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09/09/2019 3:03 pm
When you squat should you drive wit your heels when going up only or the whole foot? What is the proper from for squats,alot of guys at the gym i train have different ideas,so yea i would like to know from you guys..
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11/09/2019 11:25 am
for what it's worth, I am not a competitive lifter, I have squatted weekly as a part of my leg day for years. I lift off my heals or sometimes the whole foot. If I am rolling toward the forefoot, I am making my lower back vulnerable by hyperextension. This is a bad thing. I know many guys who have lifted for years and do not squat because of lower back problems.
I love this exercise for its total body involvment and would not like to give it up. My friends who do not squat do light sissy squats on a machine and lunges.
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11/09/2019 11:50 am
I'll bump headdoc's post - push off the heals.
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11/09/2019 12:14 pm
I squat for bb purposes and keep feet flat and push from heels.
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11/09/2019 12:39 pm
As these other bros have said drive through the heels.
11/09/2019 1:00 pm
I try to keep my weight farther back on my heels. When I put too much weight on, I get my weight too far forward and I hunch over and hurt my back.
11/09/2019 1:27 pm
Definitely, when you are driving up from the heels you're able to maintain form easier!
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11/09/2019 1:46 pm
I squat for bb purposes and keep feet flat and push from heels.
I do the same.
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