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Originally Posted by LisaS
Worked on squat depth afterwards. Found a drill from Gray Cook when looking at the "excerpts" of his book on Amazon. Basically you elevate your heels a little and place a small box in front of you (like 4" tall). Then from standing you stretch upwards and then bend to do a "toe touch" motion, putting your palms flat on the box. Then, keeping pressure on your palms on the box you squat down, deep, keeping your elbows inside of your knees. You keep the position while making your torso erect and then stand up. Repeat for 10-15 reps. I found it quite useful and will probably order his book.
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I think that this is a great idea. Squats are so often done wrong, but provide amazing benefits when done properly. I am impressed that you noticed enough to not let yourself get caught up on how much weight you can do and circle back to correct your form.
I know when I first started doing deep squats, I was only able to do about 85 lbs.
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