But....why would you want to get bulky?!

Sutnak

IamUndrCnstruction wrote: »

Is saw a personal trainer in my gym the other day (the woman I am ranting about is not a PT, she is a cardiac rehab therapist). She was instructing her female client on how to do squats. I know there is some debate over proper form in the "parallel" or "*kitten* to grass" schools of thought. I myself squat all the way down. This PT had her client barely even getting to parallel, telling her that she should not go any lower or she would hurt her knees. Is this true?
(Oh, said PT, also had a very flat butt, which makes me distrust her on principle LOL)

All of these things make me love this site even more, as I can ask questions of people who share the weight lifting passion.

For a perfectly healthy person, stopping above parallel puts more stress on the knees (shearing force.) By breaking parallel, you shift the force away from the knees.

IamUndrCnstruction

TheReloader wrote: »

IamUndrCnstruction wrote: »

Is saw a personal trainer in my gym the other day (the woman I am ranting about is not a PT, she is a cardiac rehab therapist). She was instructing her female client on how to do squats. I know there is some debate over proper form in the "parallel" or "*kitten* to grass" schools of thought. I myself squat all the way down. This PT had her client barely even getting to parallel, telling her that she should not go any lower or she would hurt her knees. Is this true?
(Oh, said PT, also had a very flat butt, which makes me distrust her on principle LOL)

All of these things make me love this site even more, as I can ask questions of people who share the weight lifting passion.

For a perfectly healthy person, stopping above parallel puts more stress on the knees (shearing force.) By breaking parallel, you shift the force away from the knees.

This is what I had come to understand as well. I have tried both ways and definitely felt better with my knees doing below parallel. Yes, she was only doing body weight squats. Question on squats though, if I am feeling soreness in one ankle after, what could I be doing wrong?

Regardless, if the lady at the desk has anything else to say about by program, I may do more than just ignore her. You get a free pass to comment once....but just once.