squating woes

I squat with feet angled out, but it hurts with feet straight as well

Are you getting regular massage on the area?

Other possibilities might include low bar vs. high bar squats if you have not attempted both types already.

Also front squats might be a bit different for you as far a hip involvement and/or pain.

I squat low bar, but ultimately it doesn’t matter. Getting in a low squat position just causes pain in that area.

You might just have to give the deep squats a rest. Limit the depth for a while while seeking assistance from a p.t or other.

Thanks for trying to help, I really appreciate it. I’m gonna go to an orthopedic and see what he says.

Yeah, it seems as though you are beyond simply making adjustments and seeing a specialist is very much in order-ortho, chiro, p.t., a.r.t. practitioner etc.

Like you, I like squatting very deep but in order to at least give your lower and total body some degree of stimulation while keeping the irritation/aggravation to a minimum, limited depth squats(3/4, 1/2, etc.) might do the trick.

I had run out of ideas! Good luck.

lol, I was starting to feel bad, just shooting down your suggestions. But you’re right, I do want to maintain some sort of stimulation going. Fortunately I can deadlift with no problems, and maybe ems can help maintain some sort of strength.

Thanks for the help

No problem.

If you access to a trap bar, you can make your deadlifts a little more leg intensive without an extremely deep starting position.

it sounds like you have a slight strenght issue with your stabilizer muscle.
it could be that you a fight the weight and not relaxed in the downard travel…
it may be the feet positioning…

i squat quite alot to the ground, never had that
problem… i never fight on the way down, and
never is my core tense.

ciao

No problem.

If you access to a trap bar, you can make your deadlifts a little more leg intensive without an extremely deep starting position.

Don’t have access to a trap bar, which is ok since I have no pain deadlifting.

it sounds like you have a slight strenght issue with your stabilizer muscle.
it could be that you a fight the weight and not relaxed in the downard travel…
it may be the feet positioning…

i squat quite alot to the ground, never had that
problem… i never fight on the way down, and
never is my core tense.

What do you mean by fighting on the way down? I don’t just drop down, there has to be some sort of control over the movement.
And by tense core, do you mean air in and abs locked tight to maintain a stable and solid posture?

[QUOTE=CaNe]Don’t have access to a trap bar, which is ok since I have no pain deadlifting.

By that, I meant the trap bar dl would be probably be a better replacement for a squat than a conventional dl since the legs are in a significantly deeper flexion to get into the starting position yet not nearly as deep as a full squat.

Like you said, though, if you don’t have one it’s not an option. Again, good luck.

oh, I see. That was a good idea though.
Got an appointment with an ortho in 3 weeks. I’ll see what he says and report back.

no not drop but let gravity do most of it, your body will automaticaly come to its natural stop,
then power up…

ciao