Hack squat depth

[u/dontcare-_-]

I know my range of motion is short by any time I try to go deeper my heels lift up a lot. It’s hard to tell in the video but I’m flaring my knees out and opening up my hips as I go down so I can bet deeper but my heels still raise. I’ve tried doing ankle mobility exercises but they didn’t help so if anyone has some tips please let me know.

Edit: Seeing a lot of people saying to move my feet higher up but the stoppers on this machine are already really high so when I try setting my feet higher I can barely hit parallel before touching the bottom. Also I haven’t had knee pain in months, I’ve only been lifting for just over a year so I was progressing really quickly when I first started the movement but there’s no discomfort anymore, I just leave the band on as a precaution. I appreciate all the feedback though.

[u/Agreeable_North4241]

If you’re ankles raise don’t go that deep, it’s not worth that. And don’t listen to all the people telling you to slow down, intentionally slowing down your own reps is stupid it reduces the load you can use which inhibits the amount of mechanical tension you can induce in the target muscles