Short Squat Video I Made for My Dad

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[quote]Swolle wrote:
If my comments were mistakenly taken as negative that was not my intent… i think much the same as many others have said good weight but if you were to change your form you could get back to the same weight and see a lot less back problems in the future… If you say you squat deep during front squats you should be close to as deep during back squats… I was serious when I said that the goblet squat is the best training exercise for back squats because just as someone else posted its like picking a box up off the ground. Uses mostly legs and less back thus much safer. And SolidKhalid Partials really? Show me a serious bodybuilder who does mostly partials…

The squat I will agree may not be for everyone due to physical limitations, however for those who can it should be the staple and has been proven many times to be an irreplaceable lift. There is no other lift that will tax the entire Central Nervouse system the way squats will. Hell there have been studys proving this. I will look for the articles on this. If you want to grow heavy squats should be the base to your lifting program. I dont claim to be an expert I just read a lot and everything that I have read from those that i would consider to be experts almost all agree on this… Its worked for me and in the past I have had a bad back from squatting poorly…I have since then squated to the floor and never had a problem… And I have squatted 550 at one point so i am fairly certain that I am doing it correctly… [/quote]

I don’t know if I mentioned it but I appreciate the advice from you and MODOK. After reviewing the angles and some of the geometry, I probably do need to loosen up the calves/ankles EVEN MORE than they already are. Damn. I always include stretching them out right before and at the end of legs day too. Guess I just gotta go harder on that.

Also, just about to switch up the routine, and going to switch to back squats, front squat, lunges, and probably something else for calves. Partially so I’m not going full bore on the lower back the entire time.

And I agree with what you were saying in your second paragraph- legs day is Monday, first day of the week, so I can hit it nice and fresh. First thing on legs day? Warmup on the treadmill! :slight_smile: But after the warmup, yes, first real exercise is back squats.

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Just a thought for you and it may help… Do u wear squat shoes? If not I recommend u invest in a pair… Usually they are slightly elevated in the heel at least a 1/2 inch. I have seen guys go from barely parallel to 6 inches below from one set to the next… And he said it was significantly easier… I recommend look up do win powerlifting shoes… Seriously don’t take my word for it almost all powerlifters wear them to squat… Wood soles for better transfer of power… And the angle is better… Normal tennis shoes will crush the back sole on the bottom of the squat and cause a delay of power transfer… I didn’t see if you already had them and just flat shoes aren’t a great replacement.

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I squat (and dead) barefoot. You can kind of see when I walk up in the beginning when I’m taking my shoes off and at the end when I’m putting them back on. I used to just do it in my crosstrainer sneakers, but tried barefoot and haven’t gone back since.

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I pull deeds in flats but will never go back to flat after a 1 set with squat shoes… And I squat ass to the grass… You may want to try them… There’s a reason the powerlifters wear them.