Unanswered Interesting article about squats

[jrock645]

4 Squat myths

Myth 1: Front and high bar squats activate the quads more and the glutes less than low bar squats This was a very plausible theory. Front and high bar squats are more knee dominant than low bar squats, so surely they also activate the quadriceps more and the glutes less? No, the quads and glutes...

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[Aleksandar37]

I think like most things, the "rules" for squats started off as general tips and then became unbreakable laws spread by people who have no idea what they're talking about. People are all different and one exact way isn't going to cover everybody.

 

[Resolve10]

I think like most things, the "rules" for squats started off as general tips and then became unbreakable laws spread by people who have no idea what they're talking about. People are all different and one exact way isn't going to cover everybody.

This.

Nothing in that seems remotely ground breaking.

But based on the people I deal with all the time they probably would be shocked at some.

Not a bad article tho! Greg Nickols (strength theory) has some good write up on squats and lack of hamstring involvement for those who’d want to delve into that a bit more.

 

[jrock645]

I think like most things, the "rules" for squats started off as general tips and then became unbreakable laws spread by people who have no idea what they're talking about. People are all different and one exact way isn't going to cover everybody.

Absolutely. Its interesting how general rules of thumb so to speak get turned into absolutes.