Re: deep squats

[Guest guest]

> This gym does not have an adjustable squatting cage, but just has a

> squatting rack with two or three places for the barbell and one set of

> perpendicular bars on the sides. So, the only way I can go

> significantly under parallel is to step out of the rack. That's what

> I did, but I'm concerned that it might be dangerous when I get to

> using heavier weight. I'm not sure if I've ever failed to bring up a

> squat -- if so, it happened very very rarely. However, it is nice to

> know I have a back door there if you know what I mean. Any thoughts?

Whatever happened to old fashioned spotters?

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[Guest guest]

--- <slethnobotanist@...> wrote:

> However, it is nice to

> > know I have a back door there if you know what I

> mean. Any thoughts?

>

> Whatever happened to old fashioned spotters?

Well, , as you know, you usually have to have

two if not three spotters to spot a heavy back squat

and, even then, you are not going to usually find that

many available people in the gym who REALLY know how

to spot (an art form in its own right). However, I

have an even better solution for someone with this

dilemma....DO FRONT SQUATS. If you ever get stuck at

the bottom, you can just lean forward and dump the

weights AND much less pressure on the back.

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