Plie Squats

Can someone tell me, are *plie squats* the same as *wide stance squats*?
TIA

Jen

Jen said:

Can someone tell me, are *plie squats* the same as *wide stance squats*?
TIA

Jen

You tell me:

http://images.google.com/images?q=plie+squats
http://images.google.com/images?q=wide+stance+squats

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Jen said:

Can someone tell me, are *plie squats* the same as *wide stance
squats*?
TIA

Jen

You tell me:

http://images.google.com/images?q=plie+squats
http://images.google.com/images?q=wide+stance+squats

The difference is in the position of the feet relative to the hips - in
the typical wide stance squat, the objective is to "sit back" with an
emphasis on pushing the butt back. In a "plie" style, the feet are
turned out more and the hips travel much closer to straight up and down
than in the wide stance PL style squat.

-S-
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Jen said:

Can someone tell me, are *plie squats* the same as *wide stance
squats*?
TIA

Jen

You tell me:

http://images.google.com/images?q=plie+squats
http://images.google.com/images?q=wide+stance+squats

The difference is in the position of the feet relative to the hips - in
the typical wide stance squat, the objective is to "sit back" with an
emphasis on pushing the butt back. In a "plie" style, the feet are
turned out more and the hips travel much closer to straight up and down
than in the wide stance PL style squat.

And there you have it!

Thanks for the telling, Steve.

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Jen said:

Can someone tell me, are *plie squats* the same as *wide stance
squats*?
TIA

Jen

You tell me:

http://images.google.com/images?q=plie+squats
http://images.google.com/images?q=wide+stance+squats

The difference is in the position of the feet relative to the hips - in
the typical wide stance squat, the objective is to "sit back" with an
emphasis on pushing the butt back. In a "plie" style, the feet are
turned out more and the hips travel much closer to straight up and down
than in the wide stance PL style squat.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

Steve what would be the different muscle groups in regards to strength
and size?

Thanks,
Richard

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Jen <[email hidden]> wrote:

> Can someone tell me, are *plie squats* the same as *wide stance
> squats*?
> TIA
>
> Jen
You tell me:

http://images.google.com/images?q=plie+squats
http://images.google.com/images?q=wide+stance+squats

The difference is in the position of the feet relative to the hips -
in the typical wide stance squat, the objective is to "sit back" with
an emphasis on pushing the butt back. In a "plie" style, the feet
are turned out more and the hips travel much closer to straight up
and down than in the wide stance PL style squat.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

Steve what would be the different muscle groups in regards to strength
and size?

Beats me. Keith?

There's an Inaba video of him doing what looks very much like a plie
deadlift, too.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

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Richard

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> Jen <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>> Can someone tell me, are *plie squats* the same as *wide stance
>> squats*?
>> TIA
>>
>> Jen
> You tell me:
>
> http://images.google.com/images?q=plie+squats
> http://images.google.com/images?q=wide+stance+squats

The difference is in the position of the feet relative to the hips -
in the typical wide stance squat, the objective is to "sit back" with
an emphasis on pushing the butt back. In a "plie" style, the feet
are turned out more and the hips travel much closer to straight up
and down than in the wide stance PL style squat.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

Steve what would be the different muscle groups in regards to strength
and size?

Beats me. Keith?

There's an Inaba video of him doing what looks very much like a plie
deadlift, too.

Too many variables in terms of relative body dimensions to say for
everyone. But as a general rule the hips are more involved if the toes
are pointed ahead (adductors, gluts especially) while the plie would
work the hamstrings and external rotators more. If the knees are allowed
to travel forward in the plie then quads are also stressed more.

Really just moderate degrees of difference in most people, I think.

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> "Curt James" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>> Jen <[email hidden]> wrote:
>>
>>> Can someone tell me, are *plie squats* the same as *wide stance
>>> squats*?
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Jen
>> You tell me:
>>
>> http://images.google.com/images?q=plie+squats
>> http://images.google.com/images?q=wide+stance+squats
> The difference is in the position of the feet relative to the hips -
> in the typical wide stance squat, the objective is to "sit back" with
> an emphasis on pushing the butt back. In a "plie" style, the feet
> are turned out more and the hips travel much closer to straight up
> and down than in the wide stance PL style squat.
>
> -S-
> http://www.kbnj.com
>
>
Steve what would be the different muscle groups in regards to strength
and size?

Beats me. Keith?

There's an Inaba video of him doing what looks very much like a plie
deadlift, too.

Too many variables in terms of relative body dimensions to say for
everyone. But as a general rule the hips are more involved if the toes
are pointed ahead (adductors, gluts especially) while the plie would
work the hamstrings and external rotators more. If the knees are allowed
to travel forward in the plie then quads are also stressed more.

Really just moderate degrees of difference in most people, I think.

Thank you Keith. I may give the plie a try (sorry) on the next leg
day...tomorrow. Owie.