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post #76 of 81
9/16/09 at 1:22pm
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Originally Posted by db_ggmm View Post
I feel I don't fully understand how wide to stand. This may be due in part to the fact that my center of gravity has changed a lot as the bar position and weight has changed. I was also experiencing knee pain for a little while and found that if I made my stance a little more narrow, I could thrust my knees out further and solve the problem. It also seems more difficult to go deep with a wider stance.

Does it really matter how wide I stand? Should I strive to widen my stance? Is it possible that I am constructed for a more narrow stance?

All else being equal, you will not be able to go as deep with a wider stance.

If you are training for strength vs. training to squat the most weight you possibly can (i.e., you are a powerlifting competitor), I see no reason for you to attempt to widen your stance, especially if doing so is causing you knee pain.
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post #77 of 81
9/16/09 at 6:25pm
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Originally Posted by dcg View Post
All else being equal, you will not be able to go as deep with a wider stance.

If you are training for strength vs. training to squat the most weight you possibly can (i.e., you are a powerlifting competitor), I see no reason for you to attempt to widen your stance, especially if doing so is causing you knee pain.

Thanks, I'm definitely hearing this. I also re-read Stronglifts and SS stance descriptions last night and they suggest shoulder width, not wider than shoulder width, which supports what you're saying.

I can probably get the pressure to go from the side of my foot to the center of my foot / heel by just widening an inch or so. Maybe I am a bit bow legged.

When you guys squat, what muscles in your legs experience fatigue and soreness?
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post #78 of 81
9/16/09 at 6:54pm
I don't understand your issue with stance. Do your feet hurt or something?
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post #79 of 81
9/16/09 at 11:46pm
No serious issue, I'm just very cautious. I have no one coaching me and work out at home. I'd like to push up from my heels more than the sides, so I'll try to widen my stance an inch, but I lose depth rapidly if I go an inch too wide.
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post #80 of 81
9/17/09 at 8:37am
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Originally Posted by db_ggmm View Post
No serious issue, I'm just very cautious. I have no one coaching me and work out at home. I'd like to push up from my heels more than the sides, so I'll try to widen my stance an inch, but I lose depth rapidly if I go an inch too wide.

Change the angle of your feet, not your stance width.
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post #81 of 81
9/17/09 at 11:29pm
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Originally Posted by why View Post
Change the angle of your feet, not your stance width.

I think this worked. My stance drifted too narrow and allowed me to push knees out too far, putting me on the sides of my feet. I paid more attention to angle and cementing feet below shoulders.

I think it's all going pretty well. I feel a need to get 'the bounce' going a bit better in the hole, but when I focus on getting a bounce I think I short change on depth.
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