SQUAT Foot Spacing and Toe Angle

[Gambino]

when I sq i like my knee's not to flare straight out, so i kick my toes out...i got as wide as my rack allows

 

[TheOak84]

i have a slightly wider then shoulder width stance, toes out a bit, prolly 15 degrees.

i was wondering, whats the widest you can go where the weight will still be on the quads?

i wanna try a wider more 'powerlifting' stance, but dont wanna lose the quad action..

any help?

 

[b fold the truth]

i have a slightly wider then shoulder width stance, toes out a bit, prolly 15 degrees.

i was wondering, whats the widest you can go where the weight will still be on the quads?

i wanna try a wider more 'powerlifting' stance, but dont wanna lose the quad action..

any help?

Try it and see. My stance is VERY wide compared to everyone elses on here...and I can still feel it in my quads when I go REALLY intense.

B True

 

[future]

I use a varied stance and foot placement.

 

[gettnlarge01]

Past shoulder width stance with toes pointing at about 30degree angle.

 

[lurchandy]

keep mine where they feel comfortable and my ass fits inside when im ATG, shoulder width or slightly more. Im guessing 18 inches. Toes just out from straight.

 

[perp69]

Feet should be pointed so that they are in line with the thighs when squating.

Perp

 

[bigred133]

sombody wrote a book with about 20 pages dedicated to how to squat and why. It answers questions about below parallel, knees over toes, foot placement, and everything else.

http://startingstrength.com/

The book says shoulder width and 30 degree foot angle (60 degree included angle.)
http://startingstrength.com/images/squatposter.jpg

 

[muscelove]

http://www.exrx.net/ExInfo/Squats.html

Ive been experimenting alot with foot placement latley. I have been watching alot of squatting vids on youtube and various other sites. I had been going pretty wide for a while maybe 30+ but had seen pics and vids of people going just a bit wider than shoulder and they were able to get much lower. So ive been experimenting and realized that i am able to get much lower with a narrower stance although im able to do less weight. I dont know whats better though

 

[ErikZ]

Feet slightly wider than shoulder width and feet slightly flared out (40 degrees).

Reminds me of Tom Platz.

I have short legs (1.78cm) so I find it difficult to spread em wide