Arnold doing squats in Pumping Iron

[Serea]

If you watch him doing squats, he doesn't even get near parallel. Is that a way of hitting the quads more than the gluts, by keeping feet closer together and not going down as far? Or was it just bad form, before they knew about going ass to the floor?

With my squats I have to point my toes out about 20 degrees just to keep balance, and go all the way down.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, it's late.

 

[KillerLoop]

Well to answer your question look at Arnold's legs compared to the rest of his body!

Go to parallell or lower.

 

[SeanHolmz]

Yep, what killer said, look at arnies legs. I'm sure there are people on EF that have bigger and more defined legs than arnie did.

 

[IronLion]

According to him they are perfect in proportion

 

[louden_swain]

There is another photo in the encyclopedia where is is performing an ass to floor squat with Dave Draper using 445lbs.

 

[JG1]

I actualy like the way Arnolds legs were built. I prefer that medium sized defined quads/ham with big calves look.

 

[WarriorPL]

I actualy like the way Arnolds legs were built. I prefer that medium sized defined quads/ham with big calves look.

Same here. My quads seem to get better pumps and size from stopping right over parallel.

 

[Mike_Rojas]

I read in one of his books that in his early years his thigh workout consisted of mostly full squats. He later changed, said it worked his glutes too much and didn't hit his lower quad area (around his knees) enough.

 

[jerkbox]

I actualy like the way Arnolds legs were built. I prefer that medium sized defined quads/ham with big calves look.

ditto

 

[MR2]

the only problem is my using your quads you will never reach your full squat potential!