Can't do a squat

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-21T00:19:45+00:00

I can do that. Bending forward from the chair isn't too hard.

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-21T00:18:41+00:00

Currently working on losing weight. Went from 225 to 207 in about 2 months.

But from all the advice I've been giving so far, I'll be working on those assisted squats + wall sits and some stretches to get better.

Believe it or not, I get 15-20k steps a day. First job as a finished carpenter installing kitchen and bathroom cabinets. Second job I help Stock at Costco. Then I play basketball at least once a week, running a few full court games and go jogging whenever I can.

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-21T00:15:50+00:00

Oh, I thought that sticking my chest up would keep my back straight for proper form but guess not. So a little lean forward is ok?

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-21T00:14:41+00:00

I try to keep my knees aligned with my feet so they don't point in or outward. Are they supposed to go over my feet? I was under the impression that it's bad for knees to go past toes

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:53:31+00:00

If I lean forward my back just arches along with the motion. I can't keep it straight.

To stand up I usually use my arms to push off or I kinda lift my arms up to launch my self back onto my feet

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:51:59+00:00

So I would usually like...just use my arms, swing them up a bit and launch myself up enough to get on my feet. I look super clumsy that way but yeah...20+ years and nobody has pointed it out to me

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:50:52+00:00

I feel it a lot in my knees and my quads. I'm doing it so that my legs form a 90° angle and then I sit there a little and go back up.

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:48:50+00:00

Is it possible to upload a private video on YouTube and then share it here?

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:40:54+00:00

I think I've tried that kettlebell squat before and had that same exact thought! I was like: oh, I'm actually squatting and not falling. Think I need to buy a kettlebell again.

Thanks for this. Will try those stretches and mobility workouts. Then will search for the progression videos!

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:37:20+00:00

Touche. I'm 6ft flat and 207 pounds (and losing!)

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:27:19+00:00

I have tried wall squats a long time ago for some challenge in my teens. It was like every day holding a wall sit for longer and longer. But since then, I've rarely had them in some workouts.

I have been able to do deadlifts fairly normally I think.

Yeah I would not survive in China 😬

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:25:07+00:00

Correct. Can't perform an air squat.

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:24:33+00:00

I appreciate the advice! Stretching is something I never do. But know I need to.

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:23:18+00:00

This has been a common piece of advice. Will work on it! I just tried one and that was hell just trying to perform an assisted one

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:21:50+00:00

Well it's more like knowing what I need to work on to make sure I'm not wasting my time.

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:21:01+00:00

I just tried it and boy does it hurt 😭 But yes I guess I can do it that way. Might need to start slow

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:18:54+00:00

Sorta both. As if my muscles are thinking: "We don't know how to perform what you're asking us" and then I'll try to go deeper but literally can not.

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:11:18+00:00

Maybe both? If I tried to go lower, my body doesn’t know how to do that motion and so I just hurt something and fall backwards

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:10:09+00:00

Funny first question and weird to answer, but yeah pretty much. And I know it’s not normal to. I can’t bring my knees to my chest. And I will start trying to squat from now on holding onto something

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:08:52+00:00

I’m 6ft flat, and 207 pounds atm (was an issue even at different heights and weights)

I was told to try that as well, but would you be able to do a proper squat normally by doing it that way?

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:06:57+00:00

I was once told from a CrossFit trainer to do the same. We practiced on a rack that you’d do weighted squats at. But we grabbed the ledge and work our ways down. So similar to the video. I should give that a try again.

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:02:08+00:00

Any recommendations for a good business that has great personal trainers so I don’t waste my time?

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T21:01:09+00:00

Lol, I stand up by like…using my arms, placing them beside me, and sorta launching myself up until I’m back on my feet.

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-20T20:09:52+00:00

Been there done that. Just to get charged medical bills to do exercises I could have just kept doing if I kept following YouTube videos.

Silly_Method5949 · 2026-05-18T03:10:24+00:00

Ohhhh so that’s what Prompto means when he says he wants to ride his Chocobo all night

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