Squats

[Pippadog1]

Hi

Like most people here I've been doing squat dvds forever. Anyway, I'm starting to think that maybe when doing loads of repetitions of squats 'to the beat' with music, I should replace my emphasis on depth and form.

Whilst looking at fitnessblender I looked at there 100 rep squat challenge just doing bodyweight squats. The emphasis really is on the depth and getting the hips far back at least to the knees. When I practised this using body weight slowly and deeply it is quite hard to do. I'm trying to get as low as say a yogi squat and come back up. By going deeper and slower is this better than doing quicker but with weight?

Any suggestions?

Laura

 

[Justinef]

Hi Laura, I'd say they're different rather than one being better than the other. If I'm squatting along with Cathe I find the pace too quick to go low (I'm much taller than she is - that's my excuse), but I go to parallel. That hits my quads, especially just above the knees, and is very aerobic. If I'm working out on my own, or doing a squat challenge etc I go deep 'ass to grass' and then I feel it in my glutes and higher up in my quads. I was doing a Mark Lauren workout this morning - deep, slow squats with no rounding of the back, and it was just a different challenge. I also like going deep when I'm lifting heavy.

I'd say do both! You can never have too many squats!