Might be a stupid question but anyway:
Whenever i squat/dl and rotate my feet outward slightly as recommended in plenty of articles (i’ve often read that keeping feet parallel to each other would put more stress on the knees) i experience pain in the knees.
If i either keep my feet parallel with a fairly narrow stance or rotate the feet outward close to 45 degree from a parallel position theres no pain. also, heavily rotating feet outward makes “sitting back” way easier and activating the glutes when getting out of the hole. Is there anything that would speak agains me doing that, i.e. increased risk of injury?
it depends, whatever makes u comfortable.generally u should have ur foot about shoulder width apart. if u go wider it would be easier to DL, or the sumo stand. for squat, just keep feet shoulder width part. otherwise u r not working out ur quads
It depends. If you want big quads, shoulder width. If you want to move a lot of weight, anywhere from 1.5 to 2 times shoulder width. Keeping the feet parallel or slightly (slightly!) turned out and attempting to spread the knees when descending an ascending will bring the bum into the squat more.
If your rear end is weak, you’ll find yourself throwing the weight forward and back lifting it. That depends a lot on your body mechanics though. If you’re long waisted, with short femurs it won’t happen so much. If you’re short waisted with long femurs, you’ll tend to turn the squat in to a good morning.
Find what works for YOU and your goals. I personally go about shoulder width and feet facing out about 45 degrees orr so just what feels right and natural.
[quote]Phill wrote:
Find what works for YOU and your goals. I personally go about shoulder width and feet facing out about 45 degrees orr so just what feels right and natural.
Do what causes NO pain and force those knees OUT
Phill[/quote]
I switch up stances. Sometimes in the same workout. Always make sure my knees line up with my feet.