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Was just curious to know how low I would have to squat in a PL competition. Any information would be great thanX!
Going to start PL style squats How low should I squat?
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Zander1983
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I don't know much about competitive powerlifting, but I'm pretty sure the minimum is parallel.
Gigantasor
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WB,
When doing Power Squats you want to make sure that you are clearly breaking the plane. I tend to drop to parallel and then sort of open my hips up a bit. This allows the ass to drom another 3-4 inches and gets that real deep squat.
I would reccomend starting with a light weight until you are comfortable with the movement though. I have found that the first few times you do this correctly the drop is a little disorienting and can cause some forward or backward sway. Bad news with heavy weight.
If I can offer any more help feel free to pm me.
Gig
When doing Power Squats you want to make sure that you are clearly breaking the plane. I tend to drop to parallel and then sort of open my hips up a bit. This allows the ass to drom another 3-4 inches and gets that real deep squat.
I would reccomend starting with a light weight until you are comfortable with the movement though. I have found that the first few times you do this correctly the drop is a little disorienting and can cause some forward or backward sway. Bad news with heavy weight.
If I can offer any more help feel free to pm me.
Gig
ThanX guys. Appreciate the information alot. I still have that backwards /forwards sway problem you speak of Gig, hopefully as I get better at the movement thatll be more stable. Also How do you incorporate Deadlifts and Squats in the same week? Ive been having a hard time adding the squats without negatively effecting my deads. ThanX again!
