What is more impressive: 4 plate legit ATG squat or 3 plate bench?

[juggernautapple]

squat


Everytime you go to the gym you probably see a ton of people with decent bench press form but how many people do you see squatting even one plate with good form to a respectable depth?

This full srs. Very rarely do I ever see a guy even do parallel squats, let alone ATG.

[Essay]

thanks for the awesome insight and answer to my OP, bro!

You sound mad brah, but I would say squats ATG.

I'm dead serious, I've never seen any guys legit squat over 200lbs (srs)

Matter of fact, I never see people squat anymore in my gym....

[rockstarfactory]

At my gym I would be impressed if someone ATG'd anything

Quarter squats central

[Epic-Dumbell]

brb benching 315 at a weight of 145lbs and squatting 405lbs at 145lbs 3 yrs ago.


u mad I have more strength than the 200lb'ers in my gym, they be lookin at me like WTF with a dumb look on their face.

[DiamondSlits]

brb benching 315 at a weight of 145lbs and squatting 405lbs at 145lbs 3 yrs ago.


u mad I have more strength than the 200lb'ers in my gym, they be lookin at me like WTF with a dumb look on their face.

ok.

[manletgenetics]

brb benching 315 at a weight of 145lbs and squatting 405lbs at 145lbs 3 yrs ago.


u mad I have more strength than the 200lb'ers in my gym, they be lookin at me like WTF with a dumb look on their face.

bull****. Proof of your lifts manlet.

[juggernautapple]

brb benching 315 at a weight of 145lbs and squatting 405lbs at 145lbs 3 yrs ago.


u mad I have more strength than the 200lb'ers in my gym, they be lookin at me like WTF with a dumb look on their face.

If this is true and this is with full ROM, then Areyouadinosaur.png?

Strong stats to weight ratio right there.

[godsangina2]

That's too relative of a question.

Your squat is nothing to me and I warm up with more than your bench.

My point isn't to put you down, but point out that lifting is about you against yourself. I've been lifting for 27 years which is longer than you've been alive. Meanwhile, there's guys who started lifting yesterday and all of us blow them out of the water, but who cares?

Is lifting that amount a new breakthrough for you or not?

That's what matters.

STRONG frauding lmao

I remember you had threads asking how to get started lol

















Anyways, in reality, they are exactly as impressive as lifting feats.

[mikeyy90]

Assuming great form on each, which is more impressive, in your eyes?

for sure the squat

[Onisac]

Physically, it's easier to attain a 4 plate squat than bench. However, there are more bencher than squatters so I can see how people can be more impressed by the squat.

[_Nomad_]

not sure if serious... also not mad, i squat more than you and can reach the cookie jar on the top shelf

uncalled for

Simple mechanics. Taller people usually have better leverages actually, ever wonder why you never see people under 5'8 squatting 600-700>?

Because with sterons taller people with a bigger frame can hold a lot more muscle mass then a shorter person.

[IamGodSrs]

For a serious lifter, 3 plate bench is more impressive. For the average gym goer, 4 plate squat to legit depth (ATG is a nonsense phrase that pisses me off) is more impressive.

[DiamondSlits]

uncalled for

you should change your name to yesmad

[LittleLexodus]

4 plate Full ROM squat. Never seen it IRL

[Troll_Patrol]

squat.

[Gnadenlos]

I find the 3 plate bench more impressive because I'm a lot closer to being able to do a 4-plate atg squat than I am to a 3-plate bench. That's just me though. I do realize that more people can do the 3-plate bench than can move 4 plates atg.

[Gnadenlos]

For a serious lifter, 3 plate bench is more impressive. For the average gym goer, 4 plate squat to legit depth (ATG is a nonsense phrase that pisses me off) is more impressive.

Typing "atg" is easier than typing "as far below parallel as you can" every time.

[MikeyMitch]

id say squat ..im doing like 275 atg 3-4 times right now and have only seen one dude in my gym go over 4 plate atg's

[NCK MIZ]

That's too relative of a question.

Your squat is nothing to me and I warm up with more than your bench.

My point isn't to put you down, but point out that lifting is about you against yourself. I've been lifting for 27 years which is longer than you've been alive. Meanwhile, there's guys who started lifting yesterday and all of us blow them out of the water, but who cares?

Is lifting that amount a new breakthrough for you or not?

That's what matters.

you warm up with 315? Which means you can obviously push out at least 20 reps.... in for vid of adlerian repping 315 on flat bench for 20. Doing a set of 8-12 does not constitute a warm up weight.

[PN_1989]

4 plate legit ATG squat.
Don't think I've seen that in a while.

3 plate bench I seen weekly

[smurrfy]

Bench, but I'm biased because I used to be a runner and I've hit 385, yet I've never even benched over two plates before... feelsbadman

[CR123]

for me the squat....once most people get over 2 plates ATG goes out the window.


however bitches like the bench, as well as most people.

No one ever asks what you squat when they first find out you lift it's always what you bench.


In conclusion most people are impressed with a heavy bench.

[midcoastking33]

I've actually seen less people go full rom on bench than atg, so the bench it is

[LittleHouse]

If you can squat 4 plates I would hope you could bench 3.....

To me the squat is more impressive though. See a 3 plate bench at my gym weekly, but i've never seen a 315 squat at my gym, let alone 405.

[rjones416]

at my gym most people quarter squat like 155. i dont get it, are these people serious about life? i think a handful of guys in my gym can 1rep bench 315.

[Reecebrah]

I cannot physically go ATG with any weight squat, I just can't. My legs simply won't allow it or something.

[shiznut123]

IMO a 315 bench is harder to achieve than a 405 atg squat but I would still consider the squat more impressive based on how rare it is to see someone squat heavy at a commercial gym.

[strong_strength]

Physically, it's easier to attain a 4 plate squat than bench. However, there are more bencher than squatters so I can see how people can be more impressed by the squat.

this

people are impressed by the squat because they don't squat

[rich86]

Have seen about 5 people legit bench 3 plates, Iv been fairly impressed. Never seen anyone squat 4 plates atg, it wouldnt blow me away but I would be MUCH more impressed by a 4 plate ATG squat.

To that guy who said ATG is a stupid term I sort of agree as it is overused by ****tards who have no clue. Although I do think it has its place to distinguish between legit squat and 'ass 2 inches from floor' squat.

[KevinAlvarez123]

Obviously more people bench 315 than squat 405

But the truth is it takes a lot more work to get to a 315 bench

With SS and Madcows you can get a 405 squat in a year

Meaning just by squatting a few times a week you can get there quick

That's not gonna happen with bench