Squats: toes forward, or pointed out?

renzluca

If by "toes out" you mean like 45 degrees out then no, that is not a standard squat. Straight forward or around 10-15 degrees out is good, depending on how your body feels. I know i prefer about 10 degrees out. Once you start hitting around 45 degrees out you are hitting different muscle groups in the leg, check out pictures of bodybuilders posing. If you look at their poses in relation to their feet you can see how the orientation of the foot changes the muscles groups used in your legs. Typically toes out is gonna be your abductor muscles and more hips since you can get lower, if you are looking for more of a top quadracep exercise then go with the straight to 15 degree out in my experience