pest;483524 said:This should be stickied.
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It's mad seeing all the insane variations of squats I see people doing in the name of 'safety', total insanity.
Remember, their not 'full' squats if you've got a big wedge shaped heel on your shoe, or plates under you heals, or a riser under your hails, or all three like a dude in my gym ... poor guys knees are gonna be destroyed.
pest;483524 said:This should be stickied.
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It's mad seeing all the insane variations of squats I see people doing in the name of 'safety', total insanity.
Remember, their not 'full' squats if you've got a big wedge shaped heel on your shoe, or plates under you heals, or a riser under your hails, or all three like a dude in my gym ... poor guys knees are gonna be destroyed.
jordey;529498 said:in the past 2 months ive converted to atg squats (and atg front squats). i was previously squatting 120kg x 5 at just above parallel (im 6ft), since changing to ATG squats the weight is only at 90kg x 3. so its a bit of a hit to the ego as im pushing less weight, but ive seen more improvement in my legs
Tahir Aqbar;529528 said:Yeah. But in the end it's a superior way to squat. You build more flexibly, your knees gets saved when you hit ATG, and you learn how to recruit muscles in your pelvic floor to drive more weight up.
pjp2002;529543 said:From what I read in Convict Conditioning by Paul Wade... blood doesn't flow through cartilage. So the get nutrients to them is through movement. Full movement such as the full squat will benefit them more. It is ideal is the develop your soft tissues to handle the heavy loads and you do so progressively.
neognostic;529539 said:How do ATG squats save your knees, man? I always thought it would be the opposite because of the outward pressure on your kneecap at the bottom of the movement. I see what you're saying about everything else but I don't understand the part about the knees.
neognostic;529539 said:How do ATG squats save your knees, man? I always thought it would be the opposite because of the outward pressure on your kneecap at the bottom of the movement. I see what you're saying about everything else but I don't understand the part about the knees.
neognostic;529539 said:How do ATG squats save your knees, man? I always thought it would be the opposite because of the outward pressure on your kneecap at the bottom of the movement. I see what you're saying about everything else but I don't understand the part about the knees.
keepingitbig;532702 said:I won't ever full squat like I use to. If you're a guy of a ridiculous height, you have to find out what works for you. A wide, powerlifting stance type of squat is good enough to hit the quads. I go hard-core when it comes to squats anyway. I've seen a lot of tall lifters doing wide-stance squat. Mike O Hearn is around 6'4'' and does wide-stance squats. Just works for me. However, I've always had knee problems ever since being injured by an on going vehicle when I was seven years old. That leg still bothers me.