I am going to play devils advocate here and say why do below parallel squats, or proper squats for strength when you can do partials and add more weight on for strength - because thats is what you are trying to achieve.
(when you see most athletes/sports persons do you see then using the full squat position when playing their sport or the position of a partial squat - just to get you thinking, how does a goal keeper stand, what what position do you run in - think about how your legs bend in what joints...another one is hope skip and jump)
When you jump you start off in a partial squat position, if you were trying to jump decently, there are arguments for and against this thinking that partials are preferred.
You can also equalise and balance out the muscle growth by incorporating box squats for the ham strings, again you can add more weight thus being suitable for strength training.
Just make sure your technique is decent before you go putting 7 or 8 plates aside, you may laugh but if your disc pops out of your back when your trying to get the bar back in the rack cause its too heavy you wont be laughing then. Its all about technique
You can play devils advocate as much as you like. It's nothing to me what so ever. I have made many posts in the gym section where I have advocate box squats and other techniques that if anyone knows about the diet and exercise advise that I have given would see that my advise is sound. The only other advise that I would give would be to have a complete physical before starting any exercise program.
I squat like many other use weightlifting shoes to squat. I use a shoe called Do Win and have used them a few months and would not ever go back to wearing trainers or something like this to lift in. There is no ankle roll and you describe.
I train at a powerlifting gym where the owner and coach is ex Royal Marine and is World Powerlifting Champion. We do something called box squats. If you google box squats or you can find it on youtube. Ano Turtianen and Louie Simmons and many weightlifters use squats and box squats to improve their core strength. A bodybuilder or weightlifter will never ever grow (for the long term) until he adds squats to his routine.
The only way around this is of course to have a meeting with the syringe. In order for the body to release and subsequently make more testosterone naturally the legs have to be trained. When you see a guy with a massive upper body and tooth pick legs then one wonders why would you build a house on toothpics.
I can say this as I am 45 years old and never had any knee, back injuries etc. I can box squat 220 kg. I know many many other who do the same and have never been hurt. The Ex Royal Marine at the gym can do over 1,000 pounds and is one of a few men in the WORLD who have done so. I'm happy to give you his name and you will see that what I am saying is sound.
There is a man that is referred to as Dr "Squat" Fred C Hatfield has advocate the use of squats and improving their strength and size.
If partial reps are your thing, then good luck to you. But if you want to do them properly you have to study with a coach who can teach you to do lifting properly.
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