3 STEP PROCESS FOR YOUR SQUATS! Hips back Knees out to the sides Lower straight down Now, if you can’t lower straight down due to ankle/knee/hip restrictions, that’s totally fine! Just sit back a little bit more and allow your torso to lean forward more. It’s what’s often referred to as a hip dominant squat. Also, if your depth isn’t that low yet, that’s totally fine as well. This will help take care of the common mistakes we see like knees diving forward and caving inwards.