depth of squats

[Dastardly]

Right, I still don't see it as an accurate picture of a low bar squat. I still see the bar positioning as being too high, which is also why the vertcal line shows the COG of the bar is forward of midfoot. To me it is a picture of how not to perform a high bar squat, not a picture of how to perform a low bar.

I guess it could be seen as that, kono wasnt super specific. When describing picture B he does mention more forward lean & lower bar position involving a lot more muscle and allowing much larger weights to be squatted. These are exactly the reasons why Rip recommends the low bar parallel squat. But I guess for some reason Kono feels that it does not improve cleaning ability. I think Starr shares this viewpoint too. I think everybody is right in their own way.

[Paul Sousa]

Whale's vagina.

[pala^]

So is it a full squat or not?

[Dastardly]

So is it a full squat or not?

Parallel squat, not a full squat.

But parallel low bar squats is what Rip teaches, and what most of us train with.

[pala^]

does he in fact teaches parallel squats? i always thought he teaches below parallel squats (hip joint under patella)

[Draft]

does he in fact teaches parallel squats? i always thought he teaches below parallel squats (hip joint under patella)

Every squat must go below parallel.*

The squats in the OP are below parallel. SS squats are below parallel.

*some squats don't go below parallel, but until you are moving at least 3 plates and probably more like 4 you probably shouldn't mess with any sort of non below parallel squatting.

[Dastardly]

does he in fact teaches parallel squats? i always thought he teaches below parallel squats (hip joint under patella)

Hip joint under patella IS a parallel squat.

[gzt]

does he in fact teaches parallel squats? i always thought he teaches below parallel squats (hip joint under patella)

He teaches weak troll-fu.

[misspelledgeoff]

Fixed.

Hip joint under patella IS a below parallel squat.

[Dastardly]

Look at image D on page 11 of SS 2ndEd.