how do I determine the correct height

[Smallguy]

I'm gona build a wodden squat box but how do I determnie the correct height??

I had the gf mesaure the distance from the bottom of my glutes to the floor when I was parrell and it was 15 inches is this correct

Smallguy

 

[blackbeard]

my advice would be to build one a few inches below parallel..then to adjust the height higher you can add mats and pads..so maybe its best to make your box 12-13 inches then if you wanna squat on a 15 inch box adding a few of those rubber mats will get the height up to 15

 

[jcp2]

my advice would be to build one a few inches below parallel..then to adjust the height higher you can add mats and pads..so maybe its best to make your box 12-13 inches then if you wanna squat on a 15 inch box adding a few of those rubber mats will get the height up to 15

That is what i would do also. I am 6'3 and parallel for me is around 17 inches. I usually squat on 15, 16, and 17 inch boxes.

 

[hornedfrogs07]

Personally, I'm 5'11"ish and squat on a 12 inch box, but that's just my preference and what I have available to me.