ATG Full squat

[Zoidypoo89]

anyone else but me who think he has his legs a bit to far apart...?

[ServetEdu]

@Zoidypoo89 honestly? No. Whatever helps him get low on the squat, and it doesn't look like his hips are preventing him from getting low, which basically means the squat is very approved and so is the distance between his feet.

[fogonabomba2]

you're in good shape, but if you want to improve flexibility in the squat you can pause at the end of the movement when stretched and all the muscles involved.

[evilmonkey1192]

Tip of the day: Always take a poop before you squat

[opinionanonymous]

I think you should slow down on the way down, and stop the jerking. Be more controlled and i wus say that atg is a bit lower than what you executed. But at very least your are performing below parralel so that really good. I like this. Good stuff. I have a respect for people who squat, its the hardest weight lifting exercise ever :)

[jjbeez56]

this guy is obviosly a pussy , weakling......................­.....come to norway son we will show you what stong is

[145bobby]

that's good form but not atg, it could be called a full squat if that's all your flexibilty will allow for. but be more controlled on the way down and explode upwards.. keep doing the plyos before them and increase the weight and you'll jump through the roof. but your gonna have to get that up to about 2xbw before your strong enough for massive vertical from the plyos!!

[rctriplefresh5]

thats not atg that is parallel hahahas.

[fartbarker]

imo should go down slower

[toolong46]

good form

could use ur hips a little more

[ArdenGuy]

ATG squatting means different things to different people. m1kekim is probably talking about olympic-style squatting. for other people it means doing a lowbar (powerlifting-style) squat to the lowest depth that that particular style allows. I'm an OL guy and for me it's old school and simple: forget the bar for a second and squat down like you are going to take a dump into a hole in the ground-- that's how God meant for you to squat.

[Xplodz]

Good advice.

[agwint]

I was surprised, I thought these would be your typical "crash into the hole, leg-press up" ATG squat. Those were textbook: shoulder-width stance allowed for proper depth while keeping hams engaged and a solid hip drive out of the hole. m1kekim definition of a squat isn't fair since they're nearly impossible when using a low-bar position... which you should be.

[wookieeassassin]

While those are not considered "ATG squats" I would advise not paying attention to m1kekim. Those are not half squats. The correct depth marker for a full squat is the point at which the top of the thigh and the pelvis meet being a couple inches lower than the top of the knee. You are doing that correctly. You can go below that, but when you go too low something relaxes, e.g. lower back. Look down as if there were a point 6 feet in front of you. (Starting Strength).

[bigboidrummer]

good technique im glad someone on youtube knows how to properly squat

[ballahollic44]

thats really good form. i have the vertical jump bible too im on the strength focused program week 3. how much have you gained from your squats and deadlift? and vertical?

[moukiemoo]

point your feet straight in the same direction to get a better workout, and explode up with your squats. When you explode it builds up your ployometrics better.

[m1kekim]

You're doing half squats. Work on your flexibility in the hole. Do a dynamic warm up before you start squatting. Do some static stretches for the hip and groin. When I first started squatting a went about as deep as you're going in the vids. It took a while of pause squats and stuff to get a full squat down. Now I go tighs to cavs - which is a true full squat.

[blingbl0ng]

whats your vertical at right now?

[grpstwatts]

good form, how much is that?

[killacrossover512]

about 225 on the last set and about 200-210 on the others

[bliss1083]

Do you do this every other day, and how are you doing now?

[killacrossover512]

ummm actually this is durning tha summer time were i could do my own workout, but now our coach has us on a pyramid so we squat 3 days a week 2 ligth days 1 real heavy , but durning the summer i was squating once a week doing other excersise and gained about 30 40lb on ma squat not t o bad considering i'm only 591/2 155lb