How low should you go for proper squats?
828402
You should go down until your thighs are parallel to the ground, then back up.  Some people will go lower, but it is very hard on your knees and the benefit of going lower than parallel is negligible at best.
600325
up. but you use more muscles going down
187615
The correct way to do a squat, this is how I do it with a barbell. You should use little weight.\n\nFace the bar lift it up with your hands just outside your shoulders, and your elbows pointing down.\n\nRest bar on your back, then you pull your shoulder blades together your traps will form a nice shelf for the bar to  rest upon.\n\nSet your feet shoulder-width apart, bend your knees slightly. \n\nFrom here you descend, you must bend your hips and knees at the same time, to lower your body. Then squat (bend down), make sure your heels stay flat on the floor.\n\nhttp://www.stumptuous.com/images/backsquatmiddle.jpg - picture for squat\n\nFor the lunge you can use ether barbell or dumbells. I think you should use dumbells with little weight. Grab a pair of dumbells one for each hand. Stand with your feet hipwidth apart, then take a long step forward. You want to step far enough so that when you lower your body into the lung position, the shin of your forward leg is perpendicular with the floor. Then execution, lower you body until the knee of your rear leg almost touches the floor. Pause, then raise yourself until your front knee is nearly straight. Keep your torso upright throughtout the movement. Finish the set then switch legs.\n\nhttp://www.t-nation.com/img/photos/04-017-training/image004.jpg - picture for lunge
136747
its definatly not normal, your form was probably wrong on the exercise. I will post a link bellow which will explain and show pictures on how to do a proper squat.\n\nalso i suggest that your apply something cold for 30 min and then apply something hot for another 30 min for a few days. A hot tub with powerful jets also work well, or a deep tissue massage if you can afford it.This should help recovery of your back muscles. The back unfortunatly takes an awfully long time to recover from bad form, especialy doing squats. \n\nyou might want to try barbell squats next time, as your can have the weights by your side instead of on top of your back. It also will teach you proper form
917857
And squats. Work with someone spotting you with low weight on the bar and work on exploding up out of the squat. Dont get hung up on how much ( or little weight) is on the bar. Just work on the explosive push up, getting the fast twitch muscles humming. 3 sets of 10 reps is a a good start.\n\nElevated Jumps are good too.\nPosition a bench or platform on the ground. Stand on the platform and jump back, landing softly on the ground. When you hit the ground jump immediately back onto the platform. \n3 x 10 reps\nRemember to warm up thoroughly. And with both these exercises you are putting load on your knees. So dont over do it or perform if you are carrying an injury or niggle to the knee (s)
1152455
squat all the way down with your derriere just above the floor and walk in a squated position as if you were pretending to be a duck and walk walk walk in that squatted position. You'll quickly start feeling your calves working hard. Also, if you lift your body in a controlled manner, with your metatarsals (on your tip toes) like in ballet, that works your calves as well. Your toes should be pointing outward not forward (think ballet positions -this would be first position). Hold our glutes, abs and the rest of your body up don't relax them and always keep your body controlled. Push yourself up from your calves and metatarsals. I hope I described these excersices enough to where you understand what I mean. Good luck!
956795
Good old fashion squats. The key is to push up with your heels after you squatted. It works the butt and the back of your thighs. Or you can climb up and down the stairs 5 times. Both are free :)
820144
squats are not measured by the  nfl.  bench press 225 as many times as you can.  shuttl run, 40 yard sprint, verticle jump.
416724
Some argue that it is necessary while others argue that wearing one is actually a bad idea. I don't wear one when doing squats but I dont usually try to squat a huge amount of weight (usually around 225-235 pounds) so if you are using a lot of weight you might want to look into using one.
550423
This all depends on your hip size.  Again there is no set standard for your butt.\nAs long as you are ok with your butt then don't worry about it.  It's your butt, no one elses...
879120
Low however it can happen
760354
Squats in general are considered most effective out of the two.  Lunges are good for finishing a workout or pre-fatiguing the legs before doing squats.  Squats are a core exercise, meaning it's one of the major main exercise that works several large muscle groups and will show the most results.\n\nHowever, good form is imperitive, and the exercise has to be intense enough to be effective.  Also, with squats you can do more weight than you can with lunges, so you can really hit the legs hard that way.
692810
oh yeah!! Good question, here's a good answer:\nStart by doing squats, hold about 25-30lbs in each hand squat down, keep your feet shoulder length apart. 15 reps, 4 sets!! DO NOT USE THE SQUATING TECHNIQUE WHERE YOU HOLD THE BAR ON YOUR SHOULDERS, squating 150+ pounds, your knees will turn into putty when your 43 years old!! CALF RAISES!!!!!! do calf raises off steps or any thing that has stairs, just use your own body weight, 25-30 reps, 4 sets trust me it works the best!!!! You will feel the burn and the muscle developement!!! I was dunking when I was 15 years old!!\nRiding bikes help as well!!
540428
do your approach over and over... and wall squats... they're not fun but they help SOOO much... your quads help amazingly in jumping... and building them up will help out your vertical... believe me... i needed to build up my vert.. and i did mostly these two things and it went from 18 to 23 inches
330741
Something is better than nothing, but if you did less than maximal lifting you will probably build stamina more than muscle bulk. Deep squats arent good for your knees anyway, more weight and less knee flexion can get the same results with less risk of damage to the knees
361261
1) Squats (different variations) about 125 - 150% of your body weight\n2) Plyometrics.
794931
same problems. i started doing lunges and squats. i can tell that my legs are getting slimmer and more muscular (but not in nasty way) all you need to do is set aside 10 minutes day. Do thirty seconds of squats then thirty seconds of lunges. then go up and down on your tippy toes for thirty seconds. then hold the squat postion for 30 seconds. then hold the tippy toes position for 30 seconds. Repeat\n\nit hurts like a mofo while your doing it and it really hurts the next day. But it really really works