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I used to be like that, and used to spread my feet quite far apart, almost the width of the rack. And still couldnt go parallel, with weight that is. Body weight squats were fine. When i recently got back into training, i started using a chair. Now i go parallel with feet shoulder width, maybe a bit wider, and toes slightly pointed out. Its just something about knowing that chair is there that helps me i guess. But i dont sit on it or bounce off of it, i just go down, feel it hit my ass, and go back up. I put the front edge of the chair a few inches back from my knees.

I just tried some bodyweight squats with plates under my heels and it worked like a charm. That unsteady feeling is still there when I get low enough, but I can hit parallel very easily and keep all my weight on my heels.

So what does this mean I need to do? Surely elevating my heels is kind of a stop gap measure, right? Should I stretch my calves or something?

Thanks Hits.

Lke Wolf said, you need to refer back to my post.

But the quick answer is yes this is a 'stop gap measure' and to solve the problem you need more ankle mobility, you DON'T need to start stretching random muscles.

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I cant watch teh video as I dont have sound on the computer. My sound card flaked out on me a couple of weeks ago adn I haven't gotten around to getting a new one yet.

go buy a new sound card then...