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Re: Screw your standing desk. How about squatting?

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Post by vidarh »

iopq wrote: post #61
vidarh wrote: post #53

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Look at young children, and see how effortlessly they can sit for ages in squat positions while playing. After I started fixing my squat for lifting, I've noticed I now often naturally squat down instead of awkwardly contorting myself when playing with my son for example. My mobility is still poor compared to what it was when I was a child, but at 38 I'm now finally more flexible again than I was at 25, maybe more so…

they have very short limbs making this very easy

Their limbs are proportionally the same, and their muscles equivalently smaller and weaker. It's no harder for an adult with proper mobility.

Re: Screw your standing desk. How about squatting?

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Post by vidarh »

Tomis02 wrote: post #82
nostromo wrote: post #67

Don't most of our fellow primates spend most of their time squatting? Maybe they're on to something? http://i.imgur.com/leDTqgl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/3f8c0PK.jpg http://i.imgur.com/DBXxFvo.jpg

If I stay in a squat position within a couple of minutes my legs become really tensed up and it feels as if my I'm cutting my blood flow; squatting for even 5 minutes is not feasible for me, let alone 8 hours, and I don't believe it to be a matter of training. I think we are a long way from our fellow primates.

You may not believe it is a matter of training, but your experience is fairly normal for someone who lacks the required flexibility from years of not squatting much.. As long as your form is good, squatting more will quickly rectify that.

Re: Screw your standing desk. How about squatting?

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Post by iopq »

kyllo wrote: post #90
iopq wrote: post #57

my proportions don't let me do this, I have very long legs, I'm 6'4" and have a medium length torso and my extra height is in legs with such extreme proportions it's not possible to do it comfortably since I need to squat inside my knees so I need to turn the knees outside to squat between them this is probably not very healthy

Sure it is. In powerlifting, when performing a barbell squat, you are supposed to spread your knees apart and squat down in between your legs. This is proper technique and reduces the stress on the knee joint, transferring the load to the glutes and hamstrings. I don't see why it would be unhealthy for you to do it without weight on your back.

I can't squat below parallel without getting pain in my hip joint and/or knees after a while. I am not built for low squatting, and especially not for going ass to grass. A lot of longer-limbed people can't hit full depth in a proper position.

Re: Screw your standing desk. How about squatting?

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Post by iopq »

vidarh wrote: post #101
iopq wrote: post #61

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they have very short limbs making this very easy

Their limbs are proportionally the same, and their muscles equivalently smaller and weaker. It's no harder for an adult with proper mobility.

it completely depends on the proportions

long-limbed people have more difficulty with this, while shorter-limbed people don't have difficulty with this after a little stretching

Re: Screw your standing desk. How about squatting?

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Post by iopq »

jackgavigan wrote: post #54

I'd love to be able to do this but I can't keep my centre of gravity over my feet if I put my feet flat on the floor (no matter how widely I spread my knees), so I just end up toppling over backwards. If I do it with my back against a wall, my knees start to hurt after about 30 seconds. I just don't think my body is designed to squat like that. Or do the lotus position, for that matter.

You have long legs, that's why.

Re: Screw your standing desk. How about squatting?

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Post by kyllo »

iopq wrote: post #103
kyllo wrote: post #90

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Sure it is. In powerlifting, when performing a barbell squat, you are supposed to spread your knees apart and squat down in between your legs. This is proper technique and reduces the stress on the knee joint, transferring the load to the glutes and hamstrings. I don't see why it would be unhealthy for you to do it without weight on your back.

I can't squat below parallel without getting pain in my hip joint and/or knees after a while. I am not built for low squatting, and especially not for going ass to grass. A lot of longer-limbed people can't hit full depth in a proper position.

I have long femurs as well and can't squat comfortably for very long periods of time either, it feels like it cuts off the blood flow in my knees, but I would argue that that is most likely due to years of adaptation to a life of sitting on chairs and sofas, rather than due to some hereditary physiological quality. The more I squat and the more I get used to squatting, the more comfortable it becomes. When I started powerlifting, I struggled to hit depth, but now I do go almost ATG on every rep without any discomfort in my joints.

I really don't think there's any bone preventing you from squatting to depth. I believe it's almost always an issue of the condition of your muscular and connective tissue.

Re: Screw your standing desk. How about squatting?

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Post by iopq »

kyllo wrote: post #106
iopq wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't squat below parallel without getting pain in my hip joint and/or knees after a while. I am not built for low squatting, and especially not for going ass to grass. A lot of longer-limbed people can't hit full depth in a proper position.

I have long femurs as well and can't squat comfortably for very long periods of time either, it feels like it cuts off the blood flow in my knees, but I would argue that that is most likely due to years of adaptation to a life of sitting on chairs and sofas, rather than due to some hereditary physiological quality. The more I squat and the more I get used to squatting, the more comfortable it becomes. When I started…

here's an explanation:

http://imgur.com/3ZjRtsk

Re: Screw your standing desk. How about squatting?

#108

Post by JshWright »

evacuationdrill wrote: post #99
JshWright wrote: post #55

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> Apparently It's not readily apparent to those of us asking for proof...

It's so obnoxious how people like you expect members contributing to the discussion to have perfect proof on hand or go digging. If that were the true standard, these discussions would be much thinner. It's fine to ask, just don't be an asshole when a person doesn't have it; look it up yourself.

I have no problem with people expressing their opinions without backing them up with facts. I do it all the time.

I was objecting to the use of the word 'apparently' as it is, in fact, not apparent to many people.

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