Re: Squats: All The Way OR Just Below Parallel ??

Marv wrote:
> Thanks to all of you.
>
> I'm switching to ATTG or all the way till my form is good.
>
> By the way, the gym I go to doesn't have a squat rack or a cage, all
> this while
> I was using the smith machine, guess now I'll need some spotter to
> heave the
> weights on to the shoulder.
> There are no other gyms in the vicinity, so I have no choice.

I really can't see how you're going to do that safely. I suppose you could
hold the bar on your shoulders and have someone load it up, but no way would
I do that.

You could:

clean a weight up and front squat it

deadlift

do leg presses

Peter


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