squats formcheck and main concern with deformity in my feet and knees suffering

[haorex]

Is that a diagnosis of an actual condition? Are the toes not naturally lined up with the knees? Where's the actual deformity, at the hip, femur, knee, shin, or ankle? Why should it stop someone from squatting, if they can do everything else in life (like walk around) even if they need to adjust the angle of their feet?

in my case, the deformity is at the foot itself. i walk normally but my feet are pointing outwards like a duck.

[Adam Skillin]

in my case, the deformity is at the foot itself. i walk normally but my feet are pointing outwards like a duck.

But your knees point in a normal direction? Then why can't you squat normally but just point your toes out at an angle greater than 30*?

[haorex]

well, what im doing know its supposed to be a normal squat, but i do them with angled feet.

[Adam Skillin]

well, what im doing know its supposed to be a normal squat, but i do them with angled feet.

Well, we all squat with angled feet around here, to my knowledge. 30-35 degrees out from straight ahead. So if your feet are pointed out in comparison to your knees, point your toes out however wide that you need to so that you can shove your knees out to 30-35 degrees.

[haorex]

Let's assume your feet have an additional 15-20 degrees of external rotation "built-in". Simply add this to the prescribed ~30 degrees for the form to get 45-50 degrees of outward rotation from dead ahead. The only issue I would truly expect is taking more care to keep the bar path over mid-foot.

If the actual degrees of rotation varies from my assumption, so be it, just vary the angular variance accordingly. Does that make sense?

it does, will try. thanks!

[RobinVdBroecke]

Do you mean you have flat feet? That's the only thing I could find in my book 'principles of orthopaedic practice' to cause abduction in the feet themselves.

[Adam Skillin]

Do you mean you have flat feet? That's the only thing I could find in my book 'principles of orthopaedic practice' to cause abduction in the feet themselves.

No, he's saying his feet are excessively angled outward, if I understand him.

[RobinVdBroecke]

Yes, but he's also saying the problem is located in the feet, not at the tibia or femur. So that only leaves pes planovalgus...

Edit: looking at the video, I guess he just has a minor tibial torsion. He should just get a decent squat rack or make one himself and squat.

[Adam Skillin]

minor tibial torsion.

Yeah, I was trying to ask that earlier, in less precise sounding words due to not being smrt.