Basically he leans forward really far to get anywhere near parallel and it’s still not parallel. Then good mornings the bar up and sometimes hits the bar holders on the rack. When I have him sit back and keep his chest up. He can barely get a quarter rep in even if I have him go wider or keep his ankles out more. However he does front squats just fine.

What to do

Dorsi flexion.. He needs to stretch his plantar fascia, try a lacrosse ball and run each foot on top over it for 1-2 minutes.

Lmk

Play around with a wider stance, point toes out, box squats ankle and hip mobility work, a good warm up

Hip flexion. Should probably also work on his upper back tightness.


Wut

I’ve been having him do many 30 second atg air squat holds to work on mobility before squatting atm

You can have him elevate his heels with plates and gradually reduce the thickness of the plates you're using until he has proper form with his feet flat on the ground.

He should also be doing these stretches regularly until he has the needed mobility.

Feet turn out during squats because the knees can’t travel past the feet.

A sure fire test to check this is to put your foot 5 inches from a wall and try to keep your foot flat and touch the wall with your knee. If you fall short, you’re lacking mobility. Stretch your calves and plantar fascia, guarantee it will resolve some of the problem.

Everyone can benefit from hip mobility and ankle mobility drills

E: I know because I’ve road that struggle bus since I’ve started lifting.

This post was edited by ozzyarmy3 on Nov 18 2017 06:36am

Less weight

Ankles are probably the culprit. Try elevating heels. Do what burns said above.

I have the same problem. If I elevate heals my back is much more upright.

Just have him squat on his toes vs heels on ground and you’ll see the difference in posture

This post was edited by PartyInMyPants on Nov 18 2017 01:36pm

is air low enough? :wallbang:



yep gonna have him do what burns said