# Sitting in bottom of squat for "mobility"

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/sitting-in-bottom-of-squat-for-mobility/10255>\
**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [January 22, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/sitting-in-bottom-of-squat-for-mobility/10255 "2021-01-22T05:39:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jacks0n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@Jacks0n](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jacks0n)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/sitting-in-bottom-of-squat-for-mobility/10255/1 "2021-01-22T05:39:26Z")

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Hi BBM Team,

If I understand correctly, yall don’t think static stretching is useful for increasing range of motion in movements like the squat, correct? That being said, would sitting in the bottom of a squat with say 135 pounds or so be useful at all? Doesn’t it make sense that if I want to be able to better get into that position, spending more time in it be helpful? Or is what I described just a fancy version of static stretching? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Austin\_Baraki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/austin_baraki/32/1095_2.png) [@Austin\_Baraki](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Austin_Baraki)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/sitting-in-bottom-of-squat-for-mobility/10255/2 "2021-01-22T15:28:57Z")

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> Doesn’t it make sense that if I want to be able to better get into that position, spending more time in it be helpful?

Yes, this is what we say all the time in this argument.