Best squat depth for hypertrophy

Key Points:

• Deep squats (120–140° knee flexion) lead to greater muscle growth in the quads, glutes, and adductors than shallow or half squats (60–90°).
• You improve your strength the most at the depth you train at.

  Deep squats, however, have greater carryover to shallow squats than vice versa.

• The required squat depth in powerlifting is below parallel, i.e., when your hip crease is below the top of your knee.

How deep should you squat?

The barbell squat is the most classic leg exercise of all.

It is excellent for building both leg muscle and strength, but depending on how you perform the squat, you might get different results.

One of the most important considerations in your squatting technique is your squat depth. In general, deep squats have been found to build the leg muscles better than shallow or half squats – even if you’re using much lighter weight.

In this article, we will examine squatting depth.

You will learn:

1. What is a deep squat?
2. What is powerlifting squat depth?
3. How deep should you squat for muscle growth?
4. How deep should you squat for
   how much should you squat for your weight
   how long should you squat hold