Squatting. We all know its good for you. But often when lifting with friends they comment on how the squats need to be DEEPER. Is there some kind of generic rule or self check? My friends are not physical trainers so I often take their advice with a grain of salt.

The difference in weights is pretty substantial.....
I.e.
Squatting 150 real deep.
Squatting 210 not that deep.

Any advice or thoughts on this matter?

How low do you go?

Why don't you just ask them to demonstrate a deep squat? First of all, if they think you aren't going "deep" enough, you'd need to go lower. If you want a general rule: your knees should extend beyond your toes. Make sure to keep your back arched.

If you go down and hear a pop in your knee or lower back...youve gone down too far!

Hope that helps

When you squat you want your ass to almost be touching the ground. Basically ass needs to be nearly parallel to ankles. When I was BBing I was doing almost 400. I should start working out again, but I have to find my drive to do so.

What it comes down to is the deeper you squat, the more of your ass you're working, as I stated above, that's the generic rule. When I was lifting, I had perfect squat form and I didn't even get super low to the ground, my ass was parallel with my calves and I had huge thighs and still have a firm ass.

Go as deep as you feel that you can.

Someday I'll squat 800 like my cousin haha.

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Im a personal trainer. The back side of you thigh should be parallel to the ground when doing a squat. Also, use a 5-5 cadence (5 seconds up and 5 seconds down) to keep yourself from using elastic muscle energy.

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General rule I used in track, was dont bend past 90 degree's otherwise longterm could end up hurting your knee's

You wont find a solid yes or no answer to that question. Its a personal choice, some people say deep squats cause injury, thentheres people who say you have to go deep to build real big legs.

Please don't listen to this. Going to 90 and no further is damaging to your knees. Think of the pressure points in this position: your spine, your knees, and your heels. Think of the shape it makes, like two Ls, and each corner is a pressure point. You do not want pressure on your knees.

Go as far down as you can, without becoming unstable. The pressure will not build up in your knees, and this if anything will strengthen them.


Remember, if your knees ain't bendin', you're just pretendin'.

ATG Sqautzzz

Ass To The Grass

1. Improved functional flexibility.
2. Improved joint elasticity.
3. Better mechanical work.
4. More even distribution of force throughout all joints involved.
5. Greater range of motion which causes more work per rep, which causes more even muscle growth and strength throughout a greater range.
6. Greater midsection strength because greater control is needed for a lower position.
7. Better balance.
8. Makes you stronger in the lower ranges which allows you to be even stronger in the partial ranges.

Hope that helps!

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Recipe for a ruptured knees(s) tendons


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RahP6OdK ... re=related

This is about leg extensions but will ties into squating watch 2:24

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74QB-UQC ... L&index=32

Ignore all the bs about damaging your knees by going too low. It's complete and utter bull.

Extreme weight lifters have to do this ALL the time, they go all the way up and down with 100-300 pounds on their shoulders. They've been doing this their whole life with no negative effects to their knee joints.

The BIG point you need to be aware of with squats is that you need to have good technique, a nice straight back, not leaning either way. Doing this with weights is going to put unnecessary stress on your spine and you risk serious permanent injury from it.

So, to clarify - go all the way down, keep your back straight.

Always treat the internet with scepticism, these articles are all written by absolutely anyone. While it's true that you can cause tendon damage in your knees through squats this is completely negated by a GOOD warmup and CORRECT stretching beforehand.

Lack of warmups and stretching are the main cause behind almost all sports and gym related injuries.

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Squatting too low is bullshit.

Is that why baby's are the best sqautters in the world? - Have you ever seen a baby sit in a ATG squat postion? They do it for fun!

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