I find that if I descend fast and all the way(ATG), the stretch reflex is more pronounced than when I descend till parallel or slightly below parallel in a more controlled manner.
Hence I find squatting this way easier.
Anyone does the same??
YES, i feel just the same, i’ve been using it now for a while and squatting has been going really well.
Something like this-don’t control the descent too much and let the significant stretch reflex bring you upwards past parallel-from this point onwards, the lift becomes easier…
If you have to go ATG to do it, it sounds more like you’re bouncing your knees off of your hamstrings, which can be bad for knee health. You should be able to get a good stretch reflex from a parallel squat, assuming you’re sitting back and not straight down.
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
If you have to go ATG to do it, it sounds more like you’re bouncing your knees off of your hamstrings, which can be bad for knee health. [/quote]
This.
that video is fucking insane.
I have been squatting like this and have recently begun to rethink whether it’s a good idea. I posted a squat video recently and noticed some pretty severe lumbar rounding, most likely necessary for my utterly inflexible body in order to get really deep. My gut hits my thighs and I feel like I have more ‘pop’ (from the stretch reflex I presume) when I go super deep than when I stop at parallel. I am still trying to resolve whether I want to keep squatting like this or try a more traditional approach.
I would highly recommend not dive bombing squats as above unless your ready to do so. Stretching ligaments isn’t worth it. Use some control in the desecent, but focus on exploding up at the bottom.
I ‘dive bomb’ like this, for both my high bar and low bar. Notice he controls the first half, then lets the speed carry him down, he doesn’t just go limp at the bottom. Going limp is just dangerous.
Funny though, I try to keep my front squats controlled, else I feel like my knees are going to pop as my ass hits the bottom position.
[quote]forevernade wrote:
I ‘dive bomb’ like this, for both my high bar and low bar. Notice he controls the first half, then lets the speed carry him down, he doesn’t just go limp at the bottom. Going limp is just dangerous.
Funny though, I try to keep my front squats controlled, else I feel like my knees are going to pop as my ass hits the bottom position.[/quote]
going down like that isnt good either. he isnt going limp but he is slamming his knees with the hamstrings and forcing the ligaments to stretch.