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Squats--1/2 way down or butt to ground? See pic

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  • marytherealjane
    marytherealjane Posts: 1 Member
    You want to go past parallel but if you are too flexible you can shoot past where your glutes are engaged and lose a lot of strength, making squats only work your quads.
  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
    MelissaPhippsFeagins Posts: 8,063 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    When you all say that you go down slightly past parallel (or even to parallel) and then back up, are you consciously making the effort to reverse directions at that point or is that as far as you can go, at which point you automatically reverse directions? I always wonder that when this comes up.

    I get to parallel or just past it and my left medial cruciate ligament starts to hurt so I stand back up. I can sit ATG without weights, so it's about not needing surgery sooner rather than later for me. (I have seen the MRI of my knees. The left is mush compared to the right and will need to be replaced some day.)
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