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squats

  • 11-12-2012 7:31pm
    #1
    mayo51
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭


    hey...
    Im able to squat 70kg but im not sure if im doin it right. how far do i need to go down to do it correctly?
    Cheers


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  • #2
    WrigleysExtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 138 ✭✭WrigleysExtra


    mayo51 wrote: »
    hey...
    Im able to squat 70kg but im not sure if im doin it right. how far do i need to go down to do it correctly?
    Cheers

    Parallel.


  • #3
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    WrigleysExtra wrote: »
    Parallel.

    Below parallel.


  • #4
    MaxPower89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,066 ✭✭✭MaxPower89


    What I was told to do was:

    Down as far down as you can go, with 2 weights on the floor underneath your heels which will help you to go lower. Slow and controlled on the way down(3 seconds), and then power up quickly. Currently doing 4 sets of 14 reps.

    It is torture but the gains are great and noticable in a few weeks.


  • #5
    Frank Bullitt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt


    Raising your heels stops you from arching your back too much, but it can increase the likelihood of you pushing up through the fronts of your feet rather than your heels.

    Just keep the chest tall and push through your heels and you should be good to go, and careful not to arch your back too much.


  • #6
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 81,083 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Gintonious wrote: »
    Raising your heels stops you from arching your back too much, but it can increase the likelihood of you pushing up through the fronts of your feet rather than your heels.

    Really?I thought the point of doing it was so it was easier to push up through your heels and not through your feet.Interesting,Will keep that in mind.


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  • #7
    Frank Bullitt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt


    Well elevating the heals stops you going too far forward, and that also has to do with flexibility.

    If you move forward the weights center of gravity is too far forward and not over your legs enough, so you use your back too much and also push through the balls of your feet. When what you want to do is see the bar go in a straight line all the way through the movement, that puts more emphasis on the legs.


  • #8
    DylanJM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭DylanJM


    The reason most people benefit from a raised heel is due to the majority of people not having sufficient ankle mobility/flexibility.

    Putting plates under your heels should only be a temporary measure until you either get a pair of lifting shoes or improve your mobility.


  • #9
    Scuba Ste
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,603 ✭✭✭Scuba Ste


    DylanJM wrote: »
    The reason most people benefit from a raised heel is due to the majority of people not having sufficient ankle mobility/flexibility.

    Putting plates under your heels should only be a temporary measure until you either get a pair of lifting shoes or improve your mobility.

    This. Heavy bar on your back and plates under heels = injury potential x 1 million.


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