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Squatting with a Club Foot Rating 1

Mhatch Level 0 PM Hub LiveSpill Videos Photos Friends Find Posts Chat Join date: Feb 2009 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 165 This relates to squats and me having a club foot from birth. Ok, so my left foot has half the flexibility of my right foot due to it's arch. I still squat and go as low as I can, but my left foot simply can't bend enough so that my legs are parallel. I wind up stabilizing myself with the front of my foot and toes, as I reach parallel or slightly lower than parallel, with my left knee higher than my right knee. Should I just do what I can do and try to keep the best form that I can? I'm not doing that much weight yet, three sets of 225 at six reps. I've also been working a lot more on my back lately, so that at least I can keep form from the hip up. Report Post

Mhatch Level 0 PM Hub LiveSpill Videos Photos Friends Find Posts Chat Join date: Feb 2009 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 165 Hmm local aenesthetic and a dremmel tool?....... Report Post

Astar Level 0 PM Hub LiveSpill Videos Photos Friends Find Posts Chat Join date: Apr 2009 Location: Posts: 240 Maybe look up some training information on Doug Hepburn, he had a club foot and was one of the strongest lifters ever Report Post

Mhatch Level 0 PM Hub LiveSpill Videos Photos Friends Find Posts Chat Join date: Feb 2009 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 165 I'll have to do that when I get home, thanks for the info. Report Post

masonator Level 4 PM Hub LiveSpill Videos Photos Friends Find Posts Chat Join date: Oct 2007 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 943 Mhatch wrote: I'll have to do that when I get home, thanks for the info. Hijack: where are you at in bama? Report Post

ctschneider Level 4 PM Hub LiveSpill Videos Photos Friends Find Posts Chat Join date: Dec 2008 Location: Montana, USA Posts: 475 So this is just a thought but... I've heard a number of people suggest placing 5lb plates under your heels to compensate for insufficient ankle flexibility/mobility. If you haven't already tried this, it might be worth looking into. (Obviously you'd want to place plates under both your heels, so as not to create some sort of imbalance.) Also, a weightlifting shoe with a raised heel, like the Adidas Ironworks, might provide some benefit. Report Post

Mhatch Level 0 PM Hub LiveSpill Videos Photos Friends Find Posts Chat Join date: Feb 2009 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 165 masonator wrote: Mhatch wrote: I'll have to do that when I get home, thanks for the info. Hijack: where are you at in bama? Prattville Report Post

Mhatch Level 0 PM Hub LiveSpill Videos Photos Friends Find Posts Chat Join date: Feb 2009 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 165 ctschneider wrote: So this is just a thought but... I've heard a number of people suggest placing 5lb plates under your heels to compensate for insufficient ankle flexibility/mobility. If you haven't already tried this, it might be worth looking into. (Obviously you'd want to place plates under both your heels, so as not to create some sort of imbalance.) Also, a weightlifting shoe with a raised heel, like the Adidas Ironworks, might provide some benefit. Well there is already an imbalance, placing a plate under my left heel, would probably make it so I could have some semblance of good form though. Thanks for the idea. Report Post

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