are squats harder being tall
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Ha ha ha. I never thought about this.
With longer levers, it may be harder. The best approach would be to strengthen your quads, hamstrings and glutes so you don't put so much stress on your knees. 0 -
Yeah, length is proportional to force if you're looking at moments from a physics point of view, so of course the taller you are the more force you have to push. Don't listen to the 'angle' brigade hahahaa what the hell does that mean?
You put the same weight on a see-saw in the middle of one side or at the end, which is harder to push down? It's all relative.0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »
Its not just about the angle. It's also about leverage and proportions and how far the weight has to be moved.90 degree angle is a 90 degree angle
If they have longer limbs they have longer muscles
Squats are just generally hard..they're supposed to be ...look at all the muscles they're using...and if they get easy, add more weight and adapt them
What about relative size of muscles though ...surely that's compensatory?0 -
In an absolute sense, but not in a relative sense. People don't scale up precisely. An adult isn't just a larger sized child. A 6'9" guy isn't just a scaled up 5'9" guy. It's sort of the square-cube law and why ants are so relatively strong compared to humans but are much weaker in an absolute sense. Just having more or bigger muscles isn't enough to keep relative strength the same because they don't scale quickly enough relative to body size/volume.DeguelloTex wrote: »
Its not just about the angle. It's also about leverage and proportions and how far the weight has to be moved.90 degree angle is a 90 degree angle
If they have longer limbs they have longer muscles
Squats are just generally hard..they're supposed to be ...look at all the muscles they're using...and if they get easy, add more weight and adapt them
What about relative size of muscles though ...surely that's compensatory?0 -
Yes, but you're still lifting through a larger range of motion, with longer lever arms, so the force would be larger.DeguelloTex wrote: »
Its not just about the angle. It's also about leverage and proportions and how far the weight has to be moved.90 degree angle is a 90 degree angle
If they have longer limbs they have longer muscles
Squats are just generally hard..they're supposed to be ...look at all the muscles they're using...and if they get easy, add more weight and adapt them
What about relative size of muscles though ...surely that's compensatory?
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
In an absolute sense, but not in a relative sense. People don't scale up precisely. An adult isn't just a larger sized child. A 6'9" guy isn't just a scaled up 5'9" guy. It's sort of the square-cube law and why ants are so relatively strong compared to humans but are much weaker in an absolute sense. Just having more or bigger muscles isn't enough to keep relative strength the same because they don't scale quickly enough relative to body size/volume.DeguelloTex wrote: »
Its not just about the angle. It's also about leverage and proportions and how far the weight has to be moved.90 degree angle is a 90 degree angle
If they have longer limbs they have longer muscles
Squats are just generally hard..they're supposed to be ...look at all the muscles they're using...and if they get easy, add more weight and adapt them
What about relative size of muscles though ...surely that's compensatory?
I've seen your burns ...I'd swap you for my squatting ability :bigsmile:0 -
Oh, no. There are some disadvantages to being tall, but I'm not trying to impress anyone with my mad squatting skills anyway, so that wouldn't be a good trade.DeguelloTex wrote: »
In an absolute sense, but not in a relative sense. People don't scale up precisely. An adult isn't just a larger sized child. A 6'9" guy isn't just a scaled up 5'9" guy. It's sort of the square-cube law and why ants are so relatively strong compared to humans but are much weaker in an absolute sense. Just having more or bigger muscles isn't enough to keep relative strength the same because they don't scale quickly enough relative to body size/volume.DeguelloTex wrote: »
Its not just about the angle. It's also about leverage and proportions and how far the weight has to be moved.90 degree angle is a 90 degree angle
If they have longer limbs they have longer muscles
Squats are just generally hard..they're supposed to be ...look at all the muscles they're using...and if they get easy, add more weight and adapt them
What about relative size of muscles though ...surely that's compensatory?
I've seen your burns ...I'd swap you for my squatting ability :bigsmile:
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I'm quite short but can squat quite well. But I have issues with my knees. I've found definitely strapping them helps and getting tips from PT's on technique and positioning of feet. Also found I can squat better without shoes on. All down to personal opinion on height and whether other things work. Try changing technique slightly, including straps, moving the bar from top of your shoulders to a couple of inches further down your back (Apparently taller people find this easier as it keeps your body in more of a straight line)0
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jepatton22 wrote: »I started doing squats and struggle a lot with them. I noticed shorter girls doing a lot more weight with ease. I'm 6'4" and have to bend my knees a lot more. Any other tall ladies struggle with this or do I just have weak legs lol
I don't know. I'm 5 ft 5, which is not tall or short, and I do them fine, but they're not easy.
You're a girl and 6 ft 4? That is so cool! 0 -
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