Squat posts... how far do you REALLY go down????

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I think you guys have all seen this, but it shows how far down I squat. Yes I know I'm leaning a bit but it was the first time I squatted 435 for reps

my squat

you are sacrificing form for weight and depth.

I admire how low you go....but if it involves your heels raising and you leaning that far forward....i would advise you lower the weight

but i am sure you already know this.

 

[Citruscide]

Ok, I did my front squats tonight... and it is impossible for me ot touch my hamstrings to my soleus... first off all... my feet are spread out TOO wide... my toes almost touch the inside of the squat rack (it's not a terribly WIDE squat rack, however)... even if I go down and touch my butt to the ground (while holding onto something) I am leaning backward. my ass goes inbetween the calves... and the hamstrings off to the inside... so to say that they TOUCH would be a fable for me....

However, if I would move my feet closer IN, then I'm sure that I could touch them... and would touch them ...

C-ditty

 

[Citruscide]

you are sacrificing form for weight and depth.

I admire how low you go....but if it involves your heels raising and you leaning that far forward....i would advise you lower the weight

but i am sure you already know this.

I noticed his form breakdown too... but your form does that when you are going for the upper weights. I'm sure he had a controlled enough motion to handle any sort of pressure he might be under... hell, when I 1RM my deadlift... my form is REALLY broke.

C-ditty

 

[coolcolj]

Just go down until your can't move anymore. That usually means your hamstrings will touch your calves.

Some people's hams are so big that when they go rock bottom they are still only at parallel
ie Shane Hamman

 

[Citruscide]

I think you guys have all seen this, but it shows how far down I squat. Yes I know I'm leaning a bit but it was the first time I squatted 435 for reps

my squat

Come to think of it, I go down about THAT low... not much of a bounce for me though... then again, I'm front squatting around 250ish... so I guess no need for it.

Also, I dont think I could lean forward tat much on my FS... LOL ... I'd topple over!

I wouldn't be concerned about form... 435 for reps is impressive... I'd give it up a little for that weight too...

(I didn't notice your heels coming off the ground though... as someone had said)

C-ditty

 

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I noticed his form breakdown too... but your form does that when you are going for the upper weights. I'm sure he had a controlled enough motion to handle any sort of pressure he might be under... hell, when I 1RM my deadlift... my form is REALLY broke.

C-ditty

he was only losing form due to a weak core and maybe hamstrings.

If you are strong enough in all muscles involved you will have a nice form....at 10% and at 100% all across the board.

how ever weak core will make you flop over and you will have to rescue it.....dont put your self in that situation.

a few good mornings will fix a problem like that.

good mornings are used for a good reason (by top powerlifters)
you are basically training for chaos....any flop forward will be recoverd or STOPED exactly like a good morning.

Needsize i am not saying you have a weak core..,.,just in relation to the prime movers in the squat

 

[Deadz]

A couple of inches lower than HeavyWears picture (it looks like parellel to me)

If I go lower than that aprx. 2 inches my knees feel like shit for a week.

I get Squater's Buttt too, but I didn't think that there was a corellation between the depth past parellel. Can't we just utilize a wider stance and allow the hips to do the work?

 

[needsize]

My form is normally a little more "on" than that, hitting a weight that i never squatted for reps really threw off my concentration. That being said, I dont think I have a weak core, especially not my lower back. I've deadlifted 550lbs for a set of 5 with no belt, I even used to do triples on good mornings with 405, so I know my lower back isnt a weak link

 

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I have seen videos of your 500lb deadlift i believe...it might have been pictures....i cant remember.

anyway something isnt right. (maybe co-ordination with heavier weights)

have you attempted that weight again since?

 

[needsize]

I have seen videos of your 500lb deadlift i believe...it might have been pictures....i cant remember.

anyway something isnt right. (maybe co-ordination with heavier weights)

have you attempted that weight again since?

The 500 deadlift was a video for 9 reps, there is a pic somewhere of a 600lb raw single i did
I havent gone that heavy since, I've been sticking around 405 for sets of 8 as my back has been tender