25/02/2026
FORM OVER BRAWN
I maybe a PT and been training for decades, but you’re never too old or knowledgable to learn. And this is a great example. I’m not a fan of hack squats but I’ve been trying to lean into them (no pun intended) and improve.
In the first video is where I was: feet too high, wrong footwear, footplate not right for me and, critically only coming halfway down - likely owing to concern to get back up.
In the second, my feet are much lower down, I’ve got flatter / less springy footwear, the footplate is angled better and, critically, I’m coming right down for a full stretch…more knee bend = more quads. The weight is completely dropped to get the form right, THEN we build up.
Much better, feels better (or worse if you’re taking into account how f&@*ed my quads feel now!) and has reset my thinking on this piece of kit.
With thanks to for the pointers - my man!