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How many of you squat to depth?
Posted on 6/11/25 at 9:02 pm
Posted on 6/11/25 at 9:02 pm
Hip crease breaks the plane of the knee. My guess, if being generous, 20%.
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Posted on 6/11/25 at 9:50 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
As low as possible, i don’t have the hips I used to though
I’m not against stepping on some 10# plates to elevate my heels
365 max back squat
I’m not against stepping on some 10# plates to elevate my heels
365 max back squat
This post was edited on 6/11/25 at 9:52 pm
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:32 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
I use a wedge, so yes
Posted on 6/12/25 at 1:39 am to Mingo Was His NameO
I find that squatting with the bar low on the shoulders instead of at the base of the neck helps with that.
Posted on 6/12/25 at 6:05 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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Hip crease breaks the plane of the knee. My guess, if being generous, 20%.
That's the only way to squat. You're probably about right with the 20%. There are only two other guys at my gym that actually go deep.
I hit 415 lbs at 159 lb bodyweight earlier this year.
This post was edited on 6/12/25 at 6:10 am
Posted on 6/12/25 at 7:17 am to Mingo Was His NameO
I go full arse to grass high bar for the most part. If i want to really move lots of weight on free squat I will go low bar to right below parallel.
Posted on 6/12/25 at 11:09 am to Mingo Was His NameO
It’s ok that you don’t squat very heavy as a short king. Don’t let it get you down champ.
That said, yes it’s laughable when someone claims to squat 405 and they proceed to do a standing crunch with the bar and call it a rep.
That said, yes it’s laughable when someone claims to squat 405 and they proceed to do a standing crunch with the bar and call it a rep.
Posted on 6/15/25 at 8:00 am to Mingo Was His NameO
I’ve been working on it for damn near a year and finally feel like I’m able to reach full depth. My challenges were an underdeveloped posterior chain that didn’t engage, hip flexibility and general strength in the glutes and back to maintain my posture. I do tons of assistance work for glutes and hamstrings.
Another big deal is I’m really tall so my angles and balance are a challenge. Shorter people seem to be able to sit down in a squat easier…or maybe I’m just not very flexible. I’m basically squatting my bench weights now but I feel like my form is good and I’m making progress (albeit slow).
We have a lot of people at the gym that essentially do partials with weights they could never move in a full squat. Then we have others that can move a ton of weight with perfect form AtG….which is impressive.
Another big deal is I’m really tall so my angles and balance are a challenge. Shorter people seem to be able to sit down in a squat easier…or maybe I’m just not very flexible. I’m basically squatting my bench weights now but I feel like my form is good and I’m making progress (albeit slow).
We have a lot of people at the gym that essentially do partials with weights they could never move in a full squat. Then we have others that can move a ton of weight with perfect form AtG….which is impressive.
Posted on 6/15/25 at 10:30 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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being generous, 20%
If my gym is any indicator, 20% is very generous. I'd put that number closer to 10% and bet the under.
Posted on 6/15/25 at 2:08 pm to djangochained
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As low as possible
Posted on 6/15/25 at 3:34 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
quote:
How many of you squat to depth?
I go beyond parallel when doing front squats, every single rep, regardless of weight.
Back squats....when I start getting to the 75%+ 1RM range and above, I hit parallel or very slightly below. Not sure why that is, but that's what I always do.
Clarence Kennedy goes so deep his arse damn near hits heels. That dude is other worldly.
Posted on 6/15/25 at 5:42 pm to djangochained
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365 max back squat
Pretty good! I do like 1000lbs though obviously
PS: I’m going to upvote myself :-)
Posted on 6/15/25 at 8:50 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
quote:
How many of you squat to depth?
Every rep of every set.
Posted on 6/15/25 at 8:56 pm to Arkapigdiesel
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I go beyond parallel when doing front squats, every single rep, regardless of weight.
Back squats....when I start getting to the 75%+ 1RM range and above, I hit parallel or very slightly below. Not sure why that is, but that's what I always do.
Probably has more to do with you keeping those elbows up and maintaining your posture.
Try going with a low bar on back squat and see how you do on depth.
On high bar, as your chest comes down, you get fooled by the angle between chest and thighs. As the weight gets heavier, your chest drops more and more than with the lighter %s. You think you are at depth but you are not.
A lower bar back squat will help there.
This post was edited on 6/15/25 at 8:57 pm
Posted on 6/15/25 at 9:47 pm to Blutarsky
Another tell is when you feel your hamstrings and glutes engaging you're going low enough or at least getting close
Posted on 6/16/25 at 7:39 am to Jim Rockford
Just use a box and take the guesswork out of it.
Posted on 6/17/25 at 1:04 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Haven't done squats since high school.
Not worth the risk/reward ratio.
I do hack squats, power squat machine, and split squats. Seems to work pretty well because some dude was in disbelief when I told him I could probably only barbell squat around 300-325
Not worth the risk/reward ratio.
I do hack squats, power squat machine, and split squats. Seems to work pretty well because some dude was in disbelief when I told him I could probably only barbell squat around 300-325
Posted on 6/17/25 at 1:23 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Always squat to depth. Did legs this morning.
5x3: 365, 370, 375, 385, 390.
Felt great.
5x3: 365, 370, 375, 385, 390.
Felt great.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 9:58 am to WaydownSouth
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Not worth the risk/reward ratio.
What is the risk of a squat, assuming you’re in a rack and can properly perform the lift?
Meaning no significant range of motion issues.
Only thing that comes to mind is knee problems, but that would be due to poor form.
This post was edited on 6/19/25 at 9:59 am
Posted on 6/19/25 at 10:36 am to Earnest_P
Does anyone have a flexibility routine to help with squatting atg? I need something that will give me more flexibility in my hips and ankles.
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