Squatting to parallel is bad for your knees

It would be like you you did bench and just stopped half way to your chest every rep and then wondered why your elbow hurts. If you can’t go atg without back rounding just squat with body weight only.

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  1. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Nah, you'll be fine

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      How do I not destroy my knees with bulgarian split squats?

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        start with appropriate lower volume and build work capacity. as with any exercise.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >maximum compressive forces
      on what?

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        I'm gonna guess lumbar spine.

  2. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Not squatting to maximal depth is beyond moronic unless you're a powerlifter.

  3. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    I get where you're coming from but your conclusion is wrong

    >If you can’t go atg without back rounding just squat with body weight only.

    If you can't squat ATG then don't squat with no weight. Do hack squats or smith squats or pendulum squats. Do you think guys who can't squat deep without lower back rounding should just be relegated to small thighs? I think not.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      If you do thousands of reps you’ll be just as good as someone squatting 3 plates

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >if you can't do a2g squats do half squats instead
      God is everyone on this website a fricking moron?
      STOP
      GIVING
      ADVICE

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        can you elaborate. also what does your pick have to do with anything?

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          Inability to A2G tends to be a mobility issue more than it is a lack of strength. people with low mobility end up butt-winking which causes them to lose their brace at the bottom of the squat and their strength along with it.
          Hack squat machines take most of the need of mobility and stability out of the equation (since you're supported by a sled) so you can focus on knee flexion.

  4. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Imagine putting a heavy weight right at the top of your delicate spine kek what could go wrong

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >your delicate spine
      yours will be forever, NGMIanon

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        As you get older you will give up squatting when either you injure yourself, or self preservation and longevity instincts kick in at a certain age of maturity. Only midwit ego lifting morons keep squatting heavy when they get old. You won't believe this because you are probably a zoomer who thinks he is invincible and will live forever. I excuse old people who squat for sporting competitions like powerlifting.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          CALL 911

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          That's a lot of cope from someone who's just a weak homosexual who is mentally moronic

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            It's not cope, you will find out when you get older.

            • 10 months ago
              Anonymous

              I won't because im not moronic and weak like you

              • 10 months ago
                Anonymous

                >I won't because im not moronic and weak like you

              • 10 months ago
                Anonymous

                Brother in Christ just kill yaself
                >T. Squatter

              • 10 months ago
                Anonymous

                You are going to give up squatting one day in the future and there is nothing you can do about it.

              • 10 months ago
                Anonymous

                You can say this for literally any hobby/activity you mouth-breathing Black person

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          >heavy
          What is heavy?
          I am 30, didn't lift for a decade. Started lifting again around 10 months ago, squatting 5 months ago. After reaching 2pl8+ high bar near ATG for reps, which I took my sweet ass time building up to parking the weight at any significant form deviation, I noticeably feel much stronger and sturdy in every day activities. My balance has become better, when I walk around I feel like a spring ready to pounce at any moment.
          Because I agree about the part about chasing monstrous PL style 1 rep maxes, I will probably park my squat somewhere around 3 to 4 plates for reps. But your advice reads as not doing squats at all, which is terrible advice.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          Whats "heavy" is relative. Overuse is another thing, it would be moronic for a 60+ y/o boomer with no base to do SS for instance. My father however took up a 4 day split plan around the big lifts and loves it.

          Monday: Squat + hamstring/low back iso
          Tuesday: Bench + triceps/back iso
          Thurs: Deadlift + light squats
          Friday: OHP + light bench

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            that's a standard U/L setup, however
            >boomer
            >no curls
            is your father okay, anon?

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            no back/biceps?

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          That's an impressive amount of absolute horseshit in one post. Please do not reproduce.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      He should've done two more reps.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      afaik ronnie's spinal injuries were caused by deadlifts

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        ronnie's spinal injuries were from doing RPE11 and pushing beyond his limit in attempt to reach even further beyond. sure man came a legend but he also burned like Icarus flying too close to the sun.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      He herniated his lower spinal disc from an injury that he got while playing american football. It only got worse as he went into bodybuilding and never properly, fully treated it, but squats were never the reason he got his spine fricked in the first place.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      The bar goes on your delts thoughever

  5. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >It would be like you you did bench and just stopped half way to your chest every rep
    Like a spoto press?

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      A spoto press is 1 inch off the chest, not halfway down. Unless you’re a chump with 2 inch range of motion, in which case, you’re still a homosexual.

  6. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Your butt can't keep up with heavy weights too far past parallel and people end up fricking their lower backs permanently.

  7. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Why not just do front squats? Let's you go atg easier and moves the load from your lower back to your core.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      i do both front and back squats atg and i can do atg more easily on back squats

  8. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    If smal miccritears nake msyckes greo stringer then big teRs must make them lot strihger!

  9. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    I can't go atg because of my massive quads are fricking massive

  10. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    It’s safer moron
    You’re just angry because you saw someone use more weight than you

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