Toe position while squatting?
happytree923
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Quick question about squat form, is it ok to have my toes out at about a 30-45 degree angle? Angling my toes feels natural and allows me to squat deeper but a trainer told me I have to keep my toes straight. I'm getting a lot of mixed information on the internet.
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Yes. It's fine. Everyone's body is put together a bit differently. Toes straight forward works for some, not for others.
And your trainer needs to continue their education.5 -
Your trainer is wrong.
More important for form in terms of your feet is heels down (use small weight plates underneath if you need to).2 -
Your trainer would hate to work with my husband then. He can't point his toes perfectly straight. He naturally stands with his toes in a 30-45 degree angle.
Your trainer is incorrect.More important for form in terms of your feet is heels down (use small weight plates underneath if you need to).
^This. Heels down. I've always been told that you should be able to wiggle your toes slightly when you're doing a squat.2 -
I've always been told in BodyPump to turn feet outwards slightly when squatting.........to the 30 degree type angle......feet straight forward feels weird now0
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Great to know I’m not crazy! I thought there was something wrong with my mobility but stretching/practicing was not making straight toes easier. I’m not working with that trainer anymore, there were a few other things she said that I knew were off.0
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My trainer told me that either way is OK, just make sure to keep the heels down and don't let the knees go inward. I angle my feet about 30 degrees, I can go deeper into the squat that way.0
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Everyone is different, you are different
Try to do a variation with light weights and see what feels comfortable,0 -
No reputable coach/trainer will tell you there is only one way to squat. I squat with a wide stance with my feet slightly angled out, I've seen stances so wide they look sumo, narrow stance and the weirdest was narrow stance with feet angled out, it looked like a plie, but she got depth, so good for her.2
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Everyone is different, you are different
Try to do a variation with light weights and see what feels comfortable,
I’ve tried body weight, goblet squats, light barbell squats and the only one that feels ok with straight toes is goblet squats. I guess because having the weight in front helps me balance.0 -
Angle them so that your knees naturally travel over your toes and also keeps your knees from collapsing on the ascent.1
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Dan John recommended jumping up and landing. You will usually land with your toes pointed in a good direction for squatting.0
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Toes forward is perfectly fine. Though a good initial starting position for squats as well as deadlifts will be toes out about 15-20 degrees with feet shoulder width and adjust from there to the individual.
For somebody like myself I need my toes out to allow my torso to drop between my thighs since I have a generally narrow stance. Otherwise I could never hit below parallel.0 -
30-45 degrees might be a little extreme, but 5-15 degrees is fine. If you need to go out that far, you probably have some underlying ankle mobility or core stability issues.2
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happytree923 wrote: »Quick question about squat form, is it ok to have my toes out at about a 30-45 degree angle? Angling my toes feels natural and allows me to squat deeper but a trainer told me I have to keep my toes straight. I'm getting a lot of mixed information on the internet.
Get a new trainer1
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