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Soccerking3000
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RE: squat depth
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Monday, April 21, 2008 1:52 PM
try some yoga man
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Friday, May 23, 2008 7:18 PM
i totally agree with what everyone has said. if ur going to squat then try and put ur butt on the ground. so many guys at my gym load u 315 lbs go down 6 inches sopring up rack the weight and high five their bud. meanwhile im two feet away getting my butt an inch of the ground on every rep!! whatever though. its their loss i guess LOL
[id=tmppasteie1218149165564]Current: 18, 5'11", 194 bench:290 squat:405 deadlift:420
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RE: squat depth
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Sunday, May 25, 2008 10:47 AM
In my eyes, I squat when my butt is almost to the ground. When I maxed out 600 squat when i was in high-school i did it all wrong, not to mention i almost blew out my back doing it parrallel. Now I go butt to the ground it really gets intense i love it.
Lift Big or don't lift at ALL R.I.P Big Daddy: 1945-2005 Maxes: Squat:430 Bench:320 Deadlift:550
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RE: squat depth
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Sunday, May 25, 2008 11:16 AM
ORIGINAL: TheSilverFox
ORIGINAL: StockJockey
ORIGINAL: David1991
i currently go as far down as i can however for some reason thats not much past parallel. like even at the very bottom the top of my thighs are just getting past parallel
(i know this is an old quote)
I have the same problem. I know its not the weight because I tried doing ATG with like 10 lbs on each side just to see if it was possible for me and I couldnt get very far past parallel. I dont know if its my bone structure, or maybe I need to stretch?
some people have extremely bad flexibility due to VERY tight hamstrings. they may work on flexibility for years, and it just doesn't seem to get any better.
I know this b/c my flexibility isn't worth siHt. i've been working on it for a while, and I can barely touch my toes on a good day.
Touching your toes is not a very good way to stretch your hamstrings (if that's how you do it). And nothing works better as a stretch than squats (if you do it properly).
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 1:02 PM
I agree about the squats, 100%.
But why would the toe touching not be a good way to stretch the hamstrings? as with a few other exercises?
Also helps prevent lower back pain by stretching the hamstrings with various stretchs.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 1:29 PM
it's ballistic stretching;
" Ballistic stretching means doing bouncing, repetitive movements while stretching. For example, bending forcefully to touch your toes with your knees straight and bouncing while you reach is ballistic stretching. This may do more harm than good, because the muscles may shorten reflexively. However, some professional athletes believe that controlled ballistic stretching can better prepare a muscle for sustained activity, especially one requiring a burst of speed. We advise against ballistic stretching for most people."
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