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[Tarheel]

I olympic squat about 80% of what I wide-stance parallel squat.

I think I should be parallel squatting proportionally more. If you agree, where do you think my weakness is, it would be something in the mid portion of the squat I am assuming. Hips maybe, more box squats?

 

[Mike_Rojas]

Sure are a lot of squat questions tonight...

 

[spatts]

You wide squat 20% more? And you think it should be higher than that?

 

[coolcolj]

20% is a lot man, but I guess it depends on the actual numbers themselves. Obviously as the numbers go higher the bigger the difference

I know that an Oly squat in the 500-600 range with just a belt is pretty much in the upper end. There are some super heavyweights that can do in the 800s, but that's pretty rare.

 

[Tarheel]

I believe, maybe I'm wrong, that I should be about 25% higher when wide squatting. Many folks I know who have tried deep squatting find they can 1/2 squat 25%+. I believe my deep squat is disproportionently high, or rather, my 1/2 squat is too low and has an obvious weakness.

Im' sure both of you have heard many sports science authorities advise having a 1/2 squat that is double bodyweight before beginning depth jumps, or a full squat that is 1.5 times bodyweight. This is just one example of the 25%

But I've been wrong before....

 

[coolcolj]

Only for depth jumps over 24inches, anything under is ok if you can squat bodyweight and have pre-conditioned yourself with bounds and jumps

 

[Lord_Suston]

to help on the full squat all the way down i recommned doing romanian deadlifts. This really fries my hips. this plus some box squats really has helped my full squat

 

[Tarheel]

How do your full and 1/2 squats compare percentage wise LS?

 

[Lord_Suston]

I full squated 335 5x5 two days ago, past parallel.... I really couldn't gauge my half squat since I never do them but I would easily say 400+.. If your half squat is too close to your full squat then your quads IMO are the weak link.. Since the half squat usues a lot more quad than full squat; which relies on the glutes and hams moslty