HOW DO U SQUAT

[JacktheThriller]

So how do you guys perform your squats in terms of ROM.

Partial - almost to paralell

Paralell - quads are paralell to the ground like a right angle

Full Squat - quads are below paralell with your hams on your calves

and how do u perform it high squat, back squat?

I do paralell squats with a high bar.

[JonnyO]

I go down until it feels right, which is parallel maybe a slight below that. But if it didnt feel right going that low to me I wouldnt go that low.

[kloan]

Well, I'm new to squats... I've been doing full, all the way down.. I thought that's how they're supposed to be performed...

All I know is I ****ed something up doing bulgarian split squats.. my bench is too ****ing high. Doing squats tonight really ****ed it up now... :(

[DRAPE09]

full sqauts, feel it in the hams more!

[GYMBRAT]

I squat ass to the grass, just alows me to feel it working deep into the ham/quad muscles

[#8]

unless you have an injury that prevents full ROM on squats, IMO they should always be done at full extension (ASS TO GRASS).

I see no point in loading up a bench press with a bunch of weight, moving it half way down, pressing it up and feeling like I accomplished anything...

[Scaffer]

Parallel ,sometime lower but i like to go isometric on parallel.

[faller]

I go wide and deep. I make that hole and go till i can't go no further.

[Rhinobolt10]

Different styles for different goals for me.

My regular style is parallel low bar, this is the most bang for my buck I feel. I can do more super wide to parallel but that's more of a hip and hamstring squat.

My full high bar olympic squat is generally pretty close to my low bar back squat from a history in oly lifting, I just don't like the way my pelvis tucks in the hole when I get that deep.

If I've got nothing coming up than I go parallel high bar, makes low bar a lot easier when I come back to it.

I just switch it up a lot myself.

[clicker666]

Legs a bit wider than shoulder, ass to ground until calves are touching back of thighs. Sure, it reduces the weight I can move, but I get the maximum range of motion I can possibly achieve.

[vlad]

I messed up my right knee by crashing a motorcycle while racing a few times so I can't do it too deep. I used to do it to 90 and parallel but tried sitting on a bench at the bottom which is below parallel and it doesn't bother my knee so that is the way I am doing it from now on.

[buildinthaskinnys]

I box squat on a 10 - 14 inch box, so that makes it below parallel, with my shins perpendicular to the ground. When I front squat I go as deep as possible.

[Canadian Protein.com]

full squat!!!

[DirtyBoxer]

I used to do ATF squats but ran into knee problems (and yes, form was proper) so now I go slightly below parallel and knee's are fine now. Legs are getting bigger and bigger all the time too so this works for me.

[Winnipeg Muscle]

rarely do back squats anymore, front squats ass to grass...stopping at parallel is worst for knee injury.

[Kaly11]

i go down until my form starts to go...so probably just above parallel

[buildinthaskinnys]

i go down until my form starts to go...so probably just above parallel

Sounds like you are using too much weight.

[OntariOMuscle101]

Until my Hams are parallel to the ground, maybe a lil lower if it feels right!

[C-money]

majority of the time its slightly below parrallel for me

[dremen]

First off C-Money, bro you have amazing legs:)


For back squats i go ass to grass. When i want to hit mainly quads i go max weight with bar behind neck and only go down till quads are stretched out then i go back up.

It took me a while to get my squat for proper, thank god i did:yeah