneath the barbell back squat — sitting into the glutes instead of being quad/low-back dominant, and diagnosing butt wink. Core squat mechanics.

Reviewer Useful concept, wish it went deeper into execution.

Moderator Pause squat applied to front and back squats, explained as building posterior chain activation and confidence in the bottom position, but fairly brief on actual execution detail.

Reviewer Decent cues on sharing the bend between hips and knees and not arching up to the top. I'd brace harder than 'slightly engaged' under a loaded bar, and there's nothing on bar position, stance or depth.

Moderator Back squat technique for glute-focused lifters: share the bend between hips and knees, keep the torso tall without cranking up into an arch, brace and pause on the way down, 8-12 reps for 3-4 sets, add load gradually. Squarely the barbell back squat.

Reviewer Clear, calm coaching on getting under the bar and racking it safely; stops before the squat itself.

Moderator Getting under the bar for a barbell back squat: hook height, centring yourself with the bar markings, hand placement, ducking under with the smooth centre on the muscular part of the back, stepping out, and re-racking if a rep goes wrong. It's the rack and bar side of the lift; the descent and drive aren't covered.

Reviewer Handy for rack logistics, thin on technique, and 'belly button to spine' works against a proper brace.

Moderator Setup and execution of the barbell back squat: rack height and clips, split-stance unrack, bar on the meaty part of the traps, stance, brace, squat, re-rack over the J hooks. On the lift throughout, though mostly the setup.

Reviewer Four sensible cues for the high-bar back squat in under a minute.

Moderator High-bar back squat with a coach, built around four cues: brace, sit between the hips, let the knees track, and drive the floor away. That is the sub-skill; the clip runs under a minute.

Reviewer Plausibly solid, but short and can't confirm real depth.

Moderator On-topic by title and the account handle itself (stephsquats) suggests a squat-focused lifter; the #sbd tag (a powerlifting gear brand) adds a little credibility.

Moderator Squat technique for women with the barbell squat as the destination: stance, bracing, tripod foot, then goblet, box, tempo and pause squats as steps up to it. Most of the demo is the squat pattern, with nothing on bar placement, unracking or bar path, so it sits next to the barbell back squat rather than being a lesson on it.

Reviewer Smart cues on bracing and foot pressure plus a sensible progression ladder, but you'll need another video for the bar itself.

Reviewer Genuinely useful pelvic-floor-safety angle most squat content ignores entirely.

Moderator Not a general squat lesson (explicitly says so) but a niche modification for a specific pelvic floor/hemorrhoid risk. Relevant technical detail (depth, breath-hold pressure) but narrow, assumes you already squat.