Of cource the guys on here dont rip that.Thats because the guy quad squats with a close stance.Once again I will repeat,the rule is BREAK PARALLEL.There is no standard now,in the past, or in the future where it says "you need to break parallel by some amount to be decided by each individual judge".
Now,we,who follow westside,dont quad squat.We are back and hip squatters.We use wide stances because this has been proven to be the most efficient way to squat,using the largest and strongest muscles[hips,lowerback,hamstrings and glutes].When you squat wide and back on your glutes,parallel is seen and reached in a different way.The hips are flowing backwards,not down.So, many times on video, a squat looks high,but its perfectly legal.Just like many times it looks like quad close stance squatters are burrying their squats,but,in fact,their hips are not breaking by that much.Now,thats not to say there havent been some terrible calls in the APF,but again,we are trying to squat on the thinnest line possible.Most guys in our feds want a two to one call,because three whites means your too low.
Lastly,there is a very simple reason why I cant go into the USPF anymore.My knee wont allow it.I tried it,but the knee is a mess[6 bone spurs rubbing right on the patella].Im waaaaaay too old to risk another patella rupture trying to walk weights out and back.At 44 years old,its too late in the game,so Im just going to stick with what I know.I lifted in the USPF for years,but the fed died.The APF was THE fed,so thats where I went.I lifted in single ply the first three APF meets I did and walked out,but saw the folly of my ways and wore what everyone else did.
Remember this.Squatting straight up and down is an inefficient way to squat.Even Eddy Coan,after hurting his knee,started squatting back much more.Yes there are exceptions.The Europeans,Kirk and a few others,but most would do much better to sit way back rather then straight down.However,the idea that small quads equalls high squats and low squats equalls big quads is clearly dispelled by Coleman and Warren,as neither of them come within 6 inches of parallel.