Quote Originally Posted by Conan187 View Post
Sounds like you've either got the bar in the wrong place, or you're not engaging your lats and shoulder blades. How much weight are you squatting when you have to give up, and at what rep count do you have to stop?Be also useful to know how much you weigh as this can be a guide to how much you can lift.
Sorry, bit of delay in replying as hadn't got back in the gym for a few days. Decided to start off not lifting much to try and get the form right. Most I lifted was 70kg (inc bar) reps of ten. I also rolled up a towel to cushion the bar against my shoulders and it was an improvement. Guess I just need to build up slowly. I weight 73 kg so I should probably be lifting much more!

I also do more running than weights nowadays so a lack of frequency doesn't help. Is once a week enough for squats?