new squat video....455 x 7 reps

[b fold the truth]

Nice job man...looked pretty crazy I like to see a bodybuilder squatting BIG weights!!!

I set a PR on rep squats yesterday...I should have taped it...darn it.

Just a thought...but sitting back a little will allow you to hit depth easier, allow you to go deeper, and take some stress off the knees. From the video, you are as deep as you can possibly go like that but you are still right AT parallel. This is so because you are bending your knees first and leaning fwd with the squat instead of breaking at the hips first and sitting back into it.

Just a thought man...hope it made sense.

B True

 

[BOOEY]

Nice lift guy, very impressive

 

[zxe003]

damn, good shit bro!

 

[needsize]

thanks guy
B, thanks for the feedback, I'll try and incorporate some of that into my squat. I just find that as soon as I go all the way down, my body leans forward a bit, even when I am doing it with no weight, I've never been able to change that

 

[super_rice]

could it be a flexibility issue?

 

[b fold the truth]

could it be a flexibility issue?

It is just a sitting BACK at the beginning issue. A lot of OL lifters will say that they squat ATF but when you look at their clips they are actually AT parallel. This is perfectly fine. They are as deep as they can possibly go with their squatting style because their knees bend first which causes their knees to go way over their toes.

I work with powerlifters and strength athletes mostly and we look for the most effective and efficient way to hit parallel (below actually) and it is more efficient to sit back instead of down/fwd. The lifter who sits back will hit depth easier and sooner.

Try squatting down to the point where your butt is touching mid calf. You are not at parallel at this point because the crease in the top of your hip is not at a deeper level than the top of your knee. Still, you are as deep as you can go. Now, rock back on your heels to where your butt is touching the back of your heels or bottom of your calves and you are more upright. Now...you are WAY below parallel.

Simple body position makes a huge difference.

Heck though...whatever Needsize is doing is working for his needs. Just look at his legs. Can't argue with results. Same goes for the OL lifters. Can't argue with their results that they are getting.

B True

 

[bran987]

It is just a sitting BACK at the beginning issue. A lot of OL lifters will say that they squat ATF but when you look at their clips they are actually AT parallel. This is perfectly fine. They are as deep as they can possibly go with their squatting style because their knees bend first which causes their knees to go way over their toes.

pardon my ignorance.. does OL stand for olympic lifter? and... ATF... ass to feet?

 

[mekannik]

ATF - Ass To the Floor

 

[Texas Ranger]

Either way, the lift is VERY impressive!!! Your guns are looking pretty massive, too. What are they up to now?? Keep up the wonderful work!!!

 

[Forge]

Try squatting down to the point where your butt is touching mid calf. You are not at parallel at this point because the crease in the top of your hip is not at a deeper level than the top of your knee. Still, you are as deep as you can go. Now, rock back on your heels to where your butt is touching the back of your heels or bottom of your calves and you are more upright. Now...you are WAY below parallel.

Simple body position makes a huge difference.

Bfold, the problem I have is when I sit back like that I lose all balance and fall backwards. I squat very similar to Needsize, and I've tried doing it as you described but it just doesn't work for me. I'm pretty sure in my case it's a flexibility issue at the ankles, but I don't think it's one I will ever overcome. I do regular ankle stretches but I haven't gained any flexibility there for many years, maybe my body just can't do it.

Oh and Needsize, good job.