Sat, Jul-31-04, 14:08
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Plan: Various
Stats: 196/172/154
BF:
Progress: 57%
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Yes, I meant raising the heel with plates. Like every "rule" there are exceptions; my best guess is, let's say, that more people do it than should, but that some can do it fine!
If you're not sure about it, don't.
I would advise a beginner to keep squatting without, not necessarily going as low as they would like, until they are very comfortable with reasonable weights (above 30 kilos or so). By then they might have increased their flexibility enough to go lower, especially if they have concentrated on this as a goal, but if they haven't, they could try the ankle plates using a somewhat lower weight for a few careful reps, paying extremely close attention to the knees.
The problem with this kind of knee stress is that it's one of those slow-to-show problems, as far as I understand it.
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