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Nikster · 03-21-2008, 08:37 AM

I posted this somewhere else last night, but thought I would start a thread to get some more opinions out there? I am willing to go down in my squat weights if I am not going down far enough, but I feel like I am?? I am squatting 115# for now and this of course is challenging to me =)

As for the squatting.....
I thought about this whole going beyond parallel while working out tonight.....just to check my form. Since I can't video myself doing these....can I just give a visual reference as to where I am going down to? There is a top notch for the safety bar and my bar touches that bar (so I moved it down) in case it was prohibiting me, AND to actually be a safety should I buckle.
Does touching that bar qualify as beyond parallel? The only other choice is just to have someone from gym (or my sis) watch me and see if I am going below bc our mirrors stop at my waist level so I am can't see from there down anyhoo....

OH~ and I 5'8 if that matters?

03-21-2008, 08:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Nikster Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 208 My Profile	Squat question? I posted this somewhere else last night, but thought I would start a thread to get some more opinions out there? I am willing to go down in my squat weights if I am not going down far enough, but I feel like I am?? I am squatting 115# for now and this of course is challenging to me =) As for the squatting..... I thought about this whole going beyond parallel while working out tonight.....just to check my form. Since I can't video myself doing these....can I just give a visual reference as to where I am going down to? There is a top notch for the safety bar and my bar touches that bar (so I moved it down) in case it was prohibiting me, AND to actually be a safety should I buckle. Does touching that bar qualify as beyond parallel? The only other choice is just to have someone from gym (or my sis) watch me and see if I am going below bc our mirrors stop at my waist level so I am can't see from there down anyhoo.... OH~ and I 5'8 if that matters? Last edited by Nikster : 03-21-2008 at 08:40 AM. Reason: to add my height to thread......