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Anonymous
I'm having a bit of trouble here. I was suggested to do bodyweight squats as part of a workout, but I honestly think I'm doing it wrong.

I'll stand straight up with my arms out at shoulder length and my legs just out a little more than my hips are, keeping my back straight I'll slowly try to squat down, but I can barely bend my legs AT ALL before my heel lifts off the floor.

/fit/, how the heck do you do a proper bodyweight squat?
>> Anonymous
Also, pic isn't me.
>> Anonymous
Become more flexible!
>> Anonymous
>>57000
And how would I go about doing that? :\
>> Anonymous
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gWTmg4dHiKg
>> Anonymous
>>57006
Sorry if I'm a little stupid, but would doing it that way accomplish the same thing the other squat I was trying to do? :/

Like I said I'm only doing these as part of a workout. xx;
>> Anonymous
>>57009
Almost the same.
>> Anonymous
>>56998
Cut off your feet.
>> Anonymous
OP, keep your back straight. Make sure your head is up, and your butt sticks out a little when you do it. This is a squat, not a bend-over-at-the-knees.
>> Anonymous
get a chair and sit on it
get a lower chair/box/whatever and sit on it
repeat until you're using a chair/box so low that your hips are lower than your knees when you're sitting on it
now try the same move without the box
>> Anonymous
>>57026
This helps, I can do it a little better now, thanks. ^^;

Gonna go practice, figure if I do it enough it'll become second nature and I won't have any trouble with it anymore.
>> Anonymous
bodyweight squats are lame
just do lunges if you don't have a squat rack
>> Anonymous
>>57042
No you!
>> Anonymous
You need to increase ankle mobility. Stretch calves.