Squat depth check

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Bim		Squat depth check	10-04-2013 @ 14:59
6:19.WTF Member 3359, 3677 posts SQ 250, BP 210, DL 295 755.0 kgs @ 89kgs UnEq	I've got a GBPF comp in a few weeks, and would like peoples opinions on these, please don't pull your punches

JC		...	10-04-2013 @ 15:17
technical retard Member 172, 36827 posts SQ 310, BP 205, DL 335 850.0 kgs @ 108kgs UnEq	Post Edited: 10.04.2013 @ 15:21 PM by JC I dont think the 190 or 200 sets would pass in an IPF comp I'm afraid (as they are VERY stict I hear) 1st set of 180s would all IMO

Rico		...	10-04-2013 @ 15:18
Sugdens very own David Dimbleby Member 1403, 3716 posts SQ 220, BP 115, DL 260 595.0 kgs @ 97kgs UnEq	I would say borderline at best but wait for the more experienced GBPF lifters to give their opinion. Maybe try opening your knees more and sitting between them. Good squatting regardless!

sexymikehowarth		...	10-04-2013 @ 15:19
Full mask or nasal and chin strap? Member 3254, 2485 posts	Fantastical squats!!!

Adam_F		...	10-04-2013 @ 15:28
conventional all the way ! Member 1980, 1201 posts SQ 217.5, BP 137.5, DL 255 610.0 kgs @ 98kgs UnEq	I think JC is on the money there - especially the 200s, I dont think any of them would pass. Which comp are you doing?

bertie		...	10-04-2013 @ 15:29
I work as a boner Member 3115, 490 posts SQ 240, BP 140, DL 300 680.0 kgs @ 132kgs Eq	I would of said they were all in. It is hard to judge with the loose shorts but still think they were good.

slimsim		...	10-04-2013 @ 15:33
My asshole is not watertight. Member 2926, 6050 posts SQ 217.5, BP 107.5, DL 225 550.0 kgs @ 86kgs UnEq	JC said:I dont think the 190 or 200 sets would pass in an IPF comp I'm afraid (as they are VERY stict I hear) 1st set of 180s would all IMO I agree. I remember watching a vid of Tom Martin a while ago and couldn't believe any of his squats were red lighted, but red lighted they were! I'd add 2-3 inches of depth to be sure.


Bim		...	10-04-2013 @ 15:41
6:19.WTF Member 3359, 3677 posts SQ 250, BP 210, DL 295 755.0 kgs @ 89kgs UnEq	Thanks for the comments, looks like I need a little more depth at least then, it's what I thought to be honest but I wasn't sure. Adam, it's this one: http://www.sugdenbarbell.co.uk/competitions/GBPF-Northwest-Une...

IainKendrick		...	10-04-2013 @ 18:18
some nice relaxing jazz. Member 77, 12599 posts SQ 265, BP 165, DL 280 710.0 kgs @ 93kgs UnEq	There were some good reps with the 180s. The 2nd and 3rd reps of those two sets was good. Then it was very much borderline from then on. Some shorts can be a bugger for judging depth. Your shorts didn't look too bad in that regard. However they would prob look better, or at the very least people would be more certain, depth wise if you took a vid in your singlet. Overall though I would sink them another inch or two and have done with. If you consistently well in during training you have room to manuvrere (spelling? lol) at a meet.

danbaseley		...	10-04-2013 @ 19:15
A member for 10 years and still no mouldy peanuts Member 1252, 4473 posts SQ 160, BP 110, DL 215 485.0 kgs @ 98kgs UnEq	Post Edited: 10.04.2013 @ 19:16 PM by danbaseley slimsim said: I agree. I remember watching a vid of Tom Martin a while ago and couldn't believe any of his squats were red lighted, but red lighted they were! I'd add 2-3 inches of depth to be sure. I agree - when he broke the junior world record deadlift, his red lighted squats were about 2" below parallel. Had he been Russian, I'm sure they would of been fine!!!

tonyRAW		...	10-04-2013 @ 21:37
Member 4417, 163 posts SQ 200, BP 142.5, DL 262.5 605.0 kgs @ 95kgs UnEq	The strength is there it is just tweaking your technique and working on your flexibility to get 1-2 inches more. Don't open with 200kg or you could be in for a shock. E.g. quick example of a squat I would give

walker		...	10-04-2013 @ 21:38
Does not need Advice, knows everything. Member 3505, 3510 posts SQ 295, BP 182.5, DL 290 767.5 kgs @ 105kgs Eq	tonyRAW the squat expert strikes again

Tom_Martin		...	10-04-2013 @ 21:47
No one believed him anyway. Member 958, 11411 posts SQ 410, BP 215, DL 425 1050.0 kgs @ 100kgs UnEq	Post Edited: 10.04.2013 @ 21:48 PM by Tom_Martin Personal opinion is the 180's look borderline, but in. However, being in, and getting passed are two separate things unfortunately. We have the luxury to pause at the right moment and be certain that they are in. Refs don't. You might technically be doing a good squat, but you're leaving your lifts in the hands of human error. Any of those squats could be red lighted just as easily as white lighted, and you might have been "robbed" if the lift gets turned down, but ultimately it won't matter on the results sheet. If you go another 2 inches lower than the 180's, you put yourself at a depth that would be very difficult to misinterpret as being high. This is where I feel comfortable, anything higher is risky. Mike, your squats tonight were 2" lower than the 180's were in this video, FYI. By lower I mean hip-knee relation, not ass-floor distance.

Rico		...	10-04-2013 @ 22:19
Sugdens very own David Dimbleby Member 1403, 3716 posts SQ 220, BP 115, DL 260 595.0 kgs @ 97kgs UnEq	tonyRAW said:The strength is there it is just tweaking your technique and working on your flexibility to get 1-2 inches more. Don't open with 200kg or you could be in for a shock. E.g. quick example of a squat I would give Are you a ref?

milsy		...	10-04-2013 @ 22:21
Ne n coner a fuickex .ay ouse part we .be Member 1425, 4647 posts SQ 340, BP 227.5, DL 335 902.5 kgs @ 125kgs UnEq	Don't know who said it but remember someone saying this when I started lifting "If you have to ask it probably won't pass" Tend to stick with this mentality

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