Digging through old gym pics and my squat stance looks nothing like today

I mean, ten years ago we all squatted with our feet way too close together because that's how the bodybuilders did it. Now every guide talks about finding your natural width for better depth and balance. I had to relearn my whole setup just to stop my knees from caving in. It's crazy how much the advice on basic form has evolved.

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andrew_morgan221h ago

Gotta disagree, Dan John was teaching find your natural stance like 15 years ago. It's less that the advice changed and more that people finally listened.

the_susan2h ago

Ugh, I feel this so hard. I had the same narrow stance for years because some magazine said it was right. It took a nasty bit of knee pain to finally figure out my hips just work better with my feet way wider. Relearning that motor pattern was such a grind.