I've started to read some stuff about ass to the grass squat awhile back and it is really one of the most dangerous thing you can do to your knees. I do everything I can to protect my knees because that and your shoulders are the most susceptible to injuries and they take so long to heal and can become a chronic problem. When I squat, I do a safe 90 degrees or even use a box to hit 90....or at least very close.
I only ever do ATG and i work up to 225 for about 4 reps. Idk what my parallel squat would be for reps, prolly around 265+ hopefully. I hate squats though.
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it means you lack hip flexibility. Once you've reached your maximum, your hips have no more stretch left in them, so your lower back rounds out and your butt dips down, putting your lumbar spine in a very vulnerable position.
not gonna lie, im a mountain biker, so in the summer my legs are as wide as you r tall.. so i wasnt all that impressed... you benching might impress me more..... maybe
it means you lack hip flexibility. Once you've reached your maximum, your hips have no more stretch left in them, so your lower back rounds out and your butt dips down, putting your lumbar spine in a very vulnerable position.
yea man thats atg and thats impressive as hell for someone with long ass legs like you.
thats not atg, its parallel
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not gonna lie, im a mountain biker, so in the summer my legs are as wide as you r tall.. so i wasnt all that impressed... you benching might impress me more..... maybe
pics of them legs now
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belts are to keep your core tight. It won't magically make your hips more flexible or stop your back from rounding... You need to work on hip flexibility and only squat as deep as your flexibility lets you. Going ATG with poor hip flexibility is like deadlifting with a round back
belts are to keep your core tight. It won't magically make your hips more flexible or stop your back from rounding... You need to work on hip flexibility and only squat as deep as your flexibility lets you. Going ATG with poor hip flexibility is like deadlifting with a round back
This man knows exactly what he's talking about.
Had poor hip flexibility and continued to squat with the parroted "atg or nothing garbage" and now I still can't squat or deadlift 9 months later. I basically would go deeper just so I can "get the hamstring and glute activation" but I ended up just using my back a lot.
only problem is my back starts to bend when i am at the very rock bottom.
good or bad?
rock bottom? dont need to go that low bro only a bit past parallel
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bad but normal. i think that means your hams and glutes are tight, which is really common.
no it means he would be relaxing in the bottom position, if your glutes and hammies are tight than your back will stay in the natural arch position. the only way to break that arch is by not sitting back anymore and relaxing
there only two reason why i would pull my pants down, one is that take a dump... and the other... well its not to take pictures to send to other guys
pic of chest, arm back,pic of something u ****in fraud
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no it means he would be relaxing in the bottom position, if your glutes and hammies are tight than your back will stay in the natural arch position. the only way to break that arch is by not sitting back anymore and relaxing
False. Once the flexibility of your glutes, hamstrings and hip flexors are maxed out, the next area to gain some ROM is your back. Rounding of the back is not caused by relaxing or not sitting back, it is caused by extending your ROM beyond what your flexibility allows.
try touching your knee to your chin while your back is locked and rigid(without extending your neck... your neck isnt used in squats). Impossible right? So if you try to get more ROM now that your flexibity is maxed out, where does it come from? well, you can round your back, that will let you touch your chin to your knee. Same thing happens when you try to gain extra ROM beyond your flexibility in squats..
not gonna lie, im a mountain biker, so in the summer my legs are as wide as you r tall.. so i wasnt all that impressed... you benching might impress me more..... maybe
Squatting > mountain biking for muscular hypertrophy, BY FAR. Just the fact that you included that useless bit of information suggests that your legs suck.
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No clue, My ass to ground is my ass hitting my heals, so not super heavy, I would imagine like 315ish, dunno, never maxed ATG though...
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False. Once the flexibility of your glutes, hamstrings and hip flexors are maxed out, the next area to gain some ROM is your back. Rounding of the back is not caused by relaxing or not sitting back, it is caused by extending your ROM beyond what your flexibility allows.
try touching your knee to your chin while your back is locked and rigid(without extending your neck... your neck isnt used in squats). Impossible right? So if you try to get more ROM now that your flexibity is maxed out, where does it come from? well, you can round your back, that will let you touch your chin to your knee. Same thing happens when you try to gain extra ROM beyond your flexibility in squats..
tried it, had to relax, tried air squatting then rounding my back and it only happend when i relaxed and my knees came forward. hes either not flexible or going lower than he needs to
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