How To Squat For Your Anatomy (FIND THE RIGHT STANCE)

Should you squat with toes 100% straight forward or turned out to the side? Today Dr. Aaron Horschig shows you how to screen your body and determine your best squat stance based on your hip anatomy!

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[ralfransom]

Wow, NO ONE is talking about this. I've always thought I had mobility issues with HIR and my ankles, now I know I just needed a wider and more toe out stance. THANK U!!

[jenniferbrook]

This makes so much sense, im so tired of people/trainers telling me im squatting wrong when i feel more comfortable doing a wide stance(feet outwards) when i do my squats. i knew something was wrong when i felt pain with every rep with my squats. Thank you for this!

[fvg]

I’ve been wondering for years why I can’t squat the ‘correct way’ without falling backwards. Thank you so much!

[StrikeforceJedi]

My squat was always shit. I could never get further than 185 lbs because my knee would always start to hurt. Since this vid, I've gotten rid of that knee pain and crushed through the 200 lbs barrier. Thanks so much guys.

[MarkWaffensmith]

23 years old...not going to lie. You just probably saved my life with this. Thank you brotha!

[GEARSofLOWLIFE]

I've had knee pain for so long its ridiculous and I'm only 22, I've always squated with my feet facing forward and my knee would pop every time and have pain. I knew a wider stance would be better but I was always told it's not right, I was almost brought to tears when I tried it and there was no pop or any pain when I squated down, this has changed my life for the better and I am forever grateful.

[Kaasbaas]

This makes sense. Squatting always felt terrible to me and my trainer kept saying to keep my toes pointing forward, but it just felt wrong... Good to know i was in the right by pointing my feet outwards

[wireditvideo]

10 years of bad squats. I can't thank you enough for this explanation.

[DoctorShucklePhD]

I've squatted myself to the point of injury trying to maintain a forward facing foot squat. After I recovered, I gave outward facing a shot and noticed a major increase in strength, depth, and comfort. Seeing this makes me confident I was correctly listening to my body when I made this change. Great video!

[unv]

I'm a certified coach and no one EVER taught me this. Incredible info. Thank you for sharing

[cynthiar.]

FINALLY someone pointing out and explaining why some people cannot do a toes-straight-forward squat without either injuring themselves, or extremely limiting their range of motion! I cannot get a low, deep squat unless my toes are pointed more outward. I got sick of constantly questioning if I was squatting right or wrong, so I gave up on them all together. I will start incorporating them back into my workouts, thank you!

[worldpeac]

Squats have always felt uncomfortable with feet straight, and everyone told me that was how to do it! The moment I turned my feet out, it immediately felt more comfortable. Thanks much for this!

[SenRikyu]

I was hoping for some mind blowing technique change that would improve my squat, instead I was given an intelligent understanding of what I slowly learned over time while squatting. Thanks for the knowledge and explanation.

[jessica]

I am in I have difficulty keeping my feet straight and would always end up with feet outward. I would reposition and was confused as to why I had such trouble. This totally makes sense. No more discomfort in my knees struggling to stay straight!!!! Thank you so much.

[alloftheabove]

This makes so much sense.. Last week, I tried the “how to squat the correct way” by other how to videos and 1) I couldn’t get lower than I should and 2) I had knee pain for days! Last night, I tried the angled outwards legs stance, because I thought it had always felt natural for me, and it worked so much better, I felt my glute muscles activated for my barbell squat (which I was really going for) instead of my knees! Today, I woke up with no pain on the knees, just the glutes, which is great! ❤

[MykeHawke]

I've always seen squat videos of people pointing their toes more forward, while that has always felt unnatural for me, and even caused knee pain. Then I started putting my feet more out, and it felt WAY better. All those squat videos never explained that I'm "Retroverted". This is by far the best squat video I've seen, since it actually explains your anatomy and to do what feels natural to you.

[aedr]

The whole time the rest of the world makes you think that there's something wrong with how your body naturally feels the most comfortable

[AlitaMee]

Thanks fDr. Aaron Horschig this is the most amazing gift you have given all of us .

[sonofayy]

I had a revelation from this. All the stretching in the world wasn't helping and I thought I just couldn't be flexible enough to squat properly. Just angle my feet out and I'm good. Mind...blown.