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Anonymous
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There's a good chance your hamstrings are inflexible, causing your lower back to round, placing an inordinate amount of stress on the low back, and the majority of the load on the quads, rather than nicely distributed on the glutes/hamstrings/quads. Personally, I'd recommend using a higher bar position than Rip recommends and squatting with a more upright torso; this will allow you to get deeper. However, keep your legs slightly wider than shoulder with apart, so you are squatting between them, rather than on top of them, as Oly lifters do.
For stretching, work on the splits. Three or more times a day, do a 60s hold for each of the right side split, left side split, and front split. Of course, you'll be no where close to doing a full split, but that's why it's a stretch. To do the side splits, put yourself between two chairs, and lay a hand on each chair to support yourself and lower yourself down into the stretch.
It's not the most fun thing to do, but it'll work like a charm.
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