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  1. 02-22-2012, 07:02 PM #1
    Future90
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    Lacking flexibility, parallel squat?

    I've been out of the gym for a long time due to a bad neck injury and attempting to squat for the first time in a while and I'm finding it hard to get a parallel squat. It's easier if I point my toes outwards but I'd figure this to be poor form and even bad for the knees.

    What's limiting me from getting parallel and what stretches can I do to improve?
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  2. 02-22-2012, 08:09 PM #2
    im_a_crazy_hobo
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    pointing your toes outward is good, and healthy for your knees.
    also don't squat parallel, that's bad for the knees because that's the point when they are the weakest. so point your toes out and squat below parallel.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_jxTc2ITA8

    notice how all olympic lifters point their toes out and squat below parallel?
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