11-29-2015, 02:13 AM
The below is the essence of my question. Normally I'd advocate the stretch from a full squat for less weight and more rom but I have very long femurs so I have to lean forward More to squat recruiting more back and hips as well as having low back be a limiting factor (folding over)
(11-29-2015, 01:34 AM)Scott Stevenson Wrote: Couple thoughts:
What makes you think that quad activation decreases with deeper squats with a given weight?... (The trickiness here is that you can't do as deep with heavier weights, but you might get just as much - and increasing quad activation the deeper you go - if you use lighter weights: Joint moments of force and quadriceps muscle activity during squatting exercise - Wretenberg - 2007 - Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports - Wiley Online Library )
This is a nice article: http://www.treinamentoesportivo.com/wp-c...NTO-02.pdf
Ben's big push here is to perform exercises with intentional activation patterns that ensure you're activating the muscles you want to in performing the exercise. What does he say about keeping the quad maximally active (if that's your goal) during the squat?...
-S