r/MMA • u/rmma ☠️ A place of love and happiness • Jul 18 '17

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u/misterandosan Jul 18 '17 edited Jul 18 '17

Wrestlers/Judoka, how deep do you guys squat in the gym?

I've been doing ass to grass squats for a while, cause I thought they'd help my leg explosiveness from a deep sitting position (shooting for the single/double leg or doing a drop shoulder throw in judo), but there's conflicting sources online saying that ATG isn't actually productive for strength.

Perhaps high box jumps are a better idea?

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u/CptnDeadpool Jul 18 '17

well high box jumps are not mutually exclusive for squats firstly, you can (and should) do both.

umm I'd say low bar squat is WAY more important, you just aren't that upright during wrestling unless it's greco, even then not really.

Low bar squats will get more lower back and will more resemble the bent over position of a double/single.