Excessive forward torso lean is corrected by which cue?

Excessive forward torso lean is corrected by which cue?

• A. Chest up and look forward
• B. Drive knees out
• C. Sit back into hips
• D. Look down at feet

Answer: (A)

Keeping the chest up and looking forward trains you to maintain a neutral spine and a more vertical torso during a squat. Elevating the chest helps engage the upper back, preventing the torso from rounding forward, while looking forward keeps the neck aligned with the spine and avoids the tucking or looking down that can pull the torso into a greater forward lean. This cue directly supports a proper spinal alignment as you descend and ascend, reducing excessive forward lean. Other cues address related aspects (knees tracking, hip positioning, or general movement pattern) but don’t directly control torso angle; looking down at the feet tends to encourage forward flexion of the spine, which worsens lean, while sitting back into the hips or driving the knees out influence hip and knee mechanics more than the torso angle itself.

Keeping the chest up and looking forward trains you to maintain a neutral spine and a more vertical torso during a squat. Elevating the chest helps engage the upper back, preventing the torso from rounding forward, while looking forward keeps the neck aligned with the spine and avoids the tucking or looking down that can pull the torso into a greater forward lean. This cue directly supports a proper spinal alignment as you descend and ascend, reducing excessive forward lean. Other cues address related aspects (knees tracking, hip positioning, or general movement pattern) but don’t directly control torso angle; looking down at the feet tends to encourage forward flexion of the spine, which worsens lean, while sitting back into the hips or driving the knees out influence hip and knee mechanics more than the torso angle itself.