Box Squat Question:

[louden_swain]

Hey guys,

Are there any good benefits of pausing when you squat down to the box? I found my self controlling the squat going down, then pausing at the box, then exploding out of the hole. Will this help hip strength?

I performed 8 sets of 3 reps tonight. Felt good, but hips were fatiguing towards the end. Stance was about 20 inches.

I am determined to develop the hip strength and flexibility. Bodybuilding has built good quads, but has failed to emphasize hip flexibility and strength.

 

[1-dawg]

Yes box squats will strengthen yoru hips but you are going to have get much wider than 20inches. I am only 5'9 and although I have never measured it I would bet that I get atleast 36 - 44 inches apart.

 

[Hannibal]

Yes box squats will strengthen yoru hips but you are going to have get much wider than 20inches. I am only 5'9 and although I have never measured it I would bet that I get atleast 36 - 44 inches apart.

Yeah...need to get much wider. I'm 6'3" and worked on a Monolift with a 60" base. The sides of my feet were touching the base.

 

[p03t1c]

i squat with my feet about 48-55" apart. i think this is pretty standard.

 

[louden_swain]

I can break parallel with a 20 inch stance, but maybe I sould widen my stance. If I do this, I need to strengthen the vastus medialis. Maybe you guys help help me establish a desireable stance. . . .I am 5 feet 10 inches tall. I have relatively long legs and a short upper body. I am pretty strong with a 20 inch stance, but I would like to widen if possible. I still need to develop a hell of a lot of flexibility. Hell, the best squatters in the world use a wide stance.

 

[GRIMMER]

I'm 5'11 and use about 47-50 inch stance. The wider your stancce the more hips come into play. I would suggest moving your stance out a few inches every workout you do these and eventually you will be good. I don't know abut needing your vastas medialis strengthened to do them this wide but your hips will definilty need to catch up. By sitting back and down instead of just down you pretty much limit the amount of quads used in the box squat if done corectly and focus on hips, glutes , and hams.