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

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        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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        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 my arms forward, I can all the way to my ass almost touching my heels without going past maybe 35 degrees.

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      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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        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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      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.

    • cassie 🐺@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      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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        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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      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