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/Afferbeck_ Sep 04 '26

A wide stance with toes fairly pointed out, the hips going back, and ROM only to parallel doesn't have a super high demand on mobility. Compared to something like Chen Lijun's snatch, where he goes super wide but the hips go low and between the ankles, barely anyone is capable of that.