Squat depth check
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badmongo13/09/13 @ 11:10
Pretty sure this is deep enough for PL comp standard, in terms of general squatting is this a good depth?
The reason I ask is because with or without weight this is as deep as I can squat.
adillon1013/09/13 @ 11:25
badmongo13/09/13 @ 11:28
Flexibility I guess, but at the bottom it literally feels like my hamstrings are on my calves and there's nowhere else to go?
Tom_Martin13/09/13 @ 11:31
Very very borderline! I'm glad I'm not in a refs chair because these kind of decisions would seriously stress me out...
Hywel13/09/13 @ 11:33
badmongo said:Flexibility I guess, but at the bottom it literally feels like my hamstrings are on my calves and there's nowhere else to go?
Same as me. My hammies hit my calves and I cant go deeper no matter what. Wider stance does help me slightly.
macroth13/09/13 @ 11:33
Tom_Martin13/09/13 @ 11:34
adillon1013/09/13 @ 11:34
macroth13/09/13 @ 11:37
Post Edited: 13.09.2013 @ 11:38 AM by macroth
Tom_Martin said:
Borderline.
Borderline.
Oh, I agree. It wasn't meant as a comment on your post (which I hadn't seen yet).
Tom_Martin13/09/13 @ 11:40
macroth said:Oh, I agree. It wasn't meant as a comment on your post (which I hadn't seen yet).
Oh, good!
Anyway, there's room for more depth, flexibility is stopping you, not physical barriers. If you wanted to play a game of powerlifting there's "tricks" to be more "legal" without squatting any deeper as well. You have a lot of knee travel, which personally I'm all for! But it can make powerlifting legal squats a bit tricky for the larger gentleman, despite still being quite a deep squat in terms of range of motion.
badmongo13/09/13 @ 11:47
Post Edited: 13.09.2013 @ 12:06 PM by badmongo
Guess being overweight doesn't help? What can I do to improve depth as I physically (through flexibility) can't go lower?
Just to add, although I spoke of PL depth, my main goal it to increase overall leg strength and development for strongman as opposed to just getting a big PL squat. Basically I don't want to squat wide with as low a range if motion as poss. I want to squat for best development of strength...if that makes sense?
frankie1parke13/09/13 @ 12:05
badmongo said:Guess being overweight doesn't help?
What can I do to improve depth as I physically can't go lower?
What can I do to improve depth as I physically can't go lower?
ive found that the bigger my legs have grown the worse my depth looks, the smaller your quads are the better the knee:hip angle looks, the femur could be at quite a deep angle but the huge amount of mass around it can make it look not so deep, you take a guy like ray williams hes going as deep as he can but its just never going to look that deep because his legs are so f**king big
However you can still probably get deeper with more mobility work, kelly starretts becoming a supple leopard is well worth the money
WaterfieId13/09/13 @ 12:07
Post Edited: 13.09.2013 @ 12:14 PM by WaterfieId
I don't want to overstep any boundaries but...the only thing I noticed was that it looks as if your foot is rolling in a very tiny bit when you hit the hole. It might have just been an off rep though but maybe pushing your knees out a little bit further might kill two birds with one stone.If you want any stretches I highly recommend the couch stretch and glute stretch with one leg on a sofa (like the "pigeon pose").
More shizzle here: http://www.allthingsgym.com/mobility101/ + http://exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html < uber directory.
edit - pics:
http://inkcloth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/couch-stretch.j...
Like this but against a low bench with your knee on the floor:
http://www.exrx.net/StretchImages/GluteusMaximus/StandingGlute...
Kind of like this but perpendicular (keep your lumbar tight if you want a good stretch).
http://exrx.net/StretchImages/GluteusMaximus/Bench.jpg
dannyboy7313/09/13 @ 12:15
Billwest13/09/13 @ 12:16