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>> Anonymous
are you saying you should not go that low? I go as far down as I can during squats.
>> Anonymous
I'll bite
This is wrong. The pic is saying your thighs should not go down to parallel when doing squats since it tends to push your knees in front of your toes. It's based on the incorrect assumption that squats are bad for you knees.

Squats actually help strengthen the supporting structure around your knees, so as long as you don't go too heavy.

The top picture is a pretty close to a proper, full squat. The bottom picture shows a half squat you see skinny kids with too much weight on the bar trying to look macho.
>> Anonymous
>>203134
What about if your ass goes lower then the top picture, is that bad?
>> Anonymous
>>203134
What if the bottom pic is as far down as you can go with no weights? Will you be able to get lower as you do moar, or are you just doing it wrong?
>> Anonymous
>>203139
probably doing it wrong, or you somehow have 0 muscles in your legs
>> Anonymous
>>203139
You probably just lack hip flexibility, but that's fine. As long as you can get your thigh parallel with the ground you're doing all the work you need to. With more weight and practice you'll stretch down to even fuller squats.
>> Anonymous
>>203136
No, that's called a deep squat. It's more difficult and works your glutes more.

>>203139
You lack flexibility in your hip flexors. You need to do stretches and full range of motion before you can squat safely.
>> Anonymous
>>203139
203157 here again. You also probably don't have a wide enough stance. Have your legs at least shoulder width apart, maybe further if you have trouble. Also, if you're doing it with no weight, put your arms straight out in front of you to balance yourself.
>> Anonymous
>>203134
I thought this was based on the assumption that you might not be able to get back up lol. 1st position is a whole lot more precarious than the 2nd.
>> Anonymous
>>203204
If you can't get back up when doing 1, you're using too much weight.