When squatting how much do you focus on your form in getting below parallel vs. just going down and getting the weight up especially if it is a lot of weight?
Do you keep on repping it out if you feeling something pull or pop in your legs while squatting and worry about what happens later or do you stop and work on that issue?
I am finding squats increasingly harder to do and I know it is because, like deadlifts, taxes the body to the max. Yet, my biggest problem with squats is going below parallel. I don't weightlift for competition but that doesn't mean I want to squat to parallel either. I found the heavier I go the less my body wants to go below parallel and the more I find my system wants to just get reps out for the sake of reps. As a result I sort of started my squatting over tonight. I intended to do 5 sets of 10 with 200lbs. I ended up only doing 1 sets of it after warm ups because I felt my hams pulling hard on me when I began my 2nd set. I stretched before I lift as well. Anyone ever experienced this and how did you handle it?