Anderson/dead squats

Training Powerlifting
1

recently did my first session using Anderson squats and wanted possible feedback/tips from people with experience even though i plan to play with these for a mesocycle or two.

  1. pin depth: starting position felt like a grinding, unbearable good morning instead of a heavy squat. Pins too low more likely?
  2. position: hard to get into my regular squat stance while maintaining tension where i want it, is that just a result of issue 1 or should i change foot stance?
  3. I low bar squat normally with a scarecrow arm placement should i focus on bring those in to maintain tension or over thinking bc i suck at these?
2

Doing it like a pin squat for the first few times is how I find what depth I need the pins at

I also enjoy this video on them

3

Use chains. It makes getting into position a lot easier.

Sorry the build up for that video is so long: it’s super old, before I knew how to edit.

4

This is a notoriously useless lift, for all the reasons you mentioned.

What are you trying to get out of it? Using the zercher position, with the bar in front, or a box squat, or even a wide stance deadlift might be less clumsy and more productive.