DE Squat/DL: box height?

[wnt2bBeast]

I just got a nice squat box thats adjustabel for xmas..wondering what height yo guys like to use for speed day..i have been using about a 12 inch bench which is a little low for me..the box adjusts from 13 to 18..thinking im going to bump it up to 14 tomorrow for speed work..

 

[Devastation]

not sure on height but i vary from 2" below parallel to about 3" above parallel depending on weight and where i'm at on my training cycle

 

[wnt2bBeast]

14 inches is about 2 inches below para for me..in the past i was stuck using benches..but not any more

 

[Lord_Suston]

I usually start by picking az height that is 2" above parallel and each week drop and inch, untill about 2" below. Add more weighht andf repeat process

 

[wnt2bBeast]

I usually start by picking az height that is 2" above parallel and each week drop and inch, untill about 2" below. Add more weighht andf repeat process

for speed work?
i wave my weights but not the box height..
i do change the box height for ME work

 

[curgeo]

I usually go a bit below parallel. I am a little fella. 14 is below for me, but I have also tried to work on explosive strength with the 12 inch for a little while.

Did you get the box from Elite? That is my next purchase. My wife bought me a sled and Karin for Christmas. I think they like my credit card more than anybody.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

I usually go a bit below parallel. I am a little fella. 14 is below for me, but I have also tried to work on explosive strength with the 12 inch for a little while.

Did you get the box from Elite? That is my next purchase. My wife bought me a sled and Karin for Christmas. I think they like my credit card more than anybody.

i was going to get the one from elite but theni just happne to find this one that was a lot cheaper..its looks to be the exact same thing as elite's..

http://www.newyorkbarbells.tv/7610.html

 

[Schutzhund1]

i was going to get the one from elite but theni just happne to find this one that was a lot cheaper..its looks to be the exact same thing as elite's..

http://www.newyorkbarbells.tv/7610.html

I've got the NY barbells box. It's been very good to me. It doesn't have any padding on it like it looks in the photo (no problem though).

My entire home gym came from NY Barbells. They are good to do business with.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

I've got the NY barbells box. It's been very good to me. It doesn't have any padding on it like it looks in the photo (no problem though).

My entire home gym came from NY Barbells. They are good to do business with.

ill be using it for the first time tomorrow..a towel on the seat will help absorb some of the shock

 

[The_Monster]

14 inches is about 2 inches below para for me..in the past i was stuck using benches..but not any more

OH!! DONT GET ME STARTED ON BOX HEIGHT!!

Its a running argument between me and the other guy curgeo and I train with.

I did close to 700 on a box that was about parrallel on me (like 16 inches, which sounds like it would make us close to the same height in the legs), and this guy (who is well over a foot shorter than me) will either:

a) call that "high box" because its way above parrallel FOR HIM

-or-

b) run over and do the same weight on the same height so that he can claim he did it too

It happens all the time. If I outdo him on pin pulls, he'll come over and match the weight Im doing in the rack IM IN! Mind you that pulls from just below the knee for me are well above his knee in my set up.

*sigh*
But he's a good friend, so Im just letting off steam. It nice training with a guy that you can pick up and put in your pocket when he's done.
I call him the "Pocket Sized Powerlifter".


(I wont even touch the subject of him comparing his lifts in briefs or a suit to my raw lifts... <--bitterness? )


Ok. I feel better now.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

LOL
sounds like good friendly comp to me..which is cool

 

[The_Monster]

(I wont even touch the subject of him comparing his lifts in briefs or a suit to my raw lifts... <--bitterness? )

...and my PR raw is probably within 20-30lbs of his suit/briefs PR.

Oh wait, I said I wasnt going to mention it.

Nevermind