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re: How many of you squat to depth?

Posted on 6/19/25 at 11:59 am to
Posted by Earnest_P
Member since Aug 2021
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Posted on 6/19/25 at 11:59 am to
Why do you want to squat arse to grass?
Just past parallel is a squat.

When I first started lifting in my late twenties, I practiced unweighted squats in my bedroom at night while watching TV. At first, my body just wouldn’t get into that lower position well. Had to teach it to.

Now in my 40s, the issue is more shoulder mobility than anything, on low bar squats.
Usually just doing the warm-up sets is all that’s needed to get the required flexibility. I do 6-10 reps with just the bar at first, and I do them slowly after working the bar into position on my back, and then consciously thinking of my knee position, hips, etc. through the first reps.
Posted by WaydownSouth
Stratton Oakmont
Member since Nov 2018
10384 posts
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:49 am to
1) For me personally, I have scoliosis. Difficult for me to get a good range of motion with a crooked spine

2) Knee/back issues that pop up years down the road

3) I lift for muscle growth, not necessarily functionality. I get good enough growth in my legs without doing squats
Posted by SquatchDawg
Cohutta Wilderness
Member since Sep 2012
18960 posts
Posted on 6/20/25 at 5:36 pm to
After this thread I made sure to go as deep as possible in my squats and almost couldn’t get out of the hole on my last rep of my last set.

Definitely felt it the next day.
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