The stand makes the difference

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• Eheran@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Heels on ground, comrade found. Heels in sky, WESTERN SPY!

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• 6nk06@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  No Adidas, one heel only, what a poser.

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• Tugboater203@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It’s not a proper Slav Squat if both your heels aren’t on the ground.

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• ThunderComplex@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I never understood how heels on ground squatting is possible I always just fall over trying.

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  • howrar@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It requires a certain amount of flexibility. Some are born with it, others have to work for it.

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    • ThunderComplex@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Work for it? Sorry but that sounds like work, and I only do things I’m instantly good at or I don’t do them at all.

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    • OldChicoAle@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Maybe it’s Maybelline

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    • MotoAsh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      IMO it’s more about balance than flexibility. My lower legs don’t go past maybe 25-30 degrees off straight up to get 80% of the way down. If I put your arms forward, I can all the way to my ass almost touching my heels without going past maybe 35 degrees.

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  • chuckleslord@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It can be trained. Your calves are probably too tight.

    Source, am person who can squat with heels on the ground, couldn’t do it my whole life until 6 months ago.

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    • TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I tried training it once and i didn’t see any difference after about 3 months so I stopped. I really don’t care enough to try again.

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  • dingus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I have always been able to slav squat with ease, but never really been flexible enough to touch my toes. At one point in my life, I was able to do the splits but still not able to touch my toes.

    Our bodies are all just different and flexible or not in different ways.

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    • MotoAsh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      A weighless squat is just a basic balance thing. People are just imagining it’s more difficult than it is because they don’t move around enough.

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  • eupraxia@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    If you’re falling over backward, your calves might be tight! Your ankles have to flex far enough for your feet to sit back far enough to be under your center of gravity.

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    • ThunderComplex@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yeah that’s exactly it. If I squat such that my feet are flat then my center of gravity is waaay behind me. Luckily this has never impacted me in my day to day life.

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  • OrteilGenou@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Once you get it you’ll find it’s the best way to stretch your back, but it takes a while. Kneesovertoesguy has a few good videos about getting to that point. I learned to do it by watching construction workers on break in China

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    • ynthrepic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      My ankle flexibility makes it impossible for me. So my career path is fixed I guess.

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• jeena@piefed.jeena.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I think we found the western spy!

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  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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    • ook@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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• abbadon420@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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• anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Is this loss?

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  • MML@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    No, this is Patrick.

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    • fulcrummed@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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• ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Wait a minute, so Trump is their guy and Putin is our guy? Does this mean China won the cold war?

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• dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Hey this is way more comfy my my usual Putin stance. As I age it hurts more but the squat one feels fine.

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