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Originally Posted by LisaS
sit back more on the squat and if you need to widen your stance. Don't obsess over watching what your knees do - just sit back and then down.
Parallel isn't "thighs parallel" - it is that the line from the crease of your hip to the top of your patella is parallel to the ground - so probably lower than you think - but that's when your femur is actually parallel. You can practice with body weight to get the feel of the movement.
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Thanks for the correction and the advice, Lisa! I knew I should have started my training-log earlier
. I just finished my third day of Workout A (as you can see, I have some catching up to do in terms of logging everything in one place from my scribbles on loose paper) and I find myself going much lower now than I did the first day. I will definitely try widening my stance and see if I can achieve parallel without pushing my knees out too far. I'm trying to recover from some knee pain (which my doctor thinks could be a torn meniscus) and want to be careful about it.