Form check squat (video)

p00ndawg said:
atg? what is that?
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The squat also has a number of commonly specified depths:

The quarter squat descends about half of the way down towards a half squat.

The hams parallel squat descends until the bottom of the thighs, the hamstrings, reach an imaginary line drawn parallel to the floor.

The quads parallel or powerlifting legal squat descends until the crease of the top of the thighs at the hips is lower than the tops of the knees.

The half or thighs parallel squat descends to a depth that is between hams-parallel and quads-parallel. The whole leg is parallel to the ground.

The full or ass to the grass(ATG) squat descends past quads-parallel to the maximum that a lifter's flexibility allows. This is the common depth for Olympic weightlifters, as receiving the weight from a clean or snatch usually ends up at the deepest point.

Squatting below parallel qualifies a squat as deep while squatting above it qualifies as shallow.
 
ahh i see, naw i go a little wider and a little higher. I go as low as I physically can without it hurting. I mentioned earlier where it was hurting because of how wide I was going. Although i think with time, since as you can tell i just started squatting correctly,I should be able to go much deeper and much heavier.

ive always been pretty strong tho and I have my ways of increasing strength that has always worked for me since I was in high school. Still hasnt failed me yet.
 
I love going atg, but the facts are that quad parallel is just fine for actuall muscle development. There is a difference, like kris stated, between powerlifting squats, and bodybuilding squats. The wider the stance the less quads involved. Activating your posterior chain is the most important aspect of squatting.
 
dedlifter1 said:
I love going atg, but the facts are that quad parallel is just fine for actuall muscle development. There is a difference, like kris stated, between powerlifting squats, and bodybuilding squats. The wider the stance the less quads involved. Activating your posterior chain is the most important aspect of squatting.
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yea ive been trying to raise my strength alot right now, because im recomping.
im about to start a full fledged cut and ill probably close the legs up a bit to work the quads out alot more.
 
dedlifter1 said:
I love going atg, but the facts are that quad parallel is just fine for actuall muscle development. There is a difference, like kris stated, between powerlifting squats, and bodybuilding squats. The wider the stance the less quads involved. Activating your posterior chain is the most important aspect of squatting.
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i agree.

Whatever yields the most gains. Whether they be strength, size or both.

I know I had no legs to speak of and my method of ATG has worked for me. 4 years later, lol.

Poon, keep doing what your doing, legs and lifts look solid. Wish i was able to move that weight.
 
Kristofer68SS said:
i agree.

Whatever yields the most gains. Whether they be strength, size or both.

I know I had no legs to speak of and my method of ATG has worked for me. 4 years later, lol.

Poon, keep doing what your doing, legs and lifts look solid. Wish i was able to move that weight.
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its my german heritage. Which also describes my insatiable desire for beer and sausage.

:thanks:
 
p00ndawg said:
its my german heritage. Which also describes my insatiable desire for beer and sausage.

:thanks:
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lol,,,,,,,you said you like the sausage..........

i would get shredded at work if i said something like that.......:)

j/k......i couldnt resist man.


great job thus far, keep at it.
 
Kristofer68SS said:
lol,,,,,,,you said you like the sausage..........

i would get shredded at work if i said something like that.......:)

j/k......i couldnt resist man.


great job thus far, keep at it.
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Insatiable desire for sausage, eh? At least you forwarded that with insatiable desire for beer!!! Lol, JK man!!!
 
p00ndawg said:
I really got to thank you for this man. when I first posted this I was having issues with 365. Followed this to a "T" and a few days ago I finished with
405 x5 followed by
405 x3.

completely awesome, but now im having a problem. Where the femur connects to the pelvis hurts. Is this normal? Should I work through it or give it time to stop hurting? It only hurts when I go wide with box squat. Doing my bad squats like in the video dont hurt at all.

any tips?
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You should post up a video of this 405 lift.
 
great thread, we could all use some help with squat form. I notice that you begin to lean forward little by little as the reps continue, however , your back doesn't round over and u don't go into that horrible "good morning" position when you get tired which is good. like what everyone else said, it doesn't seem like you are sitting into the squat and flat shoes or barefoot would help that, but more than anything the psychological emphasis on putting the weights on your heels. the way you are squatting now, you'd probably be more comfortable with some 10s to step on your heels as that allows the knees the travel further forward and a bit more emphasis on the quads and less on glutes. I'm not sure what ppl's thoughts are on that type of squat, but I know it can be stressful on the knees and you won't go as heavy.
 
Before I joined the Corps, all I did was Powerlifting (and had to work a lot to improve my running, now im a champ, anyways...) and didnt go past parallel. Now, being in the corps, and getting into Olympic Lifting, I make sure to go as deep as possible.

It looks better, and feels better. After a good set of Clean Squats, or Clean Pulls, I nearly pass out. Then endorphines take over, and everything looks vivid and like a snap shot.
 
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