Squat lockout

blink_cm · 10-28-2006, 01:14 PM

I was wondering for squats when you are comming up are you supposed to lock out your leg and have it straight or still maintain a bend in your knees.

:::JMANN::: · 10-28-2006, 02:30 PM

Not locking out will keep the tension on the quads throughout the ROM.

Anabolik · 10-28-2006, 02:34 PM

JMANN is right about not-locking out keeping the stress on your quads. When i do my squats, i will try to not lockout until I can not do another rep without locking out. I will then lock out for a few seconds so i can squeeze out a few additional reps.

papi93 · 10-30-2006, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by blink_cm

I was wondering for squats when you are comming up are you supposed to lock out your leg and have it straight or still maintain a bend in your knees.

It depends on your goals. If you are an aspiring powerlifter, then it would sport-specific to lock-out. If you have bodybuilding aspirations, some maintain a bend in their knees for increased time under tension.