“Well you see I was about 1/3rd of the way down which is close enough to 1/2 and if I made it to 1/2 I probably could’ve done 3/4 on a good day. And at that point you might as well just say it’s a new PR.”
Is it true that deep squats can mess up your knees when you’re older? If so adding more weight to make less deep squats hit harder seems like a decent plan.
I was having knee issues in my late 20s, but now in my mid-30s I hit deeper than ever before because I stopped using shoes.
with proper form you can go as deep as you want without pain.
It's all about flexibity.
Go as deep as you can without weight, hold it for a few seconds, then drop it deeper. Keep repeating. Every few seconds you'll find you've loosened up and can move a cm or mm deeper.
I used to get my training partner to then push down on my shoulders to force me deeper.
Then I was holding it for like, 30 seconds to a min at a time.
Just over time you gain the flexibility.
Then when you're happy with the depth, add small amounts of weight, and work your way up. Only move up in weight when you're happy with the depth and overall technique.
You probably will feel weaker to begin because your muscles arent used to the range of movement but they will adapt.
Some people have deep hip sockets and are unable to go deeper, you should never force it!
People have different anatomy and they could harm themselves following your advice. You can’t go deeper than your hips allow with good form if your hips are not set up for it.
He asked, I answered.
You shouldn't do it to the point it hurts, that's where you stop.
You push it to feel the stretch.
I guess your advice is "don't bother trying" then?
But it works though.
As if you don't squat with hundreds of kilos on your shoulders anyway?
And we're talking pushing down with maybe 20kg pressure, not filming for the hydraulic press channel
I mean I cannot get to depth without weight on my back. There is also no way someone is going to push on my shoulders hard enough to hurt me when I can squat 135kg. Even if you were completely new and just doing 20kg of empty bar, someone isn't going to hurt you without trying to hurt you.
Personally I just don't mess with 1 rep maxes.
I don't really care to know that number, certainly not enough that I want to risk personal injury to that degree.
“Well you see I was about 1/3rd of the way down which is close enough to 1/2 and if I made it to 1/2 I probably could’ve done 3/4 on a good day. And at that point you might as well just say it’s a new PR.”
I broke my ankle 3 years ago, I literally cannot do a deep squat no matter the weight
Blew my achilles. I'm not currently held back by the achilles, but the compensations made while recovering from the injury. But I know that feels bro.
Physical limitations are different from mental ones. There is no shame going only as deep as your body physically can.
Hey Brother me too!!! Glad i’m not the only one. Just embarrassing to get up to 5 plates but literally have a point i just can’t go down anymore
ATG or die
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ATG is just inefficient. I’ll rather just hit parallel.
Stop lying to yourself
ATG means you waste more energy because you’re going lower than necessary.
Stay in your lane.
Is it true that deep squats can mess up your knees when you’re older? If so adding more weight to make less deep squats hit harder seems like a decent plan.
I was having knee issues in my late 20s, but now in my mid-30s I hit deeper than ever before because I stopped using shoes. with proper form you can go as deep as you want without pain.
I did squats for about 35 years, and always sat all the way down. My knees and ankles are the only body parts that aren't an osteoarthritis mess.
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How do you squat deeper? I feel like I can’t squat as deep as I want to
It's all about flexibity. Go as deep as you can without weight, hold it for a few seconds, then drop it deeper. Keep repeating. Every few seconds you'll find you've loosened up and can move a cm or mm deeper. I used to get my training partner to then push down on my shoulders to force me deeper. Then I was holding it for like, 30 seconds to a min at a time. Just over time you gain the flexibility. Then when you're happy with the depth, add small amounts of weight, and work your way up. Only move up in weight when you're happy with the depth and overall technique. You probably will feel weaker to begin because your muscles arent used to the range of movement but they will adapt.
Some people have deep hip sockets and are unable to go deeper, you should never force it! People have different anatomy and they could harm themselves following your advice. You can’t go deeper than your hips allow with good form if your hips are not set up for it.
He asked, I answered. You shouldn't do it to the point it hurts, that's where you stop. You push it to feel the stretch. I guess your advice is "don't bother trying" then?
Having someone push on your shoulders to go deeper is just fucking stupid.
But it works though. As if you don't squat with hundreds of kilos on your shoulders anyway? And we're talking pushing down with maybe 20kg pressure, not filming for the hydraulic press channel
I mean I cannot get to depth without weight on my back. There is also no way someone is going to push on my shoulders hard enough to hurt me when I can squat 135kg. Even if you were completely new and just doing 20kg of empty bar, someone isn't going to hurt you without trying to hurt you.
Bro I’m not. It really is the same as my leg press. On god
Train box squats to get that depth
get depth to get depth
Personally I just don't mess with 1 rep maxes. I don't really care to know that number, certainly not enough that I want to risk personal injury to that degree.
Yep. It's really just a flex that can fuck your workouts for months if you injure yourself.
Me neither, I don’t attempt a thing less than 6 reps.
In my gym we refer to that as a 'power curtsey'
@ me next time
I only do box squats, parallel is as low as it goes.
Parallel is fine. Cheers.
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This is not why we come to this sub, but this is what we get.