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By Steve DeNovi (PRs Performance)     As the new Squat 2 Depth shirt says…...       ….and I am happy to provide the help needed to prevent this horrible atrocity.   In seriousness though, with Squat 2 Depth being a company that markets and appeals to the powerlifting community, most of you probably aren’t quarter squatting, its your friends and fellow gym members who are breaking this squat law. But you very well may be cutting your squats a tad high and wanting to learn what needs to be done to consistently hit competition depth in training, and...

If you all are ever in the midwest looking for a strength gym to get your workouts in, check out StrengthTour.com. The author Michael has been going around to strength gyms and blogging about what he finds from the atmosphere, equipment, location, etc.  If you would like your gym to be visited by Michael, stop by his website (link below) and reach out.  Check out the latest article on our home gym STL Barbell (The House of Depth) located in the St. Louis, Missouri.

Why You Should Squat To Parallel By Steve DeNovi   Should you squat to parallel? It’s been debated back and forth for years, but with all the current research and evidence coming out over the past couple years, this argument needs to come to a definitive close. The answer is yes, you should squat to parallel, or be working towards the ability to squat to parallel, for almost all applications, sports, and goals (really the only exception is during times of injury or someone with long term structural damage to the hips/knees). Whether it be for strength, aesthetics, or just...

I have competed in almost too many meets in my short powerlifting career. Most of the meets I competed in were within the first 2 years of powerlifting, before I had any sort of coaching. Navigating the powerlifting world on my own meant that I have made almost every mistake in the book. You will make mistakes when you first start competing. Luckily for my clients, I won’t let them make the really stupid ones. Here are some things that I wish I knew when I first started competing.