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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| jvalmer wrote: |
| Most of my Asian-Canadian friends can't squat flat-footed. It isn't genetic, it's trained. If you do it since you're a little toddler, then the muscles will learn to be comfortable in that position. |
This makes more sense than my ethnic hypothesis. You need to understand, this was the focus of many hours of conversation in college within my group of friends, as all the Asian kids could squat and none of the white kids could, with the Javanese possessing the ability yet the Indonesian Indians lacking it. |
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ogodines
Joined: 07 Jun 2012
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I grew up in Cuba, and still can do it. I guess it works on how active you are. Karate helps a lot! |
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KimchiNinja
Joined: 01 May 2012
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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You guys need to do some yoga.  |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:29 am Post subject: |
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| It is not that hard to do really.... |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:48 am Post subject: |
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Please  This is the region of squat toilets. The nastiest things on God's green earth. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:53 am Post subject: |
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| young_clinton wrote: |
| Please This is the region of squat toilets. The nastiest things on God's green earth. |
Actually those horrid toilets are hardly exclusive to Asia! |
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nahanni
Joined: 21 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:25 am Post subject: |
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Learned behaviour? Not for me. I'm pasty white and grew up in the 'West'. Started working for a Japanese company when I was 30 and everyone was squatting while doing installations. I followed suit and haven't stopped.
I now prefer squatter toilets. |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:55 am Post subject: |
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Repost, but Dr. Chang-Goldstein explains why the Asian squat is superior to the Western squat:
- it's sturdy
- it's comfortable
- it's sexy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWTmg4dHiKg |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:29 am Post subject: |
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| PatrickGHBusan wrote: |
| It is not that hard to do really.... |
Lucky you.
My ankles, knees and hips just won't flex that far. I can't get my feet flat at all, unless
I'm hanging onto something for support. then it really isn't squatting.
Interestingly enough though, when I was teaching an adult class a few years back we were discussing various yoga poses and trying them out.
I had no problem doing the toes pointed back squat (whatever you call it, perhaps it's a lion pose or sphinx?),
where you put the front of your calves flat on the floor and sit upright.
The girls could do it easy, but there was this one Korean guy who just could not do it. He would fall over every time. He actually became frustrated and angry because I could do something that he could not.
It was kind of funny at the time. |
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Jaffazoid
Joined: 04 Dec 2011
Location: Ulsan
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:41 am Post subject: |
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| No, my ankles don't bend up that far to go flat footed. I can roll my tongue tho! |
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detonate
Joined: 16 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:16 am Post subject: |
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| I'm thinking about 2/3 the people from the West who think they can do it don't know what exactly the OP means. /scientific analysis of this awesome thread |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I can do it but it's not comfortable. I think if standing is more comfortable you should probably answer No to this poll |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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| some waygug-in wrote: |
| PatrickGHBusan wrote: |
| It is not that hard to do really.... |
Lucky you.
My ankles, knees and hips just won't flex that far. I can't get my feet flat at all, unless
I'm hanging onto something for support. then it really isn't squatting.
Interestingly enough though, when I was teaching an adult class a few years back we were discussing various yoga poses and trying them out.
I had no problem doing the toes pointed back squat (whatever you call it, perhaps it's a lion pose or sphinx?),
where you put the front of your calves flat on the floor and sit upright.
The girls could do it easy, but there was this one Korean guy who just could not do it. He would fall over every time. He actually became frustrated and angry because I could do something that he could not.
It was kind of funny at the time. |
My brother cannot do the squat thing due to a bad knee (old injury). It really depends on each person I guess! |
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yodanole
Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: La Florida
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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| If you ever hope to make a living in archeology, you will learn this. |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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| PatrickGHBusan wrote: |
| some waygug-in wrote: |
| PatrickGHBusan wrote: |
| It is not that hard to do really.... |
Lucky you.
My ankles, knees and hips just won't flex that far. I can't get my feet flat at all, unless
I'm hanging onto something for support. then it really isn't squatting.
Interestingly enough though, when I was teaching an adult class a few years back we were discussing various yoga poses and trying them out.
I had no problem doing the toes pointed back squat (whatever you call it, perhaps it's a lion pose or sphinx?),
where you put the front of your calves flat on the floor and sit upright.
The girls could do it easy, but there was this one Korean guy who just could not do it. He would fall over every time. He actually became frustrated and angry because I could do something that he could not.
It was kind of funny at the time. |
My brother cannot do the squat thing due to a bad knee (old injury). It really depends on each person I guess! |
Same as the floor sitting thing, I can't do it. Never could, even as a kid.
My hip joints just won't go that far. It's actually extremely painful if I try to do it for more than a minute or so, which is why I had such trouble
at PS teacher's outings. |
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