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The Hatfield Squat. What you need to know.

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Build strength and size without the low-back stress. Try the Hatfield squat and watch your 1RM skyrocket.
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To set it up, you’ll need a safety-squat bar and a hand support set in front of you at hip height. You’ll use the hand support to maintain a vertical torso (with knees extending over the toes) during the descent, and assist you through any sticking points during the ascent.
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When progress from conventional squatting has plateaued, using the SSB and hand supports may eliminate the causes of that plateau… the biggest of which are your sticking points and/or low back (or other supporting musculature) giving out before your legs. With conventional squatting, you’re only able to train with loads you can handle during the weakest point of the strength curve. This leads to an inadequate amount of weight being handled during the strongest point of the strength curve.
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Also, most people will reach technical failure before their legs are adequately fatigued to elicit an optimal training effect. This can especially be seen in high-bar squats when the low back or spinal erectors reach failure before the legs are properly stimulated for strength and mass gains. By using hand supports to minimally assist you through the sticking points, you’re afforded the unique ability to overload the entire rep, leading to heavier loads handled for greater volume. This ability to eliminate sticking points and adequately fatigue the legs ensures sufficient overload is applied to the targeted tissue.

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