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Squatting: Thoughts by Bill Starr
Posted by Michael Conroy at Oct 20, 2002 5:00PM PDT
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Milo Magazine: Vol.5,No.2, Sept. 1997
"It must be noted that it is critical for any athlete to go below the parallel position when he squats. For the weekend athlete, going low may not be important, but for any athlete, it is an absolute must. Two reasons justify this statement. When an athlete does partial squats, most of the work is being done by the quads. This is good, but only up to a point for if his quads continue to grow stronger and stronger while the corresponding muscle groups are allowed to fall further and further behind, there will be a problem with disproportionate strength. Partial Squats neglect the muscles of the hips, adductors and hamstrings. If any of these groups fall too far behind, strengthwise, there will either be an injury or all progress will come to a grinding halt.
Partial squats are not recommended for another significant consideration. When an athlete stops his squat above parallel, his knee joints are forced to halt the downward momentum. But once the athlete does break the parallel position, even slightly, that stress is transferred to the more powerful groups in the hips, lumbars, adductors and hamstrings. By the same token full range motion squats keeps all these groups proportionately strong, a critical consideration for any athlete."
"It must be noted that it is critical for any athlete to go below the parallel position when he squats. For the weekend athlete, going low may not be important, but for any athlete, it is an absolute must. Two reasons justify this statement. When an athlete does partial squats, most of the work is being done by the quads. This is good, but only up to a point for if his quads continue to grow stronger and stronger while the corresponding muscle groups are allowed to fall further and further behind, there will be a problem with disproportionate strength. Partial Squats neglect the muscles of the hips, adductors and hamstrings. If any of these groups fall too far behind, strengthwise, there will either be an injury or all progress will come to a grinding halt.
Partial squats are not recommended for another significant consideration. When an athlete stops his squat above parallel, his knee joints are forced to halt the downward momentum. But once the athlete does break the parallel position, even slightly, that stress is transferred to the more powerful groups in the hips, lumbars, adductors and hamstrings. By the same token full range motion squats keeps all these groups proportionately strong, a critical consideration for any athlete."
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