Question about concentric (?) part of the squat - about the knees

[$ilverback]

Hey gang, first post etc.

On my way up in the squat I recently (as I've been increasing my load bit by bit) it seems that by doing what FEELS like squeezing my knees inward a little it seems to help get me back upright.

Is this normal, wrong etc?

Thx gang, have looked thru the tech based threads but don't recall a reference to this oddness!

Respect.

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[Sean Herbison]

Well, if it FEELS like squeezing your knees inward, it very likely IS squeezing your knees inward.

It's normal, in that many people have the tendency for the knees to come in on a heavy squat. You have to consciously overcome that tendency, and shove your knees back out. So yes, it's normal, and yes, it's wrong.

[BareSteel]

This is probably happening because it transfers the weight to your quads, which are currently stronger than your lesser-developed hips (esp. the hip adductors). But doing it easier isn't necessarily doing it better, or correctly.

A video would confirm, but those knees need to stay out on both the descent and the ascent.

[boot29342342]

It's probably not in the "tech based threads" because it is discussed at some length in the book itself. Have you read it?

[Buellfool]

Dan Green recommends it in a Juggernaut article http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBnMjeMYY40

[Calvo]

Post a video IMO.