r/leangains • u/LimitAlternative2629 • 19d ago

LG Question / Help Squats Questions

are you doing low or high bar, below parallel or ass to grass, do you pause or not?

Did you experiment and what did you find to be most useful?

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u/knoxvillegains Leangains is a program 19d ago

Depends on how you're built.

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u/LimitAlternative2629 17d ago

long arms long legs shorter torso

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u/knoxvillegains Leangains is a program 17d ago

That's what I see in the mirror (6'2" with 34" inseam). For me, low bar, knee sleeves and squat shoes changed my life. I think because I'm old AF, just the warmth of the knee sleeves helps, also the mindfulness they give me of my knee position as I squat. The sleeves and shoes are the only equipment I use in lifting other than weighted belt for chins and some thumb tape when I hook grip.

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u/0x4C554C 18d ago

I recently switched to low bar. I can lift more weight but more importantly I feel more engagement in my leg muscles. With high bar I always felt more limited by my back and hip movement.

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u/FCAlive 19d ago

Do all of those. Also goblet squat, front squat and lunges.

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u/knoxvillegains Leangains is a program 18d ago

And Bulgarian Split Squats if you're a masochist.

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u/Lil_Robert 19d ago

I've tried them all, high/low, sissy/parallel/atg, pause/no, wide/medium/narrow. My favorite currently is high, atg, pause, narrow, on Smith- for emphasized quad focus.