OK, so we’ve been covering squatting with a full range of motion, and squatting to parallel.

Right now we’re going to cover another reason why some recommend only squatting to parallel.

One of the biggest concerns for people when they squat, is their back.

Personally, I haven’t met a single person who’s back limited him from squatting.

I have a friend who had back surgery, and he can still squat with no problems.

That being said, there are some people with genuine problems when it comes to squatting. If you’re one of them, acknowledge it, and adjust accordingly. It’s not worth getting injured.

One area prone to injury when you squat is the lower back. And one of the main reasons for lower back injuries when doing squats has to do with rounding it during the exercise.

Many people, either because of a lack of flexibility, poor body leverages, or inattention, round their back as they squat. Especially when they go below parallel.

This wouldn’t necessarily be the end of the world if a person dropped the bar off their back when they reached the bottom position.

The real danger is when you start to squat back up. As you lift El Rumpo, the lower back already being in a rounded position, is placed under a lot of stress while in a vulnerable position.

Now some people have the bad habit of lifting their hips faster than their shoulders, essentially turning the exercise into a poorly executed Good Morning.

This is bad.

But even is you maintain your back angle and don’t allow yourself to fold over like a pocket knife, you’re still risking an injury when you allow your lower back to round over.

Instead, if a person stuck to squatting only to parallel, keeping proper back position is much easier.

The 3 causes for rounding your back mentioned above, lack of flexibility, poor body leverages, or inattention, can all be cured to some degree.

But that’ll have to wait for another time.

For now, be conscious of your form and what your body’s telling you when you squat.

The quicker you learn how to adapt squats to fit your body type, the sooner you can train them like a madman, and get the results you want.

Train Smart, Train Hard

Ray Toulany

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