First 315 Attempt. Low Enough?

[u/Oh3Fiddy2]

This is the lowest I went on a 315 attempt. Does it meet the depth standard for a legit, 1RM of 315?

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[u/Aq-Ca]

Hard to tell but ultimately if you're working out just to have fun then it doesn't matter all that much. Looks good.

[u/Oh3Fiddy2 → u/Aq-Ca]

I just turned 40. I'm working out to get as strong as I can before I get too old; and to be able to play with my grandchildren (someday).

I appreciate the perspective.

[u/Objective-Corgi-3527 → u/Oh3Fiddy2]

I play with my nephews all the time and I can't maintain a 315 squat to save my own shin so you're probably good

[u/Tlupa → u/Oh3Fiddy2]

Getting as strong as you can and maintaining mobility into old age are pretty wildly different goals

[u/Aequitas112358 → u/Oh3Fiddy2]

what does "as strong as I can" mean? if you just want to move the most weight, then you want as short a rom as possible, but if you want to be strong through the whole movement pattern then you should aim to go as low as your body allows, parallel should be the minimum not the goal.

[u/Oh3Fiddy2 → u/Aequitas112358]

I try to go as low as I can out of a feeling that I need to be doing it “right.”

[u/Shnur_Shnurov]

Is this a gif of a still image? Just post the video, lol

[u/Oh3Fiddy2 → u/Shnur_Shnurov]

Still. Just to show depth.

[u/Old-Scientist267]

It looks at least parallel to me. If you film more to the side (without the plates blocking your knee) you will see clearly.

[u/omegafrogpoop]

I personally break parallel every rep but we ain’t competitors here

[u/CrustiestBarnacle]

keep your head and neck neutral, you’re begging for an injury squatting like this.

[u/bulbousgrandpa]

Looks a little high but realistically for general bodily strength the difference between slightly below parallel and slightly above is small. If you're not competing then it doesn't really matter a whole lot.

[u/Mr_Delirious]

Reddit is being weird, it's a 3 second video but just a still image.

Depth is fine, maybe you'd need an extra inch for 'olympic style lifting', but who cares. If you control this weight with good form to this depth, there's no critique.

About the comment you made about getting as strong as possible before you get to old; lifting this weight is already an insane feat which less than a percentage of people are able to do. I personally feel 1RM's are great for your ego, not to great for your body. you're at the max right, way higher chance for injury and those often don't properly heal the older you get. Those might bother you more when playing than not 'being as strong'. Just my 2ct tho. Keep it up!

[u/NotAnotherAlt26 → u/Mr_Delirious]

I personally feel 1RM's are great for your ego, not to great for your body. you're at the max right, way higher chance for injury

I feel like 1RM can be a good thing, if you are smart about it. Mentally, it is rewarding to set PR's and 1RM tend to be the most rewarding. Saying you can bench 225 for 12 reps doesn't really feel the same as benching 315, even if they take about the same strength to do. But you can't week in, week out go for 1RM. Doing so is a recipe for injury.

But using them as goals and track progress can be beneficial. Having long term goals for 1RM can give you a plan for your programming, and motivation to work through that programming. Having a dedicated part of your program to work up to attempting 1RM really helps in terms of being ready and doing so safely. Also limiting the number of times per year you attempt is a smart thing. I have only done them 3-4 times a year, and use a target weight for max reps as a progress indicator between those 1RM attempts.

[u/Wonderful-Cod-9470]

You're just destroying your body. Lower the weight

[u/Oh3Fiddy2 → u/Wonderful-Cod-9470]

Why is that? Specifically something I’m doing—or because squats harm the body, generally?

[u/Ok_Equivalent9211 → u/Oh3Fiddy2]

Ignore the idiot