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Originally Posted by citymouse
I can get close, but I feel some tightness in my hip flexors.
I can squat fine with dumbbells at my side. Not all the way down, but below parallel. But when I try it with a broomstick or bar on my shoulders, it changes everything. If I go too far, I feel like I'm going to topple or can't get back up.
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Two things add to your workout:
-Thoracic Extensions over foam Roller:
Active.com - Weight-room workouts for cyclists: Part one - described here
If putting a bar on your back causes you to drop forward but dumbbells at your sides doesn't, chances are your are very tight through your thoracic spine(the part of your spine that the rib cage attaches too). This is causing the topple or fold.
One Arm Overhead Dumbbell Squats:
TESTOSTERONE NATION - The "No Curl" Biceps Program
scroll down until you find the picture and description of this exercise. The goal of this one is similar.
Using a thoracic extension in your warm up and the one arm overhead squats in place of squats for a couple workouts should go a long way to helping solve the problem.
Danny