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Old 03-13-2007, 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyUSMC View Post
is it ok for the heels to leave the ground, or should I just stop squatting when I can't go any farther w/o raising them?
If your heels are coming up then this tells me that the bar is probably coming forward (back is lowering) and transfering your weight to the balls of your feet..OR you could have a really close stance (inside your shoulders) and thats basically taking your hams and glutes out of the squat and using your quads for the driving force. Next time squat how you normally would and see if you can feel the bar drifting forward toward your toes (if you can, try and steady your lower back and keep the bar up) and then try a wider stance and see if either of those lift you off your heels. Ideally your squats want to activate your hams and glutes since they're alot bigger than your quads (in terms of muscle size), so using the bigger muscles should mean a bigger squat.
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