Lots of conversation on this subject lately, lets stick it all in this thread and leave John's alone.
Those that competed or watched ProRawOne know where I stand on this subject. A squat is a deep knee bend, you must break parallel, says so in every rule book. You must also start with locked knees, thats something a lot ignore nowadays as well.
To show, in some non experimental way, the difference a few inches makes, I'll give you a situation that happened last, entirely by accident, without this subject in mind.
I had the guys do box squatting after PPP last night. We have 2 boxes we use, a low box and a high box. Low box is 30cm, high box is 45cm.
There is a total of 15cm difference, a mere 6". I've seen variance of nearly a foot in some cases with lifters squat depth.
Max last night squatted 150kg to the low box, a PB and double bodyweight. He squatted triple bodyweight to the box that was only 6" higher, a whopping 75kg. Both reps were max attempts, very hard. The low box has him well under parallel, the high box would have him pass equipped lifts I have witnessed, and have videos to prove, in CAPO comps.
A 75kg difference. This wasnt an experiment or anything like that, it proves nothing at all, I'm just using it as an example of what can be achieved by a higher squat.
Lots of talk about Robert Wilkinsons 1000lb raw squat on Powerlifting Watch.
Its not just equipped lifters that squat high either, so lets get off that subject.
Your thoughts please
BIG ROB WILKERSON 1000 RAW SQUAT! | Powerlifting Watch
Those that competed or watched ProRawOne know where I stand on this subject. A squat is a deep knee bend, you must break parallel, says so in every rule book. You must also start with locked knees, thats something a lot ignore nowadays as well.
To show, in some non experimental way, the difference a few inches makes, I'll give you a situation that happened last, entirely by accident, without this subject in mind.
I had the guys do box squatting after PPP last night. We have 2 boxes we use, a low box and a high box. Low box is 30cm, high box is 45cm.
There is a total of 15cm difference, a mere 6". I've seen variance of nearly a foot in some cases with lifters squat depth.
Max last night squatted 150kg to the low box, a PB and double bodyweight. He squatted triple bodyweight to the box that was only 6" higher, a whopping 75kg. Both reps were max attempts, very hard. The low box has him well under parallel, the high box would have him pass equipped lifts I have witnessed, and have videos to prove, in CAPO comps.
A 75kg difference. This wasnt an experiment or anything like that, it proves nothing at all, I'm just using it as an example of what can be achieved by a higher squat.
Lots of talk about Robert Wilkinsons 1000lb raw squat on Powerlifting Watch.
Its not just equipped lifters that squat high either, so lets get off that subject.
Your thoughts please
BIG ROB WILKERSON 1000 RAW SQUAT! | Powerlifting Watch