Hey so I have been getting quite a bit of discomfort when squatting recently that I didn’t run into a few years back. I think I’m leaning too far forward and also just struggling with a comfortable squatting movement. I have flat feet and some of the gym staff recommended plates or a wooden block under my heel to help the movement.

The thing is I don’t want to do anything that “helps” my lifts in an unnatural way. For example I wouldn’t want to use straps for deadlifts as I’d want to do it naturally until my grip caught up, so same here. If it’s a muscle imbalance problem I’d rather just continue until it’s fixed. If it won’t affect that though I’m happy to do it. What are your thoughts?