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Old 06-09-2005, 08:00 AM   #1
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foot placement on a squat???

what's the foot placement on a squat? and i dont mean some pansy half squat??? i'm talking full deep squat, the kind where your a$$ almost hits the ground i've heard shoulder width and i've heard wider than shoulders.
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now that's a squat
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From what i know, PL is a wide - very wide stance. BB is a narrow stance.
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From what i know, PL is a wide - very wide stance. BB is a narrow stance.

yeah, that guys squat up there is not ass to the grass at all. he is just below parallel. I squat at about shoulder width or hip width with the bar high up on my back.



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Some PLs do squat narrow, but generally they dont.



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Some PLs do squat narrow, but generally they dont.

yeah, shane hammon did when he was powerlifting.



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Some PLs do squat narrow
Yeah... I posted the Mikesell Pic, cause his stance is SO wide



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When I do olympic squats I typically squat with about a shoulder width stance. I go quite a bit wider when doing power squats; I really think you have to.



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When I do olympic squats I typically squat with about a shoulder width stance. I go quite a bit wider when doing power squats; I really think you have to.
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