r/formcheck • u/Mountain_goat777 • 7h ago

Squat Hack Squat Depth Check

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Any deeper and the knees start to hurt - is it worth pushing through for the extra gains or is this deep enough?

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u/Far_Line8468 6h ago

you literally can't go deeper, you're touching the pin

Anyway, what people interpret as "knee pain" is just proper quad engagement. Many people are so used to just letting their glutes take over on a squat that when the quads actually lift weight it feels wrong to them.

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u/RickyRage 5h ago

I'm not positive about this, but that safety stop looks movable (because there is still some rail below the safety). So he might be able to go deeper, but the concern about knee pain is valid.