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Jan

CROSSFIT SUFFOLK   ***  Forging Elite Fitness

SPARTAN PERFORMANCE   ***  Optimizing The Human Machine

 

NO Session Today!

 

Of the training myths we need to debunk on a regular basis the "squatting below parallel is bad for your knees" is the most pervasive.  We hear it from nearly every person who has trained in a globo gym.  One athlete claimed the myth had to be true because it was in a magazine.

Just in case anyone else has read the "Don't go below parallel" nonsense here are some links to read the truth:

If I Hear Just One More Personal Trainer Say That Squatting Below Parallel Is Dangerous, I May Just Blog About It

BUSTED: The Don't Squat Below The Parallel Myth

 

Just hangin' out!

Deep-squat1 

No chairs, no stools, no couches, no toilets….did he sit on the ground or squat?  Squatting…so easy a caveman can do it.

Cavemansquatting 

 

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