Darkoz
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But what if you have a shitty ankle with shitty mobility? I cant squat where I stand due to right ankle (wish I could though!!)
Tim.
i guess in your case you need to work around it and find out why you have shitty ankle mobility
But what if you have a shitty ankle with shitty mobility? I cant squat where I stand due to right ankle (wish I could though!!)
Tim.
i guess in your case you need to work around it and find out why you have shitty ankle mobility
I am the same. Terrible ankle flexibility.
Mobility exercises for the long term approach. Results are very slow I find.
Squats shoes with a decent size heel in the short term.
But what if you have a shitty ankle with shitty mobility? I cant squat where I stand due to right ankle (wish I could though!!)
Tim.
I am the same. Terrible ankle flexibility.
Mobility exercises for the long term approach. Results are very slow I find.
Squats shoes with a decent size heel in the short term.
Read something recently by a Cross-Fit bloke.
He writes you lose hip torque during squats if you let your toes turn out.
Same with fingers during pushups. Keep them facing straight.
Thoughts on this, anyone read this also ?
I for one would like to know how this tool used what tool to measure hip torque.
So long as the knee follows the foot in a line, I'm ok. I prefer wide stance, it's by far the most comfortable for me. I have trouble getting 'into the hole' without back flex otherwise
Kelly Starret?
He's great at rehab and fixing unhealthy movement patterns.
You can pretty much safely ignore anything he says will increase performance.
What about this?
A fairly narrow stance will build up the strength in the hip and thighs.
It's got nothing to do with the angle of your feet.
Bingo. I do plenty of self work.
Right ankle hasnt seen an improvement in two years. So I squat wider and with oly shoes.
Tim.
What about this?
A fairly narrow stance will build up the strength in the hip and thighs.
It's got nothing to do with the angle of your feet.
You compete in power lifting?
Use a wider stance when you do only.
Adductor flexibility is easier to fix than ankle
Move stance out over time
Most of the world record squats were done with a wide to medium-wide stance. If you wish to move weight, this is the way
Wider stance should load up the hips more than narrow stance though. Definitely more quad work with narrow stance though. Specificity principal though. I personally don't see how anyone can squat crazy wide all the time anyway as it beats up the hips a lot.
I think what you are getting at is used by many powerlifters these days though. Lots of people advocating "olympic" squatting and front squats for more quad dominance.
The width thing is more related to how far the levers are though. And I think that then goes hand in hand with the toes out as you are going to have to have some SERIOUS mobility if you want to squat with toes close to a mono and facing forward!
[MENTION=7082]jzpowahz[/MENTION] you said though 5 times in one post.. take it eaze broseph