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So, I thought it might be instructive to compare the 1RM squat from our attempt at the end of May (bottom) and just this past week (top).  Bottom line, the one just this past week was a lot lower, like by maybe six inches.  That's just plainly apparent no matter how you look at the pictures.

I think I'm still not quite at parallel though.  That one is harder to judge because in both pictures, the camera is skewed.  However, if you compare the upper leg with the cross bar on the rack, you get an idea.  Definitely not at parallel in the bottom picture and much closer in the top.  Looking at the middle of the leg (vs. top of the quad), I'm all but there.

My goal is to get low enough that it is unequivocal.  Chris D. is suggesting dynamic stretching, and we did some of that this week.  Jason has some ideas for how to better measure 1RMs.  I'm all for it.

I am happy though to have made the progress I've made so far.  I feel like I am adding a new capability.

Comments

[Ralfe Sean]

Bud, as Chris has already suggested, why don't you get used to doing a full front squat with the bar held across you at shoulder height. Use a light weight and do slow reps feeling your position as you move through the range of motion. Bottom out before beginning your ascent.

[Bud Gibson]

Ralfe, I think this or roman chair squats makes sense. One of the major issues is loosening up. I really only go down so far. I'm sort of wondering if box squats are not in order.