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Plus since you are under load you may be doing some worthwhile work as well... you know, if you are actually trying to build muscle or strength
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Good point. Today I worked with 195lbs...sets of 8. I kept the rest time short, but didn't go to failure. I squatted off of a box some during my warmup. I can squat fine if I move backwards. I did some box squats and that helped me find my plane. I had one of the trainers help me with form and I think I've got it down pretty well. I just need to practice. I had been going to parallel, but I had a lot of pain/soreness/tightness between my glute & ham...which is why I kept going just to parallel because I thought that would help (dumb). Going below parallel helps a LOT. I am not going to have to stop squatting to heal judging by today's workout.
I also got some new shoes today...they're actually track shoes (for +800 meters). The toes kind of point up, the soles are flat, and they have great lateral support. I went this morning looking for flat soled shoes with good lateral support and came across these. I bought them, drove to the gym, put them on, and then started squatting. Track shoes are cheap. These make a big difference.