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Quote from: adarqui on February 28, 2011, 01:45:25 am

Quote from: DamienZ on February 27, 2011, 06:26:53 pm

Quote from: adarqui on February 27, 2011, 05:06:13 pm

Beyond any of that, half squatting (slightly above parallel, NOT PARALLEL) is 100x more specific to vert/power based athletic movements than is deep squatting.

Isn't weighttraining always just GPP for the non weightlifter-athlete?
At the end it shouldn't matter how the strength was obtained...

so then why would it matter if strength is obtained in a deep squat vs half squat?

checkmate

goodnight

do not pass go

do not collect $200

pc.

deep squats seem to be healthier, less risky and more bang for your buck than half squats. you're always talking about your onees, hips and spinal compression. full squat is actually good for your knees, could gradually increase hip mobility (good hip mobility = healthier lower back) and as u can't take as much weight on a half squat there's less spinal compression.

why does any of that matter when you defeated your own argument?

I don't see how deep squats seem to be healthier or are less risky, especially from the studies/review you posted. half squat is just as good for the knees as deep squat (with less meniscus damage risk). Less spinal compression isn't an issue, landing from jumps is more stressful. Occasional rounding/butt wink while going ATG is an issue. The meniscus concern the study cited, is an issue. The extra load you can lift on a half squat is no issue for the spine, you have more leverage in that position.

my hip mobility is fine specific to my sport, I have no need for "deep hip mobility", you mentioned taking a shit on the live chat, well i'd just go onto my toes and I wouldn't have barbell weight on my back.

deep squatting has less transfer than half squatting has, in terms of athletic movement.. but you don't care about that, it's GPP right? so then it doesn't matter at all and this entire thread is pointless.. bottom line get freaky strong deep or freaky strong half, it doesn't matter one bit.

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- jumps : 2 step & vert 
 tied @32" after one of the gym owners told me I should be getting more knee flexion on the plant. Jumped high, tweaked hip.

Great! I feel it's really a matter of body structure and individual preference, some people would fuck up their jumps by flexing more, if it worked better for you, then you know where your at!

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congrats on the jumping & good thing the squat was flying up.. really sucks about that damn hip shit though.. that's why i ended up squatting above parallel, chronic hip issue.. i was actually squatting below parallel 2+ years ago believe it or not.. hip issue made me go above, then i got even more vert gains when i switched to half squat.

@Darqui, everybody: I'm unsure about that, but i bet that if you get sore in the hamstrings and glutes, it's probably a sign that going deeper is not ne cessary and that a half squat is enough? Right?

well soreness shouldn't be the indicator.. half squat being enough is mostly based around build, leg to torso ratio.. bottom line, if you're long and lanky, and have problems hitting deep depth without heels elevated + tons of mobility/flexibility work, half squat can be very effective.

pC

http://www.adarq.org/forum/basketball/air-up-there-aut-mr-720/msg38344/#msg38344

i've been thinking about that for a couple of weeks now.
because i have noticed that almost every baller i know that smokes a joint every now and then has serious ups! Even if they dont train at all. So i really think that smoking kush might have a positive effect on your VJ because it relaxes your nervous system or something idk.
what yall think bout that? lol

generalization of the year... HAHA..

that's kind of like saying, "because i have noticed that most every nfl athletes loves fried chicken and they have serious power".. regardless of the racial undertones, when I worked with nfl combine group (30+ athletes) in 2007, the most requested food item for their diet plan was fried chicken........... SO THAT GOT ME THINKING, could fried chicken be the missing link? dno but im eating fried chicken and smoking weed as we speak. jk

but no seriously, looking at things like that will really run a muck in your head, resulting in all types of completely misguided correlations..

people with great genetics can do all types of stupid shit and still perform impressively..

it's like when people look at elite level sprinters and talk about yams, ya, injectable yams.. get you some of those and then you might be on the right track in terms of correlating yams to performance, but they have to be injectable yams if you get what i'm saying.

peace

lmfao the heat lost to the knicks, hilarious.. the curse of the knicks is back, sorry bron bron, aint gonna get a ring now that's for sure.

allan houston 4 da winnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

my take on it is this: i personally don't care one bit because there's nothing I can do about it.

higher calfs = longer tendons = more spring = more impressive athletic performance

nothing for anyone to worry about UNLESS you are into recruiting/picking out talent etc.

in the end, doesn't matter what kind of calfs you have or tendon length you have, you can still perform insane on jumping/sprinting regardless of the build.. i've seen jumper's with huge calfs/shorter tendons who are all power and just fly.

peace

most of his lifting vids suck now, nude deadlifting, really, who cares.

he always adds some stupid element to his lifts now... i hate his humor, his art is kinda cool, but his humor is atrocious.

love that ^^ and the dunk make pic

nice stills@!$!@