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05-26-06, 02:51 AM
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FEMALE SQUAT POSITION
Back to the squat topic. What I want to know is, correct leg/foot positioning. Ive heard a few truths/myths about women and squatting and how your leg/foot positioning designs the shape of your legs, butt and hips. I dont want a huge arse. So do i keep my knees closer in, feet pointed straight? Outward? Knees further apart? Or basically do whatever the heck i feel most comfortable? Which to be honest is to not do them at all, *LOL*
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#2
05-29-06, 09:36 PM
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Knees closer together if you don't want a ghetto booty...Toes ALWAYS pointed slightly outwards. When you point them in or straight it's a lot of stress on the knees
If you're wantinng to work on your quad sweep, knees should be a little farther apart
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05-29-06, 11:47 PM
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haha. A ghetto booty certainly wouldnt suit with my pale skin. Thanks RS I'll keep the knees in close. I was back in a real gym starting yesterday. Today i did legs. And where is the gym? Its up a few flight of stairs. The jelly legs didnt like that. Thank god for the hand railing!
Question two on squats. I observed a few guys not squatting the whole way. Is it best to squat with a torturous heavy weight and go 1/2 - 3/4 of the way down, or better to lighten it up a bit and go deep?
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05-30-06, 09:21 AM
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I didnt say anything before because I wasnt to sure about female position but you are definitely going to want to go lighter and all the way down. When you stop in the middle its like using your knees as brakes. No good. Make sure when you get down as low as your body will let you that you dont bounce at the bottom. Also, make sure you lean back, not forward like you see some people do. It take some getting used to so you dont feel like youre going to fall backward but its way easier on your lower back.
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05-30-06, 10:47 AM
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As rock said, don't bother loading up the weight, and only doing half a squat. Pick a comfortable weight, and take it all the way - increase from there. God I need to do legs harder, lol...
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05-30-06, 05:57 PM
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05-30-06, 07:03 PM
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Thanks guys. I'm liking hearing the positives about squats because I have always avoided working my legs as i should. I would hate leg day and so i would walk into the gym in a negative frame of mind which never helped at all. So I started at the new gym, gave away the smith machine and yesterday squatted freely. Ofcourse i couldnt lift what i lifted on the smith machine, but I did use a lighter weight and went a little under parallel. Couldnt go well deep because like u said fog, I don't want to lean forward, so I guess I will just have to get the balance thing sorted out first & then find my way a little deeper. Anyway, after the squats yesterday, today I feel muscles i never felt before. My darn arse KILLS. My legs hurt but my butt is the soarest.
How important are lunges in a leg workout? I have average knees from years of running. So I find lunges quite difficult. Squats i can handle, but then when it's time for the lunges, my knees just give in (or is it me that gives in). Are these a must in a leg workout?
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05-31-06, 08:35 AM
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I don't like to do regular lunges either. I either do them outside with dumbbells (walking) or sometimes we use a decline bench and lunge (with dumbbells) on that. It makes it much easier on your knees.
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05-31-06, 08:51 AM
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 I need some real good motivation lately...
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05-31-06, 12:28 PM
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get your fat ass to work you old mother fucker. :dancingne 
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05-31-06, 12:57 PM
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You have me mixed up, lol....I never said I was fat, you jerk! 238 at 5'2 is ok, right? 
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05-31-06, 01:39 PM
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I did get the best booty award at work - that has to count for something, right? :nerdnew:
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05-31-06, 03:22 PM
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Wow, that would probably give me some real good motivation! lol
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