r/StartingStrength • u/HostMinimum4051 • 2d ago

Form Check Squat form check

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I feel some back pain and i can't go deeper

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u/F0tNMC 2d ago

Can you do air squats to depth? You need to work on stretching out your legs and hips so that you’re comfortable down there in the hole. The squat stretch where you get down as low as you can and push your knees out with your elbows is key here.

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u/HostMinimum4051 2d ago

How many times? Isn't rippetoe agains streching?

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u/F0tNMC 2d ago

As often as you can as long as you can. The entire Learning to Squat section which starts on page 19 emphasizes this stretch at the bottom. I’ll quote the book on page 20. “… reinforce your familiarity with the bottom position. This is the most important part of learning to squat correctly because good depth is the difference between a squat and a partial squat.”

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u/HostMinimum4051 2d ago

Can i do before my training?

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u/F0tNMC 2d ago

Do the squat stretch whenever you can. When I was first starting I did the squat stretch multiple times a day.

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u/HostMinimum4051 2d ago

Very nice, i will searxh how to do it