Hey,
I was doing my squats yesterday when some guy noticed that when I lift from my squat position (knees at 90 degrees), my knees move towards each other an inch until im standing fully upright.
I know this is because I'm maxing out how much I can lift, and my form is pretty clean minus this weird knee moment.
after squatting like 2 months and making great progress, should I lower the weight and make less progress muscle-building wise, or just continue?
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11-10-2008, 07:18 AM #1Registered User
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knees moving inward during squat lift..
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11-10-2008, 07:22 AM #2Strength Addict
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11-10-2008, 07:24 AM #3Registered User
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knees coming inward is a bad habit. basically, the weight is getting hard for you and by bending your knees in, you are shifting the weight to your bone structure versus your muscles.
keep your knees facing the same way as your toes.
one inch isn't much travel at all, but none is better than some.
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11-10-2008, 08:12 AM #4Registered User
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yes.. lower the weight.. I was doing this when I let my ego dictate how much I was lifting.. I dropped the weight down.. way down and corrected my form. In a few months you'll be repping your current max, but with good form.
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11-10-2008, 08:14 AM #5Registered User
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just think about trying to spread the floor with your feet while keeping the knees as wide as possible
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11-10-2008, 08:59 AM #6Registered User
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Thanks guys! I'll lower the weights until I can get my form down perfect..
I'd rather avoid possible knee problems..The snozzberries taste like snozzberries!
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11-10-2008, 04:37 PM #7Lifetime Member
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As the weights get heavier your form is bound to breakdown a bit.
Concentrate on pushing your knees outward when in the bottom of the lift.
the key is to try to feel your feet pushing on the little toe side of your shoes. By spreading the floor like this your kness will stay apart better."To be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It is rather an endless struggle that will go on to the very last moment of our lives. Nobody is born a warrior, in exactly the same way that nobody is born an average man. We make ourselves into one or the other."-- Carlos Castaneda
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