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laurashapiro ([personal profile] laurashapiro) wrote in [community profile] lifting_heavy_things 2011-09-08 01:37 am (UTC)

And being able to squat deep is a very good thing, IMHO

I always thought so! But my trainer was all YER DOING IT RONG -- she said I would hurt my knees if I went below a 90-degree angle, even though the rest of my form was correct. When I asked about the "your butt should kiss the floor" rule I had been taught, she said that was only for people who had been working hard for a long time and had built up very strong stabilizer muscles. It sounded fishy to me, but I like my knees, so I've been squatting shallowly since.

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