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Originally Posted by AcGold
Imo it's not the mental aspect as much as it is the form. Squats are a little counter intuitive; hips go back first and push from the hamstrings.... almost nobody is going to just guess that and even a lot of trainers have no clue.
A lot of people have the mental ability to do them but not enough information on how to do them properly. It's actually quite astounding how easy it is to injure yourself with so many different workouts. Hell, even an upright row can destroy your shoulders.
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The natural instinct is to treat the squat like a leg press. People have their feet underneath their hips and then just bend their knees. Then they lower their torso at the end to make the bar go lower.
As you say, the squat is initiated in the hips and engages the posterior chain.
I'd definitely recommend getting a good trainer before seriously getting into working out. That excludes most trainers who work at gyms.