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SQUATZ Anonymous
How quickly should I do squats? Is it dangerous to go too fast? Unlike press-ups and other exercises, squats take a little longer to tire me out, so I get bored quickly if I do them slowly.

Also, can please somebody clarify whether it is in fact dangerous to bend your knees beyond a 90 degree angle?

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>> Anonymous
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It is not dangerous to squat below parallel. If it were, Olympic Weightlifters would be crippled instead of the strongest people on the planet.
>> Anonymous
It's more dangerous to go LESS than 90 degrees.

Also, faster may be better due to the force involved, but if you have improper form in the first place going faster can only really fuck you up permanently.
>> Anonymous
>>74701
Faster will not be better. There's no reason to go faster either. If you can do 3 slow reps or 6 fast reps, your muscles are doing the same amount of work in both cases, only you're not going to risk slipping and blowing shit out doing slow reps.
>> Anonymous
>>74707
I said the same thing with major disagreement with your first discrepancy.

The faster you push something the more force is being generated is the more your muscles have to work. Look it up I think Newton said it.
>> Anonymous
Doing squats slower puts more strain on the muscles, and in effect give a better workout.

Try it: squat down and stand up really quickly (no weights or anything) then do it as slow as you possibly can.

Also, ALWAYS squat parallel or ass-to-grass. Those guido douchebag quarter squats are what fucks knees up, going parallel or lower strengthens them.

Also, get a barbell and throw some weight on there, and squat that. If squats tire you out less than pushups, then it's obvious you're just standing there and going down then up. That does jack shit. Squats are an amazing thing, but don't be a shitbrick about them.
>> Anonymous
>>74734
>Doing squats slower puts more strain on the muscles...

Fuck, what makes you say that? Sure you have tension, but you don't need to recruit the minor fibers in slow motions compared to the faster eccentrics.

Can you show me something that says slower on both raising and lowering is good?

Tension isn't straining... it's just one major muscle group trying to maintain control. Explosive movements NEED more muscle fibers to be used each time you raise or do your work phase. Sure you may work the secondary and tertiary muscles involved a bit, but not like you would going as fast as comfortable.