I just find squats hard. Is it something in my technique, or am I just weak?
I have my heels raised slightly using some plates because I feel I lack ankle mobility to get past parallel otherwise. This was also my last set, so my quads were burning here already. I maybe just don’t squat enough (+/- once a week and sometimes I do skip a few weeks) to actually improve.
I find squats quite scary, mostly because I seem to lack stability (see rep nr 2 - the raised heels already helped a lot with this, but obviously not 100% there).
I don’t really feel my glutes a lot while squatting, but my quads and inner thighs get very sore and especially the quads sometimes cramp up in the second warm-up set already.
I think that I maybe use my glutes a lot while for instance cycling/running/inline skating (which I do often). I think they are used to doing the work, while my quads are not.
I will try to focus more on the descent, thanks!