Mattsirpeace
Level 4 Valued Member
"It depends."
Thanks for that Steve, and thanks everybody for this thread. I'll keep it in mind.
I've just got some mild cognitive dissonance since my experience doesn't square with McGill's work; I squatted from arched into flexed and I think I'm better off for having done so. Just fishing for answers on this forum, where people understand that lifting is dangerous, but so is life.
My motivation was extreme caution, figuring it was better to take small risks in the gym than get hurt in the real world. It paid off. I've never hurt my back, despite working as a furniture mover and a mountaineering porter.
I can do goblet squats with only a hint of tucking. I sometimes do Zercher deadlifts because, believe it or not, they feel good. With backsquatting, I'm not so sure what the most prudent technique is... 1) arched and stopping at parallel... 2) staying in slight flexion from top to bottom like Steve...or 3) the "wrong" way I did it before, arched into flexion. Call it the hormesis theory of spine health.
Thanks all. I don't expect an answer, just thought I'd pose the question.
Thanks for that Steve, and thanks everybody for this thread. I'll keep it in mind.
I've just got some mild cognitive dissonance since my experience doesn't square with McGill's work; I squatted from arched into flexed and I think I'm better off for having done so. Just fishing for answers on this forum, where people understand that lifting is dangerous, but so is life.
My motivation was extreme caution, figuring it was better to take small risks in the gym than get hurt in the real world. It paid off. I've never hurt my back, despite working as a furniture mover and a mountaineering porter.
I can do goblet squats with only a hint of tucking. I sometimes do Zercher deadlifts because, believe it or not, they feel good. With backsquatting, I'm not so sure what the most prudent technique is... 1) arched and stopping at parallel... 2) staying in slight flexion from top to bottom like Steve...or 3) the "wrong" way I did it before, arched into flexion. Call it the hormesis theory of spine health.
Thanks all. I don't expect an answer, just thought I'd pose the question.