I squat a2g, worried about parallel squat.

[pHEnomIC]

I successfully squatted 400 lbs about a year ago with a belt going to parallel.

I have eventually converted to a2g squats and I go real deep. Ive had steady progress on that, i couldnt do 225 when i started at the beginning of last summer and now i can take about 335 to the floor. I tried 400 to parallel the other day and failed. Any advice for me?

[GoJu]

I successfully squatted 400 lbs about a year ago with a belt going to parallel.

I have eventually converted to a2g squats and I go real deep. Ive had steady progress on that, i couldnt do 225 when i started at the beginning of last summer and now i can take about 335 to the floor. I tried 400 to parallel the other day and failed. Any advice for me?

that descrency is about normal, it's probably because you haven't been using weight that heavy to squat with, even if you do cut the range in half the extra weight is still going to be bitch.

my advice, progress to 400 a2g.

[Bujumbles]

that descrency is about normal, it's probably because you haven't been using weight that heavy to squat with, even if you do cut the range in half the extra weight is still going to be bitch.

my advice, progress to 400 a2g.

X2 on this, squats to parrelel and squats atg have horrible carryover to each other.

[Kiknskreem]

X2 on this, squats to parrelel and squats atg have horrible carryover to each other.

What?

Take any trainee, if you have them squat deep consistently and they get stronger then they will be even more strong when squatting higher.

Making your parallel squat go up might not increase an atg squat, but the other way around sure as hell will.

In the OP's case, I find it highly unlikely someone squatting 400 to true parallel cannot take 225 to depth.

[Bujumbles]

What?

Take any trainee, if you have them squat deep consistently and they get stronger then they will be even more strong when squatting higher.

Making your parallel squat go up might not increase an atg squat, but the other way around sure as hell will.

In the OP's case, I find it highly unlikely someone squatting 400 to true parallel cannot take 225 to depth.

lets say you build up you parrelel squat to 600, then drop parrelel squatting for atg squatting. then go back, and try the numbers you were putting up... your not going to be used to the heavy loads. and lets try the opposite scenario.... your squatting atg then you decide to go parrelel for awhile, your going to suck coming out of the whole. can they supplement each other? yes. but if your going to drop one alltogether then expect to be just astrong in it... stop spending so much time on the forums

[Kiknskreem]

lets say you build up you parrelel squat to 600, then drop parrelel squatting for atg squatting. then go back, and try the numbers you were putting up... your not going to be used to the heavy loads.

Sure, there might be a short acclimation period, but if your full RoM squat increases, so does any squat that is cut higher. If you were never acclimated to full RoM to begin with, that is a different story.

and lets try the opposite scenario.... your squatting atg then you decide to go parrelel for awhile, your going to suck coming out of the whole.

No. Someone who is used to squatting ATG who then starts cutting them at parallel is going to lift significantly more weight, not suddenly start having problems at the turnaround.

[noahfor]

It seems weird to me that you could squat 400 to parallel, but not do more than 225 a2g.

[big13]

wht it sound like is that since you have been going "a2g" you lost your stoping power.when you go atg you use the rebound from your knees and not the stoping power of your hips.

[Bujumbles]

Sure, there might be a short acclimation period, but if your full RoM squat increases, so does any squat that is cut higher. If you were never acclimated to full RoM to begin with, that is a different story.




No. Someone who is used to squatting ATG who then starts cutting them at parallel is going to lift significantly more weight, not suddenly start having problems at the turnaround.

thats not the case with the op?