I’m terrified of squats, i tried to do one yesterday, and with a janky chair-table setup, and it was not working out. when i finally semi-safely got the bar on my back, in a comfortable position, and just could not in any way get the squat on the way down without lifting my heels off of the ground. i looked at a lot of guides and maybe it’s my body type or something, it just wouldn’t work. especially not at my current strength and with the weight that i’d be using. so, at least for now, i’d like to find an exercise that is more approachable for a beginner and can bit similar muscles. do you have any recommendations, chapos? thanks in advance!
can you do the movement without the weight?
kinda, but it puts a concerning amount of stress on my shins
defs don’t try it weighted then, could you add in some flexibility/mobility training to build up to it? Squatting is a pretty useful movement tbh
i’m gonna do the suggestion that another comrade said, which is to put a platform under your heels and squat until you can go heels down without them. i’ll also go without weights until its possible to get going with the weights and without the plank of wood lol, thanks for the advice!
good luck, I hope it goes well! Flexibility is a excellent muscle ngl
thanks!
Definitely sounds like a mobility issue. You just need to keep working on it and stretching