Like I said , one step at a time . Living with my parents with no car in a borderline rural area means I ' m kind of stuck . Should be moving out within the next 12 months , but for now I ' ve got to line up as many dominoes as I can . <| sep |> running shoes are NOT good for squatting and are probably at least contributing to this problem ! ! for squats , having heels on your shoes is not necessarily bad , it can actually helpit ' s the fact that running shoes have a squishy heel . The squishy heel is great for running and not so great for squats where you need a solid base of support and want to transfer force to the ground without having any kind of buffer in betweenhere is a great little that explains what types of shoes are ideal and are not ideal for squatting 0 yde 15 WOVH 0