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Jun 27 2016 10:18pm
Quote (tommyd323 @ Jun 27 2016 09:05pm)
Toes straight forward make it hard for me to squat right down without coming up on my toes or compensating a bit more with a forward lean. Just try squatting down right now with a narrow stance and your toes facing absolutely straight forward. Hard to keep heels down



I do get more forward lean, but it actually feels quite a bit stronger. I thought i would have to work a ton on mobility to be able to do it, but keeping toes almost straight ahead was actually pretty easy for me. I have a narrow stance though. Might go to the gym today and do a bit of stretching and just get some behind squat vids with 60kg to check valgus knee collapse
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Jun 27 2016 10:39pm
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I do get more forward lean, but it actually feels quite a bit stronger. I thought i would have to work a ton on mobility to be able to do it, but keeping toes almost straight ahead was actually pretty easy for me. I have a narrow stance though. Might go to the gym today and do a bit of stretching and just get some behind squat vids with 60kg to check valgus knee collapse



I agree I find it to be a stronger position. Easier to really contract the glutes at the bottom and come up with a strong base. Activating my glutes more should help with growth and increasing strength as well.


@tommy to be clear its not absolutely straight forward, they can point out a modest 10-15ish degrees. Really open up the hips/knees and it should be sweet.
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Jun 28 2016 10:02am
Quote (tommyd323 @ Jun 28 2016 12:05am)
Toes straight forward make it hard for me to squat right down without coming up on my toes or compensating a bit more with a forward lean. Just try squatting down right now with a narrow stance and your toes facing absolutely straight forward. Hard to keep heels down


Cause you're lacking range of motion. I can do it perfectly well now that I've restored my range. You need to work on dorsiflexion range and likely just general hip maintenance. Clean up your abductors, that's the best advice I can give anyone just starting to work on better squat technique. Short adductors will cause you hip pain as well as keep you from fully externally rotating those legs in the bottom of your squat. Work on that Jean claude vandamme hip mobility
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Jun 28 2016 10:02pm
@cloudkicker, this actually feels SO much better. After getting used to it it's a lot easier to hit depth, my lower back stays perfectly straight (i used to get a bit of rounding) And I feel much stronger, keeping the chest up is a lot easier instead of getting folded over at heavier weights. Idk why the video makes my feet look like they're pointed so far out when I look down it looks like they're pointing straight ahead...

also I hope this triggers all you tight hating fgts.

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Jun 28 2016 11:05pm
Quote (cloudkicker @ Jun 28 2016 11:02am)
Cause you're lacking range of motion. I can do it perfectly well now that I've restored my range. You need to work on dorsiflexion range and likely just general hip maintenance. Clean up your abductors, that's the best advice I can give anyone just starting to work on better squat technique. Short adductors will cause you hip pain as well as keep you from fully externally rotating those legs in the bottom of your squat. Work on that Jean claude vandamme hip mobility


You can barefoot, put your feet completely beside each other with less than 12 inches separating and squat down flat footed? I fall backwards. I must say props.

Even doing pistol squats: I can just barely get to below parallel and to go atg I just come up on my toe in order to do get the rest of the way.

Quote (turtol @ Jun 28 2016 11:02pm)
@cloudkicker, this actually feels SO much better. After getting used to it it's a lot easier to hit depth, my lower back stays perfectly straight (i used to get a bit of rounding) And I feel much stronger, keeping the chest up is a lot easier instead of getting folded over at heavier weights. Idk why the video makes my feet look like they're pointed so far out when I look down it looks like they're pointing straight ahead...

also I hope this triggers all you tight hating fgts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEbO0lNiKfU



Like me, as soon as you start dropping, once you push that right knee out, your foot slightly turns with it.

This post was edited by tommyd323 on Jun 28 2016 11:26pm
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Jun 29 2016 12:44am
Quote (turtol @ Jun 29 2016 02:02pm)
@cloudkicker, this actually feels SO much better. After getting used to it it's a lot easier to hit depth, my lower back stays perfectly straight (i used to get a bit of rounding) And I feel much stronger, keeping the chest up is a lot easier instead of getting folded over at heavier weights. Idk why the video makes my feet look like they're pointed so far out when I look down it looks like they're pointing straight ahead...

also I hope this triggers all you tight hating fgts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEbO0lNiKfU


gratz on the trimming progress m8
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Jun 29 2016 01:13am
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gratz on the trimming progress m8


Excellent trimming gains. Room for improvement tho
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Jun 29 2016 01:23am
Quote (tommyd323 @ Jun 28 2016 10:05pm)
You can barefoot, put your feet completely beside each other with less than 12 inches separating and squat down flat footed? I fall backwards. I must say props.

Even doing pistol squats: I can just barely get to below parallel and to go atg I just come up on my toe in order to do get the rest of the way.




Like me, as soon as you start dropping, once you push that right knee out, your foot slightly turns with it.



Yeah, if I really focus hard on screwing my feet into the ground (heel, outer ball, inner ball) it stops that. But if I dot focus on that it does turn out slightly during the lift, which I think is a red light in comp :(

Quote (Lil_Gueto @ Jun 28 2016 11:44pm)
gratz on the trimming progress m8


Quote (RyanDyerProtein @ Jun 29 2016 12:13am)
Excellent trimming gains. Room for improvement tho



Lmao u fuks
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Jun 29 2016 03:54am
Quote (turtol @ Jun 29 2016 03:23pm)
Yeah, if I really focus hard on screwing my feet into the ground (heel, outer ball, inner ball) it stops that. But if I dot focus on that it does turn out slightly during the lift, which I think is a red light in comp :(


Lmao u fuks


Im bench yes, in squat no
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Jun 29 2016 04:07am
Quote (RyanDyerProtein @ Jun 29 2016 02:54am)
Im bench yes, in squat no



Oh really?? I remember someone saying "the only time your foot is ever allowed to move in comp is after you lock out a sumo deadlift and you need to turn your feet in to not smoosh your toes
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