Squat variants

**Snotnosekid** · 10-23-2017

I can attest that squats help PE. I went from 10 -30 secs to 4-5 mins when I was doing weighted squats at the gym. Not sure if it was an increase in testosterone or a strengthening of pelvic floor or a combination of both. But when I stopped the squats I slowly creeped back to a 10 sec chump
Just started a new gym membership so wish me luck

**Pegasus** · 10-23-2017

Did you squat lower enough to get a stretch effect?

**newjourney1017** · 10-23-2017

I do high bar back squats 3x a week. It works out to 75 squat reps each week.

It took me a few months of stretching to be able to squat low. Now I go all the way down (ass to grass as they say). I can attest to tight hip flexors. My lord were they tight.

Pegasus, I'll try to remember to pay closer attention to what is actually going on with my pelvic floor at the bottom of my squat. But even now I'm reasonably certain that it is absolutely engaged IF you go all the way down. I need to break all the leg muscles out of the equation, then everything in the hips starts to take over.

Do be careful guys if you're going to try this stuff out.. you don't want your spine to over extend on the bottom of your squat. It will to a degree, and its actually normal, but you need to be careful that you have good flexibility so your pelvis isn't tilting so much that you hurt yourself.

**Pegasus** · 10-24-2017

You are describing weighted squats and yes the pf should be on in this case .

**Pegasus** · 03-16-2018

Was just reminded of the effect of low end squats done with a wide stance .

Has anyone else done these ?

**Pegasus** · 07-15-2018

Just a notr here since it has come up.

Weighted squats have a kegel effect . If done full range they also have a rk effect .
Note what i said there full range so ass to grass .

In the case where weighted squats are done in the upper end of the range there is no rk effect . There can be a very strong kegel effect especially as a heavy weight can be used .

The downside of this is if no rk work is being done then you have the situation of kegel with no rk and the potential for pf issues.

**Pegasus** · 06-20-2019

With age and wear and tear I have become moe limited in the gym.

However have been doing pause squats these work very well at a lower weight than standard squats .

**Johnny D** · 06-20-2019

With age and some injuries, I'm in the same boat and totally agree. Lots of tempo squats, too - 3 sec down, 1 sec up, etc... And lately I've been doing super slo mo. As few as possible in, say, 90 sec with no pause allowed. Right now it's just with an empty 45# bar and I can't do fewer than 3 or 4. The goal is to do maybe 2 in that time and maybe even add weight.

Edit: I just realized this is in the pre-e forum, not exercise. Sorry... Wasn't my intention to take it OT

**Pegasus** · 06-23-2019

Originally Posted by Johnny D

With age and some injuries, I'm in the same boat and totally agree. Lots of tempo squats, too - 3 sec down, 1 sec up, etc... And lately I've been doing super slo mo. As few as possible in, say, 90 sec with no pause allowed. Right now it's just with an empty 45# bar and I can't do fewer than 3 or 4. The goal is to do maybe 2 in that time and maybe even add weight.

Edit: I just realized this is in the pre-e forum, not exercise. Sorry... Wasn't my intention to take it OT

This particular thread is on squats etc . Squats are widely used onsite in the treatment of pre e so are relevant .
The effect of various types of squat is of interest .
So while I have done pause squats I have never done superslow . What do you feel are it's effects especially on the pelvic area ? I should imagine prolonged contraction even at low level would have an effect .

I have done speed (tempo?) squats and jump squats and found them of value in the past but injury has made it more difficult .

**Johnny D** · 06-24-2019

Doing them super slow, like an unweighted 2 min squat, for example, would be similar in effect to the benefits of wall sits. We can use weighted squat repetitions for strength and then use slow motion squats for endurance. My understanding is that it's activating Type 1 muscle fibers. They also elevate the heart rate for a sustained period of time in a way that heavy work doesn't. Slo mo moves are a nice complement to the rest of my workout and I'm finding that with the slo mo squats, I have to maintain highly engaged core and pelvic muscles for longer than weighted reps.

Tempo and slo mo is also great for working around injuries. I ruptured a disc a few years ago and the slower work allows me to work around that by lowering the load while still building strength.