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Anonymous
Hey /fit/

I'm doing Stronglift's 5x5 newbie program, but I have a question about squats.

Should I just start off doing full squats and work my way up that way? They seem better then regular squats, and seem to put less stress on the knees. I figure they're better off overall.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
Would you explain the difference between a reg squat and a full squat?

As far as I am aware, full squat is the only way to squat. You should be breaking parallel with every squat or it doesn't count. Not breaking parallel tends to be more harmful to the knees also because the weight of the bar isn't properly transferred to the appropriate places, you don't get the bounce out of the bottom that allows you to safely drive the weight back up.

inb4 below parallel damages knees... learn2form.
>> Anonymous
>>145202

Like all the way down, ass nearly touching the floor. Most people I see just go barely below parallel.
>> Anonymous
Some people can't go ass down almost to the floor cause of limited ankle movement or some shit.
>> Anonymous
>>145208

Ahh, well you don't really want to go that much past parallel.

When you get to low, the hamstrings are forced to relax and the weight gets moved to bad places.

If you're experiencing knee stress going just below parallel, you aren't squatting right. Remember to keep your hamstrings tight, knees out and in line with your feet... your knees might go a little over the front of your toes, but it shouldn't too much.
>> Anonymous
>>145208

They explain that you should gall the way down, ass nearly touching the floor because most people feel they are further down than they actually are. They explain this so you think you go nearly all the way down when you're really just going a bit past parallel, which is what you actually want to do.
>> Anonymous
/r/ Stronglift's 5x5 workout plan
>> Anonymous
>>145235
best to just record yourself squating and see how deep you actually are