Been making a lot of progress but my ligaments are still messed up from being skinny + sedentary during school and smoking cigs a lot. I can’t slav squat.

I’m kind of just doing bad incomplete squats and at home, and subbing lower body machines for standing lifts I can’t really complete due to my heels being CIA.

How do I like heelmaxxxx specifically. How do I beat the CIA

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https://youtu.be/OeJSgrqIxVc

You’re stretching ineffectively because you’re not using the correct techniques to move past what is called the “stretch reflex”, which is actually a fake stiffness that occurs before the real stretching. The above video explains the techniques to get past this and get a better stretch very well.

Don’t overdo this though, the stretch reflex exists to prevent injury and while using these techniques to get a better stretch is important to really seeing improvements it is also quite possible to injure yourself. Do not go further than your body can take.

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Yes! It’s really obvious when you go past it too, very noticeable when done right. Just don’t hurt yourself.

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