ATG squats

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What is actually described as a "full squat"

>>42289718
Its not referring to the image, thata clearly atg. Its referring to the topic in the post; the slightly below parallel full squat.

>>42289712
1. Do you do weightlifting ?

Then do atg


2. Do you do lifting ?

Go slightly below parallel

3. do you lift for fun

Pick what fits right and stick to it as long as it's below parallel

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>>42289712
"The depth of an Olympic squat should not even be a topic of discussion, but because there has and continues to be discussion among coaches and athletes in sports outside of weightlifting, it warrants at least clarification: proper depth is full depth; full depth means full depth. Full depth is not parallel, it is squatting to the lowest position possible without surgical alteration of body parts while maintaining correct posture" - Greg Everett

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>>42289712
all squats are a meme des', they're an okay exercise but you don't HAVE to include them in your routine

leg press is better for quad hypertrophy, hip thrusts are better for glute hypertrophy, compound movement are basically just high-speed cardio

>>42289718
ATG = Ass to Gastrocnemius

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Again, thighs slightly below parallel.

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>>42289712
Blaha is a proponent of ATG and checking you ego at the door
therefore i am too

>>42289745
Isolation exercises of course have more impact on the specific muscle they isolate, but as a compound exercise the squat is great, you faggot.

>>42289734
That is hideous, this is literally a trick used by twinks so that they don't lift pathetic weights all the time, DISGUSTING!

>>42289745
Yea do 3 movements to mimic one

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>>42289712

Ass to grass is good for low weight, but I've learned the higher you go the worse it is for you.

High weight = Go parallel
Low weight = Ass to grass

This is primarily because you are more likely to put pressure on your lower back going ass to grass, and also can hurt yourself by bouncing when you reach the bottom for momentum.

T. Fit officer

you only go to the depth you can achieve without your lower back rounding. that's the only thing to base the depth on, really.

for 99.9% ppl this will be at or below parallel, but there's some genetic outcasts that can't even hit parallel before they round because of their physiology

hitting depth just means hitting parallel, or slightly below parallel, everything after that is more of a "bonus" than anything. do it if you can, if not don't worry about it

>>42289744
>stop caring about good form and damaging rom
>just lift shit bruh who cares lmao

going a2g is a pissing contest that insecurefags use to try and silently feel superior to their fellow gym goers.

Unless you're gonna lift competitively, just get decent depth and tut

>>42289712
No it's not a meme.
In low bar squats, ATG is just below parallel, going any lower will make your knees go forward and now it's a high bar squat, not a low bar anymore.
In high bar and front squats, ATG is the lowest you can possibly go for the biggest ROM for your quads.

>>42290094
wrong

>>42290139
Correct me, then.

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Reminder that this is proper squat form.

Reminder not to fall for the low bar squat meme

Reminder that if you're incapable of squatting like this then it's because your mobility sucks because of decades of sitting unnatural on a chair

Reminder that a toddler has more respect than an egotistical retard like you who thinks people care about the illusion you give off by doing good mornings and quarter rep low bar squats

Reminder that Olympic High Bar Squats and Olympic Front Squats are the only proper way of squatting with weightlifting

If you disagree, you're a dumb American who has his head far up his ass. Shut up and work on your mobility.

>>42290435

proper unweighted form*

big difference budster :)

>>42290435
Godly ankle mobility, what kind of stretches does that toddler do?

>>42290459
>that
>good ankle mobility
it's actually not that particularly great his knee is just over his toes it's his hips that are mobile

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>>42290449
>other than hand placement, there's a difference between squatting and squat exercise

>>42290464
>knees over toes meme

I thought this meme died

>>42289712

my .02 is that I was going a2g and feeling it all in my quads

when i did slightly below parallel i could feel it in my core, lower back, glutes, and hamstring as well. the "bounce" also helped me put up more weight as well. i do slightly below parallel because i'm trying to get generally stronger and i want braphog gains

>>42289745
Explain his image please

>>42289734
that's not even an argument. it's basically just "I'm right because I say so"

>>42290478
? that's where his knee is look at the picture

i didn't say anything about how it shouldn't track any further over the toes which is what you are thinking i impled

>>42290435
Toddlers have completely different proportions to a fully grown adult you utter moron.

>>42290485

viral marketing for a video game iirc

>>42290486
But I am right because I say so.

Also I was referring to another expert in the matter of the depth of the squat.

ass to grass is just a saying you fucking autist it doesnt literally mean put your ass on the floor

>>42290491
Babies also have more bones because they haven't all fused yet.

>>42290470

there's nothing tight about the first pic you posted, budster :)

>>42290491
>What are ratios?

>>42289712
ATG is a meme. High-bar vs low-bar (vs front), aka back angle, is what actually matters

Just squat as low as you can go without pain.

If that is not at least parallel then you need to work on form and mobility.

>>42289917
If you don't have the mobility to go atg, you don't go atg. You won't have good form, and it will be more damaging. You can't be retarded enough to not understand basic concepts as this, surely?

>>42290855

i know youre trolling but /ic/ checking in to let you know proportions change drastically as you age

>>42290855
Yes exactly. Babies have different ratios to fully grown humans. Long torso, short limbs and a relatively larger head give them the ability to squat like that. A man who is 6'5 with long legs can not squat like that.

>>42289822
Well you can stretch to improve on that a lot. I stretch every workout a lot to make sure I can ATG without any back rounding.

>>42290936
Lanklets, when will they learn?

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>>42289712

>>42291527
I'm 6'6" and atg high bar 270kg.


Oly crew checking in

>>42289712

Don't weightlifting shoes help a lot with that kind of squat in the pic?

>>42289712
if you can't squat ass to grass BAREFOOT you are a defective human being

>>42289729
It should be:
>1. Do you want to target glutes?
Do ATG

>2. Do you want to target quads
Do parallel

>3. Do you want to target full posterior chain and quads
Do ATG

>squat
>get hemorrhoids
>stop squatting
>hemorrhoids go away

never doing that shit exercice ever again in my life

>>42289712
It's fun and all but if you don't do oly lifting you're better off slightly below parallel.
Also, most people can't go ATG without weeks or even months of stretching and mobility work

>>42289712
ATG is a meme for anyone except oly lifters. They don't go ATG because it is better for leg development. They go ATG so that they don't have to pull the clean as high. They can clean more weight if they can catch it lower.

Everyone else is better off stopping just below parallel.

>>42289712
>3pl8 x 3 ATG squats
Feels good
pretend its a meme though