For athletes in certain sports, a deeper squat may be necessary. In addition to powerlifters, Guadarrama says, Olympic lifters —who need to be strong in a deep squat position for snatches—will want to ...

While the good news is that parallel is probably just as good, there’s more to a squat than just how deep you go ... “immediately become a part of the lift, particularly increasing activation ...

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