I've been seeing a lot of YT trainers recommend partial squats to those looking to further develop their glutes. Just one such article https://powerliftingtechnique.com/ass-to-grass-squats/
This advice has baffled me as it has always been my experience that the lowest portion of the squat coming out of the hole activates the glutes most effectively and the quads work hardest from just below parallel to lockout.. In fact I have long had a tendency to overdeveloped glutes largely due to my love of and proficiency in Olympic squat and yeah it's a bit embarrassing when chicks ask me how I grew my ass. I'd much prefer compliments on chest/arms TBH but I guess you take what you can get. I now make an effort to limit my squat depth to parallel and doing so has helped maintain/reduce glute size and really build up my quads for more balanced legs.
To quote Arnold Schwarzenegger on deep squats.. "The disadvantage was that 50 percent of the effort worked my thighs, and at least 30 percent worked my glutes. I found that the first third of the movement of coming up from a full squat worked my glutes. The final two-thirds of the movement worked the entire thigh, but no particular part. So, what happened was my rear got big, and my thighs got bulky and shapeless"
I guess what I like to know is why this conflicting information and what has been your experience with squat depth and leg development?
This advice has baffled me as it has always been my experience that the lowest portion of the squat coming out of the hole activates the glutes most effectively and the quads work hardest from just below parallel to lockout.. In fact I have long had a tendency to overdeveloped glutes largely due to my love of and proficiency in Olympic squat and yeah it's a bit embarrassing when chicks ask me how I grew my ass. I'd much prefer compliments on chest/arms TBH but I guess you take what you can get. I now make an effort to limit my squat depth to parallel and doing so has helped maintain/reduce glute size and really build up my quads for more balanced legs.
To quote Arnold Schwarzenegger on deep squats.. "The disadvantage was that 50 percent of the effort worked my thighs, and at least 30 percent worked my glutes. I found that the first third of the movement of coming up from a full squat worked my glutes. The final two-thirds of the movement worked the entire thigh, but no particular part. So, what happened was my rear got big, and my thighs got bulky and shapeless"
I guess what I like to know is why this conflicting information and what has been your experience with squat depth and leg development?