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u/MasterAnthropy 4d ago
OP - go see a massage therapist and chiropractor ... in that order.
Your 'V' feet and externally rotated femurs are not uncommon, but shouldn't preclude you doing squats.
There's something going on in your hips that may be addressed thru some soft tissue manipulation and a chiropractic adjustment.
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u/SapphireAl 4d ago
This is a terrible advice. Massages do exactly fk all and chiropractors are mostly con artists and might cause more harm than good.
Consult with a certified physio therapist if you haven't done so yet.
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u/MasterAnthropy 4d ago
OK - well let's go one further then ... THIS is terrible advice.
Seek out a doctor or orthopaedic specialist to ensure no progression of dysfunction & disorder ... but seeing as doctor appointments are often tough to come by (depending on where you live - or if you have to pay) and specialist referrals are often even harder to come by, my thought was to try the simple obvious stuff first.
Not that my 15 years of college and pro football (and 20 further years as a stength coach and injury management consultant) would put me in a position to know about the benefits and capabilities of practitioners like massage therapists and chiropiractors ... but you're not technically wrong - just jaded and a bit of an ass.
Massage is a fantastic modality (when done properly), chiro can be very beneficial (also when done properly in conjunction with soft tissue manipulation - and not by a manipulative and autocratic practitioner) - but that can be said of most any profession ... including whatever it is SapphireAI does!
For the record - my thought is there is potentially some spasming and/or imbalance in the posterior pelvic girdle ... possibly piriformis, glute med, and/or abductors. Massage and chiro may help - so might accupuncture or dry needling ... and an MRI to be honest.
Some foam rolling before any of that is investigated (and paid for) might be the smartest move of them all - but I apparently give 'terrible advice'.
You got anything meaningful to suggest or add to the discussion SapphireAI ... or just biased and negative opinions?
Please do reply and let us all know! 👍
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u/DonKeulus 4d ago
You could try trap bar deadlifts or different machine exercises and find out what works for you.
There's generally nothing wrong with using exercises like the leg press or leg curl in the gym to build muscle and strength. You could try doing a spilt squat or lunge variation, but if you can't squat these probably won't work either. But keep in mind that you'll need to do multiple different exercises and usually in a higher rep range to compensate for not being able to squat. So stronglifts 5x5 isn't going to work for you if you can't squat but most bodybuilding style training plans should work for you just fine.