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EP 87 Sports Science
#87 - All Things Squats: Depth, Width, and Everything In-Between
Squats are one of the best exercises an athlete can do. They are also one of the most butchered. Durham and Jacob get into all of it: how deep to go, how wide to stand, why neutral spine matters more than hitting some arbitrary depth marker, and what the research actually says about squat variations.
Show notes
- Our article on squats
- And one on glutes
- Neutral spine is one of the key reasons we choose not to go too low with the squat
- Squat depth comparison study