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Squat Form - Monday, June 23, 2008 11:13 AM
When coming back up from below parallel on a squat, I have a tendency for my knees to almost buckle in towards each other when pushing up, but i'm still able to get the weight up fairly easy. Is this considered bad form, and should i be lowering the weight? 
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RE: Squat Form - Monday, June 23, 2008 11:40 AM
bad form.  lower weight.

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RE: Squat Form - Monday, June 23, 2008 11:48 AM
Yes it is bad to do that.  Focus on pushing your knees outward so they stay in-line with your toes.  Lower the weight if you have to as NBS said.
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RE: Squat Form - Monday, June 23, 2008 1:44 PM
point your toes out and stand a little wider, and if that doesn't work lower the weight and focus on keeping them out.
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RE: Squat Form - Monday, June 23, 2008 1:46 PM
yea, i guess it's just a bad habit and all because i do it even on lighter weights now when i didn't use to, tomorrow i'll go in and work on it, thanks!
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RE: Squat Form - Monday, June 23, 2008 2:02 PM
yeah like bri said just force your knees out.  doing them with the good form will correct your bad form and you won't have to think about it as often after a while.
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