OK yes valid point, but same thing has applied over the last year for me, and I haven’t sprinted in that time, due to piriformis syndrome and its affect on the sarcum. I would expect some soreness if I slowed down the eccentric phase enough though.
Man I’ve been thinking about these questions a lot recently, great to see a thorough discussion on them. Here are some questions I’ll throw out to anybody:
- Would LOW box squats be more effective than deep back squats? Possibly because you are able to sit back further, taking stress off of the knees and quads and loading the hams and glutes more? This would imply that the knees and quads are already sufficiently stressed in other areas (sprinting, jumping, maybe even HAMMER THROWING). Or is this an uncomfortable position for the lower back?
- Are deep squats more effective than low box squats? Possibly because they do strengthen the knees and quads in a necessary manner? Working the quads and [safely] stressing the knee joint through a full ROM and even eccentrically might prevent injury.
- Are we MAJORING in the MINOR?
All thoughts welcome.
I’m a big fan of deep squats to rock bottom. Just not crashing to bottom.
Koing