How low do you go?

[diese1]

Im curious how low do you guys go when performing squats? I go intill my legs have a 90 degree angle. Is this good enough or is there a specific angle that would be more effective?

 

[craig777]

Originally posted by diese1
Im curious how low do you guys go when performing squats? I go intill my legs have a 90 degree angle. Is this good enough or is there a specific angle that would be more effective?

I do box squats that take me to parallel (thighs to floor), and without the box I do the same.

 

[sawheet]

Box squat? is that when you bend down to get to her ummmm, ahhh, mmmm aaaa box?

 

[sawheet]

A box lunch?, eating at the Y?

 

[sawheet]

Ok seriously I go just a little below parallel, but I am retarted and have 6 toes so I have good balance.

 

[craig777]

Hey sawheet, that is a good idea. I will have to try that out.

 

[sawheet]

Hey at the special olympics is there only the standard two hancicap parking spots, or two non handicap and the rest handicap. orrrrrrrrrrrrr 2 non cap spots up front. Anyone???

 

[craig777]

Originally posted by sawheet
Ok seriously I go just a little below parallel, but I am retarted and have 6 toes so I have good balance.

I tore my rear medial meniscus last year and the surgeon said it had been worn down (the medial meniscus) from my going past 90 degrees. Now I attribute this to being on the rowing crew for 2 years since you go past 90 degrees over and over and over, but I would bet doing very low squats would also do it. Not that you do very low, since you said just past 90.

 

[sawheet]

really, I thaught that that muscle was more influenced by over stretching on calf movements and hamstring work, I like to go low to "open up the pelvis and get the glutes" good for hockey. I am going to look into it craig thanks bro

 

[ZECH]

Balls to the wall!

 

[Arnold]

I go just below (a few inches) of parallel.

 

[sawheet]

Cool me to