Parallel & the Beyond.

[HumaLabs]

For those of you who do high-bar back squats still, how many of you go Ass to Grass(far below parallel) compared to the traditional parallel to the ground?

[guns01]

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atg every single time. i use a full range of motion in all my training except when i do rack pulls and want to take the legs out of my deads

[HumaLabs]

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Great, good to know that some real bros use full ROM. Decided to drop my squat weight and go full ATG to hit everything possible. Not like it's "liftoff" day in highschool anymore anyways.

[Dzone]

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Yes!!!! Ass to heels, ass to grass , ass to the ground! Its the only way.
When some dude says he squats 500 and I see him do a 1/4 squat, well, thats not a 500 lb squat
Plus, I think it is harder on the knees to go half way down and stop

[guns01]

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Yes!!!! Ass to heels, ass to grass , ass to the ground! Its the only way.
When some dude says he squats 500 and I see him do a 1/4 squat, well, thats not a 500 lb squat
Plus, I think it is harder on the knees to go half way down and stop

that my friend is a fact. i have even been told by a sports med doc that stopping at para takes all the tension off the muscle and puts it on the knee joint. it is far superior for development to go just short of para or for us normal guys to go rock bottom. i have honestly never really had knee issues and i have always used full range on mine

[HumaLabs]

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This is great to read, thanks guys. I've actually had a little bit of tension in the knees, I believe from my squat form. This helps me feel a bit better about my most recent decision to change up the form.

[DaMaster]

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I'm a big fan of deep squats. First of all full ROM is always going to be better for you in the long run. Forgetting about training for strength size power etc. (just for the sake of a argument mind you ) We should do full ROM to get full ROM "DEVELOPMENT and FUNCTIONAL USE of our bodies. Partials have a place but MOST people don't know why or how to incorporate them the right way and only do them for ego boost.

Now I do have knee issues and some lack of flexibility in my sacral/lumbar region so while I can get below parallel I start to curve my lower back a bit when I go for the bottom. But to address these things I lowered the weight, use correct form and do posterior chain strengthening exercise to bring up to balance the weaker muscles. Now I'm feeling much better down really deep. Still have to watch my knees though but I go as deep as I can.

[HumaLabs]

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Yeah I felt great doing the full ROM, I wish that everyone didn't teach me to do partials

[Dzone]

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People shouldnt be afraid to go wide on their stance. Squattng heavy with your feet close together and feet straight ahead is a recipe for injury to the back and/ or knees

[DaMaster]

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People shouldnt be afraid to go wide on their stance. Squattng heavy with your feet close together and feet straight ahead is a recipe for injury to the back and/ or knees

Exactly...

[HumaLabs]

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People shouldnt be afraid to go wide on their stance. Squattng heavy with your feet close together and feet straight ahead is a recipe for injury to the back and/ or knees

I figured this yesterday as well, going all the way down with knees close together kind of forces them together, just begging for those tendons to tear. Wide= good.

[Dzone]

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I figured this yesterday as well, going all the way down with knees close together kind of forces them together, just begging for those tendons to tear. Wide= good.

Yep, and also makes you go forward and round your low back resulting in an instant back sprain or blown disk

[suprfast]

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For those of you who do high-bar back squats still, how many of you go Ass to Grass(far below parallel) compared to the traditional parallel to the ground?

A lot of it depends on your stance. The wider your stance the less "noticeable" you are to go A2G. If you do an olympic style squat then it will look like you wipe your ass on the ground each and every time.

I for one go a little wider, but I still pop below parallel.
That's for you to decide though, check it out.

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[Dzone]

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^Thats it right there...They should post a pic like that by every squat rack

[suprfast]

^Thats it right there...They should post a pic like that by every squat rack

Like the Disney land ride. When you go low a pic snaps. I like your thinking dzone.