Well, I’ve basically always trained powerlifting style with some boughts of bodybuilding to gain weight. Even when I was training bb’ing, I still squatted powerlifting style with a wide stance and only going parellel.
I’d just taken a couple days to recover because I was showing some signs of over-training, and today I felt that I’d do some light leg work to keep active and prevent detraining. I figured I’d do some stuff I hadn’t done in a while so I did some deep back and front squats as well as lunges. My quads are fried right now!
I’d do a set of 6 reps back squatting, rest a minute and front squat for the same. I only made it to 185 before I decided that if I went any higher it’d turn from light work to heavy work, and I usually squat a far cry more than that. Its always eye openning when you spot a strength deficiency.
Re: Quadzilla: Deep squats
Originally posted by Ford Prefect
and I usually squat a far cry more than that.
Heh, not me. 
Heh. Well, I’m gonna start deep squatting like a mofo now. It winded me a he11 of a lot more too. I can’t wait to see what 20-rep’ers are like. vomits
20 rep squats are crazy. I got huge headaches every time I got to like rep 13 and had to quit the program. I made a thread about it here. I think it should be around last December if you want to read it.
But everyone else seems to have good results with them, so good luck 
why were you getting ze headaches? and have you gotten them doing other types of exercise?
I’ve never gotten headaches like that before until I did the 20 rep squats. I made sure I wasn’t tensing my neck muscles, either. The headache was right in the back where the skull meets the spine.
Yeah I remember that. I’ve done 20-rep’ers before without a problem. I have a pretty good 8-week program with them.
Originally posted by IronFist
I’ve never gotten headaches like that before until I did the 20 rep squats. I made sure I wasn’t tensing my neck muscles, either. The headache was right in the back where the skull meets the spine.
I got headaches exactly like that one time doing a regular set of hindu squats. It was right after I got neck cranked really hard the night before. I waited a week and went back to squats, and felt fine.
Maybe you need to build your neck up some?