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Originally Posted by Bryan
Squatting involves a lot more than just leg strength. Some people have the right body mechanics to do them heavy, many do not. I can leg press or hack squat at least 5 times my body weight easily, but I can't even do my body weight when squatting before my back, knees, and ankles all start telling me very distinctly to stop immediately.
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I agree with Damion. Short of having some severe growth or birth defect, body mechanics should not prevent you from squatting your bodyweight. Based on the overwhelming majority of squat problems and the symptoms you describe being caused by the same error, you are probably initiating the descent by breaking at the knees. The descent starts by pushing the hips back, the same way you would lower yourself into a chair. I have yet to come across anyone who couldn't quickly learn proper squat technique by first squatting to a bench or box.