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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD
Did some reading and appears depends on type of squat you perform whether a lifting shoe is favorable. For narrow quad dominant squats with more forward knee movment a raised heel shoe seems to be more of a benefit than to a wide based squat dominated by hip and glute. I tend to be the later but also suffer some back issues while squating so possibly a lifted heel would help reach depth while remaining more upright. I also have limited range of motion with my right knee due to previous surgeries.
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There are tons of variations of Barbell squats. The key is finding the ones that work best for you. High bar, Low bar, wide stance, narrow stance, Back Squat, Box Squat, front Squat, Overhead Squat, tempo squats, pause squats, 1 1/4 squats...the list goes on and on.
They are hands down one of thee best movements you can do, period!
Do them with correct form and technique and you shouldn’t have any issues.
I am in no way injury free, and have to work around knee issues and low back issues for 15 years....and I still Squat like a maniac to this day!!!!
Squat Mafia for Life!!!!!