SQUAT Foot Spacing and Toe Angle

[n0th1ng]

Dang you guys use a pretty narrow stance. I might give a narrower stance a try tonight and see how it feels.

 

[coolcolj]

I change my stance all the time, different widths for differnet things

angle is whatever feels natural

 

[Debaser]

LOL

My osteopath (a Doctor of Osteopathy) is built like a paperclip!

I think that he's teling me that my knee joints are best served in that position: heels directy under pulvis, toes straight forward.

Your osteopath is correct. Those that have their legs wide and feet everted are furthering along joint dysfunction.

 

[n0th1ng]

I narrowed my feet to about shoulder width. Felt pretty good but I had to use about 20lbs less for my working sets. Actually had 2 people compliment me on my form.. thats a first.

 

[Carmen]

Your osteopath is correct. Those that have their legs wide and feet everted are furthering along joint dysfunction.

lol.. no way... please, show me proof.

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

heels 17-18" apart. 35 degree toe flare

7" apart? That is a JOKE. Try squatting like that. Your range of motion will be nill. Your osteopath doesn't know jack about lifting bro. I do full squat reps with 265, but using the 7" stance I can only get about 3-4" above parallel and I could probably do reps with 405 that way. Not necessarily better because I'd be losing the whole bottom half of the squat.

If i was gonna go REAL heavy with max weights my total goal then I would squat like a powerlifter with probably a 30-40" stance with 35-45 degree toe flare.

And since my ass is starting to develope some shape to it when unflexed, I think I'll keep my full squats up haha.

 

[musketeer]

I can do front squats with heels 7" apart and toes very nearly straight. For this i can go up to 275lbs for 5 reps.

I do find that foot positioning ridiculously awkward but I can get full ROM with practice on the front squat. With the heavy back squat the narrow stance with toes staright is impossible for me.

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

Front squat ya, back squat no.

Physically, not many peopel have the build or flexibility to do a full back squat with heels 7" apart and straight forward.

And even if everyone could I still think it isn't good because it spreads your base too thin.

 

[musketeer]

And my physiotherapist thinks thats what you have to do as well!

7" heel straight forward. Fukin crazy!

 

[caseygabriel]

My stance: feet are approx. 20" apart toes angle out less than 35 degrees.