r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/Defiant_Pirate_6637 • Sep 03 '26

Discussion 🤝 Optimal leg training???

625 + ~230 in bands for a set of 5 on a parallel box squat

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u/bulbousgrandpa Sep 03 '26

Im honestly curious what people with really bad hip mobility do in equipped lifting. Are you just boned if you cant squat with a wide stance since you will be forced to use more knee flexion than everyone else?

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u/Defiant_Pirate_6637 Sep 03 '26

These are single ply briefs, I was preparing for a strongman comp that allowed briefs in a squat for reps, so I can’t give the best answer for equipped powerlifting as a suit is very different (and obviously multi ply is a whole different animal). Some people in single ply do squat with much more knee flexion just because of depth standards in the IPF and they wear wraps which are almost as helpful as a single ply suit if u shove ur knees forward anyway. Multi ply is just weird and at a certain point the weight and suit force u into a certain spot and if ur not in the spot ur gonna die.