Squatting with Elevated Heels

[stilleto]

also what you can do is stand on either a 10lbs plate or a 25 lbs plate then do your squats.

not sure about everyone else but i find it's a good way to target quads and calves at the same time

when squatting, you should not be targeting the smallest muscle. you should be targeting the largest ones. the rest will follow.

if you want to target your calves, do work specifically for calves and do squats properly.

you can use any flat shoe- the old basketball sneakers work well- like converse.

 

[Tagio]

i love the oly lifts but i agree that you should be able to do your squats flat-footed, use elevated heels on a plate or board till you can do them flat footed. buy oly shoes if you take up oly lifting, not to avoid stretching

 

[the_alcatraz]

Not to get a little off-topic, but the most important thing in squat is to stretch really well before doing them , since there is a big chance for injury

 

[chaos13]

so true, i don't understand how some ppl can just go to a squat rate, without stretching or even doing a good warm-up set. just asking for an injury.

 

[blueta2]

When I started to squat, I needed to elevate my heels just to learn how to squat. After the first month, I didn't need them anymore.
Was like training wheels for squatting

 

[Tatyana]

so true, i don't understand how some ppl can just go to a squat rate, without stretching or even doing a good warm-up set. just asking for an injury.

Warming up by walking or riding a bike is essential, and a warm up set is also essential, however, the latest research on stretching before and during weight training suggests that that is an easier way to pull a muscle.

 

[H_T_]

accessories are a hinderance. squatting down ass to the floor should feel natural and comfortable. practice at home with no weight until it is.........

 

[the_alcatraz]

squatting down ass to the floor should feel natural and comfortable. practice at home with no weight until it is.........

I love squatting. hell it brings out the GH like no other. but natural? No. It's actually a very unnatural and dangerous movement if you do it wrong. anything more than 90% and you might fuck up your knees and ankles.

My 0.02$

 

[Mercere]

I love squatting. hell it brings out the gh - growth hormone (somatropin) - like no other. but natural? No. It's actually a very unnatural and dangerous movement if you do it wrong. anything more than 90% and you might fuck up your knees and ankles.

My 0.02$

Watch a child pick up a toy from the ground and get back up, then tell me the atf squat is an unnatural movement.

 

[coolcolj]

kid aren't doing it with 300lbs on their back either