Yet Another Squat Question

"The Crow" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Hi.
I've just started doing squats, and I'm a bit worried. I have super flat
feet, collapsed arches and then some, and I think this is really screwing

up

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any chance I have of doing squats with any kind of form. As I go down, my
feet roll inward on the collapsed arches, making it hard to keep the

weight

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right, my knees right, or, indeed, anything right.

Have you considered any shoe inserts, like
http://www.superfeet.com/content/green.html ?

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Do you think I'll be
okay, or do you think I'd be better off going for a machine, in order to

aid

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better form? Thanks.

IMHO, you'd be better off keeping the weight light and learning to keep your
knees out as you squat down.

I'd think on a machine you would suffer from the same problem (feet rolling
inwards).

Selene

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The Crow said:

Hi.
I've just started doing squats, and I'm a bit worried. I have super flat
feet, collapsed arches and then some, and I think this is really screwing up
any chance I have of doing squats with any kind of form. As I go down, my
feet roll inward on the collapsed arches, making it hard to keep the weight
right, my knees right, or, indeed, anything right. Do you think I'll be
okay,

You'll be okay if you keep your knees wide, back flat, gaze level, et
cetera. I think.

To much weight. Ive trained people with arched feet and they roll the
knees. The knee joint is not strong enough yet to hold the weight and
your involuntarily rolling them to make the weight easier to lift. I
would recommend using just a 45 lbs bar and go down until you feel your
heel coming off the floor..stop going down just short of that position.
Your heel should always remain on the floor. Watch in the mirror when
you see your knees rolling correct it...this will require concentration
on your knees to teach your body the correct from. In a few weeks it
will come naturally. Squats rule dont give them up.

Tony Kehl
Developing Fitness Programs for Individuals
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www.simplefitness.biz

In article <[email hidden]>,

Titan1969 said:

To much weight. Ive trained people with arched feet and they roll the
knees. The knee joint is not strong enough yet to hold the weight and
your involuntarily rolling them to make the weight easier to lift. I
would recommend using just a 45 lbs bar and go down until you feel your
heel coming off the floor..stop going down just short of that position.
Your heel should always remain on the floor. Watch in the mirror when
you see your knees rolling correct it...this will require concentration
on your knees to teach your body the correct from. In a few weeks it
will come naturally. Squats rule dont give them up.

IMO the key consideration is back rounding. If the heel rises you can put
plates under it. But the back rounding is bad.

--
Keith

Hobbes said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Titan1969 said:

To much weight. Ive trained people with arched feet and they roll the
knees. The knee joint is not strong enough yet to hold the weight and
your involuntarily rolling them to make the weight easier to lift. I
would recommend using just a 45 lbs bar and go down until you feel your
heel coming off the floor..stop going down just short of that position.
Your heel should always remain on the floor. Watch in the mirror when
you see your knees rolling correct it...this will require concentration
on your knees to teach your body the correct from. In a few weeks it
will come naturally. Squats rule dont give them up.

IMO the key consideration is back rounding. If the heel rises you can put
plates under it. But the back rounding is bad.

I think both need addressing. One can lead to the other. As well,
there are other contributing factors involved in both form errors.

Gotta address the whole, not just one part or another.

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