Proper squat technique: how low should you go?

>>41382373
about what hes at is fine.

At least parallel. AT LEAST.

>>41382373
Lmao dude if you're ever going to stop being a tiny little skelly you gotta actually go low with you squats. You're always going to be a tiny little queer when you halfass your lifts bruh

Try hard gym regulars all go way too low, the guy in OP is honestly getting just as good of a workout

>>41382463
And you are looking at injuries going too low, you are safe limiting it to OPs range of motion

>>41382373

>skinny faggot
>tattoos
>hat on in gym
>doesn't squat to parallel
>locks knees

REEEEEEEEEEÈEE

>>41382373
You should be able to pick up quarters off the ground with your buttcheeks

>>41382373
ATG

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>>41382373
how do i achieve this mode?

>>41382373
HELLO DID YOU KNOW THAT I'M A VEGAN AND A LIBERAL?

>>41382571
>>41382381
it's a woman

>>41382706
Suck dicks, the rest will just come.

As low as your anatomy allows you, without dropping your chest

>>41382381
>he
>>41382463
>guy
>>41382571
>faggot(guy)

>>41382571
Now hol up
You be saying people shouldn't lock knees in a squat? I see people do that all the time; isn't it required for the rep to be counted as successful in competitions and shiet?

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>>41382373
If your ass isn't touching the ground, it's not low enough

Hip joint below the knee. and not in the smith machine.

>>41382373

This is a quarter squat, it's bad because the load will be on your knees because you're stopping short of going all the way down so that the weight can be transferred fully to your glutes/quads. If you do it like this your knees will hurt and you will get little to no glute development.

>>41382463
Of course he is. That's why his legs are so huge.

>>41385308
More like little to no anything development.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av3LO2GwpAk&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGEKRjlZKf8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT3pwocyU68
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPo5gpVrA9E

You're welcome.

>>41382373
ASS TO GRASS

>>41382373
Wow, Ethan! Nice moves, keep it up!

>>41382706

Vote democrat, suck cock and be a vegan

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>>41382373

>>41382373
i've never wanted to bully someone so much in my life

>>41382500
>>41382463
this kind of bait is especially dangerous because it seems believable to newbies

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>>41382373
Why bother lifting with a mess of a body like his?

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>>41382373
lookin thick, solid, tight bro

>>41386011
why is this posted?

>>41386011
how could anyone be attracted to either of those people, especially the thing on the left, is something i will never understand.

>>41386011
what the fuck is this shit dude?

>>41385905
cheers for this

also:
is it okay that my knees go apart when I squat?

>>41386255
it's not just okay
its essential

if your knees collapse inwards you will injure your knees

>>41385905
What about locking the knees? Is it important?

>>41385268
t. still not low enough

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>>41386011

>>41382373
How low you go is usually the least of your problems when squatting
You go as low as you don't break your form
However most people already have broken forms from the beginning

>>41382373
who is this THINN bitch

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Is this low enough?

>>41385905
so is there any valid reason for always going for only bellow 90°? I am always trying to go ATG bud sometimes i can't... Should I just deload and go ATG all the time or 90° is sufficient?

>>41386506
looks good

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>tfw touched the floor with my ass on PR squat

almost bailed it

>>41386919
you're a flexibility god

>>41385905
>he fell for the knee cant go past the toe meme

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>>41382402

>>41382373
ASS TO GRASS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLnUDaxMmnU

>>41386506
very nice

>>41386919
extreme buttwink, shitty hand placement, shitty elbows

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>>41382373

Varies. Obviously the shorter your ROM the more you can lift and the faster you can progress.
I have some scare tissue in my left knee from a car accident when I was really young. If I reverse the motion (start the concentric) anywhere other than a paused ATG I get a shitload of pain in it. But I've been lifting for 2.5 years now and can only squat lmao2pl8

So is locking the knees during squats good or not? Please respond

>>41387683
Don't do it on heavy ass weight. Still, try to avoid locking your knees at any cost.

>>41382723
COME
O
M
E

any way to squat without hurting my wrists? if i go too wide it bends in a shitty way, and if i go too narrow the bar will be too high, and i just can't seem to find a middle ground.

>>41387603
I guess this diagram kind of explains my (>>41387655) issue if it's accurate

>>41387725
But don't they need to be locked to complete a rep?

>>41386011
We have to go back.

>>41382373

>>41385905
this image is bullshit.

>hamstrings must do a majority of the work to get back to "below 90"
this is completely wrong.

Real answer: just go as low as you can while keeping your back straight and tight.

For some people this might be a full deep squat, while for others it might even be above parallel.

Increase mobility by stretching glutes, adductors and quadriceps.

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>>41386011

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>>41385905

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>>41386011

>>41382402
i bet you make comments on porn videos as if the girl is reading them

>>41382571
the hat thing is retarded. this kid is a faggot

>>41385380
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT3pwocyU68
SS btfo

>>41387595
>buttwink
>cant see his butt

>>41382382
no
your feet should be open outwards with a 20 deg angle

>>41390137
no
depends on the person

>>41390137
nope its dependent on many factors

>>41382373
Praising the ATG is fine and all, but ultimately how low you should go obviously depends on what kind of squat you're doing.

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What do you think boys ;^)

>>41386011
Death to America!

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>>41390721
YAMEROOO

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form check? ;D

>>41390895
everything is wrong

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>>41382373
>>41386011
>>41390721
>>41390895

>>41391035
>white
>not (((WHITE)))
Nice meme

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>>41391035
HAHA! Chill out sweetie :D Do some yoga with me instead of lifting all those dangerous weights?

>>41388992
lmao that's why you read the guidelines instead of going entirely off an illustration
>not everyone can go that deep
if my father who has 10 screws on his lower back and can't bend down to wash his own feet can squat way below parallel, then I'm willing to bet every normal person can

>>41385905
>what are different proportions

>>41391437
From what I remember, Rippetoe says thousands of people have come to his gym in the years it's been open and only 4 morbidly obese or very elderly people weren't able to squat on the first day.