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What are the pros and cons of low versus high bar positioning?
One focuses on hip extension the other focuses on knee extension
What are the pros and cons of low versus high bar positioning?
My problem is staying upright in the hole, so have started bashing the SSB and front squats.
One focuses on hip extension the other focuses on knee extension
Kaz that is because you're built like me. You have long femurs and a short torso. You're not leaning over too much. The bar is remaining over the middle of your foot. SSB squats are not going to make your torso magically longer, they will just teach you to bring your knees further forwards and you'll be squatting onto your weakest levers instead of focusing on hip extension where you're strongest.
You ever see Steve Goggins squat?
Most people think that tilting forwards is a back weakness, "i cant stay upright, better do core work"
Was talking to port about this, he said that dan green found that this was actually a leg weakness, legs cant push the weight, and so you tip forwards.
Makes sense, fail a squat raw at a weight because you tip forwards, bang on knee wraps and you can suddenly squat 20kgs more because you get more leg drive, back/core weakness? I think not.
Bring front squats into your training if you tip over when the weight gets heavy, the positioning forces you to stay upright and requires more leg drive than a back squat
Most people think that tilting forwards is a back weakness, "i cant stay upright, better do core work"
Was talking to port about this, he said that dan green found that this was actually a leg weakness, legs cant push the weight, and so you tip forwards.
Makes sense, fail a squat raw at a weight because you tip forwards, bang on knee wraps and you can suddenly squat 20kgs more because you get more leg drive, back/core weakness? I think not.
Bring front squats into your training if you tip over when the weight gets heavy, the positioning forces you to stay upright and requires more leg drive than a back squat
That diagram is so terribly misleading.
One of the first things I tell new lifters is that their knees shouldn't operate on one plane (like in the picture).
As for what I'm working on, speed and explosiveness.
My problem is staying upright in the hole, so have started bashing the SSB and front squats.
In my experience, more often then not this can be fixed with simply using correct bar positioning.