deep squats

[Guest guest]

Hi Aidan,

> Hi are the safety bars really that high that you can't do a full

> squat? If so, you could squat on a box, thus raising you up and

> effectively lowering the safety bars.

That's a good idea -- I'll have to see if they have boxes there

though. The only thing is they'd have to be kind of long so that I am

on the box when I rest the weight down too, so I don't have to step up

on it while I'm holding it.

> Alternatively, overhead squats are great for your core, shoulders, and

> put a bit more of the weight on to your quads. If your safety bars are

> that high you might have trouble Jerking the weight overhead though,

> but it's not a lift you would ever use anywhere near your 1RM on. I use

> somewhere between 30-50% of 1RM for my back squat, which I can overhead

> press.

That sounds interesting, but I'm really much more interested in very

basic stuff I can do with more weight right now.

Chris

[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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