] The Box Squat
]
] Technique is the most important factor in squatting big
] weights. If you're training with bad technique then it
] doesn't matter what supplemental exercises you use or how
] many sets or reps you perform. Your squat will only go so
] far and then get stuck. This article will describe the
] correct technique for performing the box squat. I feel
] the box squat is the best way to train the squat, period.
] The form is the same as the regular squat but with the
] added bonus of being able to develop explosive strength.
] The box squat also places all the stress directly on all
] the squatting muscles.
]
] Every member of Westside Barbell performs box squats year
] around with the only regular "free squat" being done in
] competition. The technique I'll describe has taken my
] squat from 760 to 935 over the past five years, but I
] wasn't always a big fan of the box squat. When I squatted
] 760, I didn't believe in box squatting and trained all my
] squats the same way many of you are doing now. I used a
] progressive overload method using the Western method of
] periodization. The result of all my hard work? My squat
] stayed at the 730 to 760 range for five years without any
] progress! I had to change. Part of this change included
] box squatting.

Dave Tate on box squats.