How do you squat?

[bowbow]

I've been doing ass to calves for a while now, I tried a set the other day of parallels and it hurt my knees like a mother trying to stop the weight there. \They don't hurt at all going all the way down.

[go Yankees]

I sometimes mix in narrow squats -- feet just about shoulder width, or narrower -- which hits my outer quads, and wide squats, which I feel in my inner thighs more

[Control]

Ass to the grass or don't bother. I had a client that was stuck at 495, had been for years and was having knee problems. I had him start squatting deeper (he claimed he couldn't) and at first he'd literally fall over backwards. I got him to increase his flexiblility and start using baby weights (he was 320 doing squats with 65 lbs) till he got it right. Now his knee problems are gone and he's squatting over 800 lbs the last I heard.

[Russell]

What muscles are trained by doing squats?

[Pumpdogg]

What muscles are trained by doing squats?

Another Fucking troll... that is all we need

[DiamondCutCows]

Please note sig. lol :nerdnew:

[jut]

I tried ass to grass squats Thursday and my knees still hurt. Looks like i'll be sticking with parallel.

[Scoops]

sorry to hear you won't be benefiting from increased joint strength later in life..

[Control]

I tried ass to grass squats Thursday and my knees still hurt. Looks like i'll be sticking with parallel.

I bet you were bouncing out of the bottom.....

[jut]

Probably...I'll give it another shot this week with someone watching my form. I could definitely feel it in the quads more, but I just don't want to mess with my knees.

[Control]

Probably...I'll give it another shot this week with someone watching my form. I could definitely feel it in the quads more, but I just don't want to mess with my knees.

Try to pause for a split second at the bottom. If that doesn't help you could try wrapping your knees.

[mindstar]

my mobility in my left knee is still crap after last year's acl surgery...I can't even squat atg with no weight as it hurts too much. I am definitely going to start them once my mobility returns though.

[slayer of souls]

Probably...I'll give it another shot this week with someone watching my form. I could definitely feel it in the quads more, but I just don't want to mess with my knees.

Thats a myth, please read this great post by Mr. 0311.

http://www.bodybuilding.net/training...at-2366-2.html

[jut]

Yeah it was my form that sucked. I threw 135 on and slowed waaaay down. I'm sold.

[NYCmitch25]

A2G.

Jut make sure not to let your knees go beyond your toes while doing a squat.