If you aren’t utilizing full range of motion, you’re robbing yourself of gains. ⁣
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Upping the weight on the bar and sacrificing form? That’s letting your ego win. ⁣
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Egos don’t build muscle mass. Full range of motion, intention and proper execution does. ⁣
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What about volume Ryan, doesn’t volume build muscle? Yes, it does. But if you increase the weight on the bar and end up 1/4 squatting/benching/pulling because of it you’re missing out on that last 1/4 of volume by not going to parallel (or lower…).⁣
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I recommend filming your sets every once in a while to check form, and make sure that full ROM is being executed 🎥⁣
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You can still build muscle mass with a partial range of motion… but like I always say➡️Just because you can get away with something doesn’t mean it’s optimal.⁣
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To date, the research suggest training to partial range of motion may produce some gains in muscle mass, but NOT more than full ROM will ( at least for lower body PMID: 32030125). ⁣
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Personally, I will take “more” rather than “some” any day. ⁣
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Keep your squats low and your standards for yourself high!
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We aren’t here to “get away with things.” We want to truly maximize our work in the gym to be the best athletes we can be.