Comments on: Learning the squat 4: Tips, tricks and troubleshooting http://www.stumptuous.com/learning-the-squat-4-tips-tricks-and-troubleshooting Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:48:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mistress Krista http://www.stumptuous.com/learning-the-squat-4-tips-tricks-and-troubleshooting/comment-page-1#comment-5885 Mistress Krista Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:42:54 +0000 #comment-5885 @SHF: See here: http://www.stumptuous.com/lurn-to-squat-good-e-zy Start with the potty and goblet squat. A forward lean is fine as long as it comes from the hips. Focus on pushing the knees OUT as you come up. A handy trick is to put a band around your knees so that you have to push outwards against it (otherwise the band will drop). Goblet squat shown here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbZac-6H9bs @SHF: See here: http://www.stumptuous.com/lurn-to-squat-good-e-zy

Start with the potty and goblet squat. A forward lean is fine as long as it comes from the hips. Focus on pushing the knees OUT as you come up. A handy trick is to put a band around your knees so that you have to push outwards against it (otherwise the band will drop).

Goblet squat shown here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbZac-6H9bs

]]> By: SHF http://www.stumptuous.com/learning-the-squat-4-tips-tricks-and-troubleshooting/comment-page-1#comment-5883 SHF Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:29:14 +0000 #comment-5883 Dear MK! ur article is a godsend for ppl like me who love squatting but can't...I have a q tho...I have neither strong quads nor strong hamstrings..I lean forward a lot while rising from backsquats/frontsquats..Have to use heel elevation as without it,my heels get off the floor (i squat barefoot)I also have a niggling knee prob as my knees turn inwards when squatting...Do you have any advice for me as to how 1) i can strengthen my legs 2)improve my form So that i can enjoy this wonderful exercise? Thank you!! Dear MK! ur article is a godsend for ppl like me who love squatting but can’t…I have a q tho…I have neither strong quads nor strong hamstrings..I lean forward a lot while rising from backsquats/frontsquats..Have to use heel elevation as without it,my heels get off the floor (i squat barefoot)I also have a niggling knee prob as my knees turn inwards when squatting…Do you have any advice for me as to how

1) i can strengthen my legs
2)improve my form

So that i can enjoy this wonderful exercise?

Thank you!!

]]> By: Mistress Krista http://www.stumptuous.com/learning-the-squat-4-tips-tricks-and-troubleshooting/comment-page-1#comment-4344 Mistress Krista Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:28:49 +0000 #comment-4344 KCK: It means that wide stance squats are easier and may be more comfortable for those folks with stronger hips/hams/glutes. In general many women have stronger quads relative to hamstrings and would thus benefit from wider-stance squats as well as specific glute/ham recruitment work and/or strengthening of the external hip rotators. KCK: It means that wide stance squats are easier and may be more comfortable for those folks with stronger hips/hams/glutes. In general many women have stronger quads relative to hamstrings and would thus benefit from wider-stance squats as well as specific glute/ham recruitment work and/or strengthening of the external hip rotators.

]]> By: KCK http://www.stumptuous.com/learning-the-squat-4-tips-tricks-and-troubleshooting/comment-page-1#comment-4030 KCK Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:03:10 +0000 #comment-4030 Hi Krista, When you say that the wide-stance squats are "good" for people who have strong hams & glutes, does that mean they're easier for those people because they use those muscles more? Or does it mean they are good for strengthening quads more to match ham/glute strength? I have the same question about your statement that narrow-stance squats are "good" for people with strong quads. I am in the latter group but would like to strengthen my back-side muscles. Hi Krista,

When you say that the wide-stance squats are “good” for people who have strong hams & glutes, does that mean they’re easier for those people because they use those muscles more? Or does it mean they are good for strengthening quads more to match ham/glute strength? I have the same question about your statement that narrow-stance squats are “good” for people with strong quads. I am in the latter group but would like to strengthen my back-side muscles.

]]> By: Mistress Krista http://www.stumptuous.com/learning-the-squat-4-tips-tricks-and-troubleshooting/comment-page-1#comment-3393 Mistress Krista Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:29:16 +0000 #comment-3393 Bethany, nothing's wrong with you. It's not cheating -- it's what you can do right now. Try widening your feet, for starters, and turning your toes out. Don't try to keep the torso straight up and down; lean forward a little from the hips. Check out Lurn 2 Squat Good - E-zy and start railing squatting and box squatting. http://www.stumptuous.com/lurn-to-squat-good-e-zy Glad Stumptuous has been life changing! Wait till you start rocking the squat; then you will be INVINCIBLE! Bethany, nothing’s wrong with you. It’s not cheating — it’s what you can do right now. Try widening your feet, for starters, and turning your toes out. Don’t try to keep the torso straight up and down; lean forward a little from the hips. Check out Lurn 2 Squat Good – E-zy and start railing squatting and box squatting.
http://www.stumptuous.com/lurn-to-squat-good-e-zy

Glad Stumptuous has been life changing! Wait till you start rocking the squat; then you will be INVINCIBLE!

]]> By: Bethany http://www.stumptuous.com/learning-the-squat-4-tips-tricks-and-troubleshooting/comment-page-1#comment-3392 Bethany Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:24:39 +0000 #comment-3392 Hi Krista, I love your website. I'd like you to know that I started lifting heavy because of you, and it has really changed my life for the better. I can't figure out how to squat for the life of me. I can squat down to about 90 degrees, like I'm sitting on a low-ish chair, but any further and I just fall flat on my ass. I have been trying for weeks and I can only squat deeply if I hold onto something. I hate cheating like that, but I feel like something is wrong with my body that I can't hold my balance. I can go all the way down but I come up on my toes, and if I try to force my heels down, bam, flat on my ass. Should I just keep trying to rail squat and that will eventually build up my strength? I'm really frustrated. Hi Krista,

I love your website. I’d like you to know that I started lifting heavy because of you, and it has really changed my life for the better.

I can’t figure out how to squat for the life of me. I can squat down to about 90 degrees, like I’m sitting on a low-ish chair, but any further and I just fall flat on my ass. I have been trying for weeks and I can only squat deeply if I hold onto something. I hate cheating like that, but I feel like something is wrong with my body that I can’t hold my balance. I can go all the way down but I come up on my toes, and if I try to force my heels down, bam, flat on my ass. Should I just keep trying to rail squat and that will eventually build up my strength? I’m really frustrated.

]]> By: Mistress Krista http://www.stumptuous.com/learning-the-squat-4-tips-tricks-and-troubleshooting/comment-page-1#comment-2857 Mistress Krista Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:26:05 +0000 #comment-2857 MG: See here: http://www.stumptuous.com/lurn-to-squat-good-e-zy -- see railing and potty squats. MG: See here: http://www.stumptuous.com/lurn-to-squat-good-e-zy — see railing and potty squats.

]]> By: MG http://www.stumptuous.com/learning-the-squat-4-tips-tricks-and-troubleshooting/comment-page-1#comment-2850 MG Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:53:37 +0000 #comment-2850 Hi My problem when doing squats is that I lose my balance. I was wondering if you may have a trick for that. And also my knees tend to come in when I squat I think it's because I lose my balance that my knees do that. Thank you kindly in advance. I should mention that I only do satic squats with my cardio workout. Hi
My problem when doing squats is that I lose my balance.
I was wondering if you may have a trick for that. And also my knees tend to come in when I squat I think it’s because I lose my balance that my knees do that. Thank you kindly in advance. I should mention that I only do satic squats with my cardio workout.

]]> By: Phil http://www.stumptuous.com/learning-the-squat-4-tips-tricks-and-troubleshooting/comment-page-1#comment-2838 Phil Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:28:52 +0000 #comment-2838 I also like the pidgeon pose. this is how i use it in my sitting sequence. Start of in cobbler/butterfly to stretch adductor magnes-straighten one leg into bent leg forward stretch for hamstrings and back-swing the straight leg back into pidgeon, leen forward over knee then stretch up and hold- bend the back leg at the knee and hold foot with the same side arm or both if your flex enough to stretch hip flexors and quad-lower back leg and swing to the front up and over front leg- back leg now bent over front leg in half lord of the fishes pose-seperate the legs and settle back down to cobbler/butterfly pose and start again on the other side hold each for a couple of breaths and flow from pose to pose I also like the pidgeon pose. this is how i use it in my sitting sequence. Start of in cobbler/butterfly to stretch adductor magnes-straighten one leg into bent leg forward stretch for hamstrings and back-swing the straight leg back into pidgeon, leen forward over knee then stretch up and hold- bend the back leg at the knee and hold foot with the same side arm or both if your flex enough to stretch hip flexors and quad-lower back leg and swing to the front up and over front leg- back leg now bent over front leg in half lord of the fishes pose-seperate the legs and settle back down to cobbler/butterfly pose and start again on the other side hold each for a couple of breaths and flow from pose to pose

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