Mark Rippetoe's squatting technique aims to teach a universal and safe method accommodating limitations in ankle and hamstring mobility.

“one thing I'm mark Roberto did really well is and people will bash him because they don't like there's a lot of people don't like the way that he squats but really what he's trying to do is he's trying to show you a universal way to squat and people are like I don't a very safe way to squash yeah yeah yeah it is very safe a lot of people say all he's leaning over way too much well most people can't squat in an upright position they just don't have them ankle mobility the hamstring mobility he's just trying to she's trying to to in a five minute segment”