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What is the technical flaw in your squat you are working on improving?
nazzysmith
kuncesmith
Interestingly never noticed the knee position over the toes before....
WarbyD
Cant Squat Kunce
I have that problem too... slowly working on fixing that..
El Testicle
Goat that feeling
Same prob sometimes... in-flexible as anything.
My biggest problem - not enough weight!
That third position looks terrible
Headley
BigRed Kunce
At a guess i would say more back muscles working to support the weight as it's not 'resting' as much on the shoulders/upper back? should be a more intense workout.. i dunno lol
Changes how bent over you are and how you're supporting the bar. Also allows you to put more hamstring/ass/hip into it being more bent over. Notably pretty much every squat record was set with a low bar squat.
That said, a lot of this is due to stance width and other things. You can do a powerlifting style squat with the bar in the high bar position easily enough if you know how. Bar position is important, but not nearly the only thing that goes into squatting.
Basically, done properly, a low bar squat (which really means more than just the bar position) works the "posterior chain" more and allows you to use more weight. It does however require a decent amount of shoulder flexibilty to pull off properly and is somewhat technical.
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Semillon
Member
That third position looks terrible
That third position is optimal for moving the most weight (for most people)
El Testicle
Goat that feeling
Looks more like a short-cut to a lower back injury... srs? the bar sliding down your back? lol...
Goosey
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Good idea [MENTION=9034]kaz[/MENTION];
With the squat being primarily a leg exercise a person with short torso/long leg will naturally increase the angle at the hip.
Using the front squat will biuld leg and hip strength.
Which will inturn mean less involvement of the lower back.
Other good options are leg presses.
With the squat being primarily a leg exercise a person with short torso/long leg will naturally increase the angle at the hip.
Using the front squat will biuld leg and hip strength.
Which will inturn mean less involvement of the lower back.
Other good options are leg presses.
In the low bar position the bar is locked in firmly. Minimal to zero chance of the bar sliding down the back.
For most of us the differences are minimal.
Powerlifters lift with what moves the most weight.
The rest of us do what feels most comfortable.
Jungnaut
YOLO Kunce
This. Keeping upper back tight, so that the weight doesn't transfer from the heels to the front of the feet.
Zoot
load-bearing member
Yup. Am currently dealing with referred pain in the bicep, stemming from anything that squashes the scapula. Squats being the main culprit.
So I'm going to be working on upper back tightness too.