𝐒𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐇 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐆𝐎 - Follow TheTrainingManual for daily fitness/nutrition tips & education📚 - The squat is a very versatile exercise that is great for, performance, muscle gain and health. There are many variations of the exercise, from front squat, back squat, high, low bar but here we’re going to look at the depth variations and what each is good for. ⠀ When it comes to performance the partial squat seems to be the best choice allowing for more weight to be done at greater velocities this makes it great for increasing performance in sprinting and jumping (Rhea et al 2016). On the other hand for muscle growth the full squat seems to be the better option having the optimal range for higher volume and muscle activation (Drinkwater et al 2012) (Marchetti et al 2016). ⠀ Lastly we have deep squats which are great for functionality and tissue health. Previously there was a notion that deep squats were bad for the knees. However these were disprov...