Squats - plank of plates under heels

[ohashi]

Squats - plank or plates under heels

Is it alright to have something like a plate or a plank underneath your heels during squats, or does that change the exercise (or perhaps make it a cheat)?

 

[ohashi]

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[spatts]

Is it alright to have something like a plate or a plank underneath your heels during squats?

IMO, no.

 

[rjl296]

Re: Squats - plank or plates under heels

Is it alright to have something like a plate or a plank underneath your heels during squats, or does that change the exercise (or perhaps make it a cheat)?

wouldnt do it

 

[gymtime]

It won't make a great deal of difference in terms of results. But it is MUCH harder on your knees to do it that way. Best way to go is flat-footed, push off the heels.

 

[bignate73]

stretch your calves, you shouldnt need heel elevation

 

[coolcolj]

Get some oly shoes - problem with plank is that there is no arch support.

 

[Dozing21]

For body building, yes.

 

[bignate73]

For body building, yes.

how so?

 

[d3track]

i do a squat with my toes touching, heels bout3-4 inches apart and heels on a 45 plate
realy rips up my outer quads for more sweep
i will also use this for db squats, russian deads
keep trying to shock my quads, a want the fuckers to be BIG