Originally Posted by
Gerald Boggs
I don't know why others wear a heeled shoe, but I find the 1/2-3/4” heel allows me to maintain balance and makes getting depth easier. Now the missus is a flexible gumby, if she wanted, she could do the squat in her bare feet and maintain balance and get depth. However, except for her, nobody that has asked to learn the squat, has had the flexibility, for them a 1/2 or so of heel is necessary. On that note: I do know a couple of lifters that squat barefooted, and think they're getting depth, but they're not.