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Anonymous
Hey /fit/

So I started stronglifts beginner routine today after a year or more of doing isolation exercises (i prefer to work alone and didn't wanna do freeweights without a spotter)

finally said fuck it and started anyway

well I did a lot of research including videos on how to do squatz properly--your knees aren't supposed to go in front of your ankles or some shit like that

BUT WHAT THE FUCK I FALL THE FUCK OVER BACKWARDS IF I DON'T PUT MY KNEES IN FRONT OF MY ANKLES AM I DEFORMED?

tl;dr How do you guys keep yourself from falling over when doing squatz?
>> Anonymous
magnets, lots and lots of magnets...

But seriously, someone just posted a 50 min video of a demonstration about squats. Look that shit up, or maybe someone will be nice and post it.

Protip: Squat between your fucking legs, not behind them.
>> Anonymous
move your feet further apart.
>> Anonymous
>>277399
but legs are supposed to be shoulder width apart, my body doesn't fit between my legs when they're shoulder width--my legs are too muscular (sprinter and good genes--dad NEVER lifts weights and his muscles are fucking jacked, same as my brother who is a skinny turd except for his legs)
>> Anonymous
>>277405
>>277399

I'll look for that shit, and thanks anons

i'll be doing squatz thrice a week, so i'd better figure this shit out
>> Anonymous
>>277399
It's this video

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6529481301858251744
>> Anonymous
shoulder width is kind of a general guideline...it kinda depends on how long your femur is...if your knees go over your toes you simply need to move your feet further out
>> Anonymous
You might not be leaning forward enough. The way I heard it described to me is to lean forward and move your ass backwards and down, as if you're trying to sit in a chair that's too far behind you.

If you just have really long legs though then you'll have to move your knees further forward anyway, Rippetoe talks about that in his book
>> Anonymous
Sit back as if you wanna take a shit. It's called squat for a reason.
Keep the weight on your heels. Try not to move your knees too much forward, but don't be too concerned if they do a bit. Use your ass, not your knees/quads to drive the weight up.