squats... wtf?!!

[blaster220]

I don't think you really need to go below parallel, unless you want your ass to baloon up. Also, how tall are you? I ask because taller people seem to have more trouble doing squats then the shorter guys.

Very true. I am 6'3 and I come just to parallel... us taller guys have it rough on leg day Not to mention you have to be a lot bigger to look as stout as a shorter guy

 

[scruples]

i'm 6'0"... so you really do think that going past parallel is a waste?? it really feels like it works my entire body (well, lower body and core muscles) when i do 'em that way, but that may just be an illusion because they are so much more difficult for me when going to the floor... i get so much conflicting information when it comes to lifting... one person: "if you arent going ass to the floor, then you are cheating yourself"... others: "just go to parallel"... and when i watch the majority of the people at my gym (who i do NOT emulate) maybe 5% even make it to parallel... fuckin frustrating...

 

[holto]

a great way to mix things up 4 U would be to alternate parallel with the deeper stuff...

you should be stronger 2 parallel

 

[ZZuluZ]

Go deep. You'll be hitting your back, hamstrings and quads harder.

What does your ab training consist of? Again, I think it's holding you back.


-Zulu

 

[scruples]

doin abs once per week... 3 sets of crunches (20-25 per set) and 3 sets of decline leg raises (dunno if that's the proper term, but the ones where you lie down, hold on to a bar above your head and raise your legs up) with about 10-15 per set of those... now that i think about it more, my abs might be rather weak, but i don't feel them as the problem spot in my squats... and i think that i am still going to go as low as possible... i just think that i'd be selling myself short otherwise...

 

[gettinlarger]

work on the lower back and abs. theyre big parts of the squat.

 

[Intenceman]

Try doing your warmups - light - "ass to calves" and work into a heavy set to parallel over 4-5 sets- It helps me (I'm tall- 6'3").

 

[b fold the truth]

I am 6'2" tall...easily. I also do my high bar squats butt to the floor!!!! My box squats are slightly below parallel...but that is about as deep as my hips will safely let me drop.

Go deep on your squats, focus on your back, ham, ab strength and grow.

B True

 

[ZZuluZ]

Go heavy on your ab movements. Use weight.

Weighted sit-ups, eagle situps, pull throughs... all good stuff.

-Zulu