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Old 06-25-2012, 01:15 PM
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If it's your first few times doing full ROM squat then yes you will be sore. Really sore. It's the "king" of exercises for a reason: to do it properly takes a huge amount of strength and control by a large portion of the muscles in your body.

What I mean by losing control of the weight is if you are "dive-bombing" the weight or allowing it to "bounce" you out of the hole. This can be very hard on muscles and joints and I don't recommend it for anyone who doesn't have their technique perfectly honed and understands the risks of squatting that way.

Also you can lose control by allowing your lower back to round when at the bottom ... the dreaded butt wink! Based on your description of the soreness I don't think it is this but who knows.

Some people also tend to push off of their toes which is bad. The weight should be over your centre of gravity and pushing down through your heels. Dive bombing the weight can make this problem occur since the added momentum of the weight tends to fold the lifter over at the low back.

Some people also try to gain more "depth" by leaning their upper body forward. This also usually causes lower back rounding (and extra strain) and can shift the weight to your toes.

A video of your squat would help a lot.

IW
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