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How do you have your leg curled? Would the dumbell be between your calf and thigh? If it's more work, I could switch them or use both... Thanks

Yeah, that's exactly it.

And with squats, keep practicing them, and you'll probably get the form right over time. I have trouble with them, too, but mainly with balance (of course, I also don't use a yoga mat or shoes, so my feet keep slipping on the linoleum floor ^^. Practice it without weights first, and then once you get it down more, start adding weights and "teaching" your body how to do it with weights. It might also help your form with weights to hold them on your shoulders rather than by your sides, I know this helped me, too.

I just got 5lb ankle weights at Wal-Mart for less than $20, and my friend and I split the cost even! (We're on a limited budget, so we only work out one leg at a time ) It's not too much harder than 2lbs actually, so once we get more accustomed to that, we'll also put the 2lbs on, too. Eventually we'll get another set of 5lbs, so we'll be able to have 10lbs on an ankle at a time (12 if we can fit the other ones on)! Lol We look stupid, but we know we'll be able to start seeing progress again at last! We've plateaued long enough!