R-E-A-L-L-Y W-I-D-E squat stance... really?

**P-funk** · 01-05-2008, 03:38 PM

a) post a video

b) if you don't want to get hurt then stop trying to force yourself into a position or range of motion that it just doesn't want to go into to (extra wide squats).

What is your infatuation with trying to squat extra wide anyway?

When I watch people squat extra wide, I am always scared when I see how their knees track.

goob · 01-05-2008, 04:27 PM

When I did Std. deadlifts (I know your talking squats, but... ) they fucked up old sports injuries I had. Then I tried sumo (wide) style, and they took some of the load off my back. But in the process, I felt like they put a shit load of strain on the uplift on my hips.

I think this is the same for squats. The way I see it, do back squats with parallel stance, because that way you get the best upthrust. Wide stance and you'll feel it big time on your hips( in the hole) .

Stick to standard, unless you have an injury that says otherwise. Fuck your trainer.

01-05-2008, 03:38 PM	#31
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,574	a) post a video b) if you don't want to get hurt then stop trying to force yourself into a position or range of motion that it just doesn't want to go into to (extra wide squats). What is your infatuation with trying to squat extra wide anyway? When I watch people squat extra wide, I am always scared when I see how their knees track.
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01-05-2008, 04:27 PM	#32
goob Smartass anthropologist Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Anywhere, everywhere, nowhere.... Posts: 5,994	When I did Std. deadlifts (I know your talking squats, but... ) they fucked up old sports injuries I had. Then I tried sumo (wide) style, and they took some of the load off my back. But in the process, I felt like they put a shit load of strain on the uplift on my hips. I think this is the same for squats. The way I see it, do back squats with parallel stance, because that way you get the best upthrust. Wide stance and you'll feel it big time on your hips( in the hole) . Stick to standard, unless you have an injury that says otherwise. Fuck your trainer.