Squats:parallel or ass to grass?

[helium3]

ive just changed from parrallel to atg squats the weight has had to be lowered but they do feel better overall,just wondered what you guys think?

[GunTotingHipGangster]

i dont like these, they will kill your knees eventually

i prefer box squats all the time, but that is JMO

[helium3]

i understand it puts more stress on your knees but i had a motorcycle accident years ago and it was giving me jip(left knee) so i tried atg and its fine now wtf?
plus i feel less pressure on my hips but thats proberbly due to body shape and stance.

[novastepp]

you should feel the pressure in your hips. not in your knees, less pressure in your hips means more pressure somewhere else, be careful.
ass to grass to long will keep your ass on the couch.

[Mizfit]

you should feel the pressure in your hips. not in your knees, less pressure in your hips means more pressure somewhere else, be careful.
ass to grass to long will keep your ass on the couch.

but they really help the butt

I go really low but the weight i do it at is not that high (50-70lbs) + bar

[FullMoonHowlingWolf]

If you have healthy knees full squats are excellent, but be careful and make sure your form is strict. Sounds like it's working for you.

[mwolffey]

If you have healthy knees full squats are excellent, but be careful and make sure your form is strict. Sounds like it's working for you.

Personally i was tought ass to grass and it works great to me...but to each their own...be careful bro

[charlie20]

be carful putting the ass to the grass, i once tweeked my knee doing that, i quess it all depends on how heavy you are pushing too

[Grappler13]

If I'm pushing heavy (300+ for me), I'll go 90 degrees. This month Im doing Docs Susts's 3x3 recommendation so I'm repping with 200 or so and am going all the way down, pausing and then going up. It made me sore but I'm in PCT. Not used to being sore.

[D9S0M]

Def ATG

[Jimmya73]

i started trying the atg squats, feel it more in my ass than quads. i prefer a constant motion,parallel or slightly below. with the bar high on my shoulders. thats what seems to hit my quads the best.

[novastepp]

i started trying the atg squats, feel it more in my ass than quads. i prefer a constant motion,parallel or slightly below. with the bar high on my shoulders. thats what seems to hit my quads the best.

elevate your heels my friend if you want to torch the quads...it will burn you into oblivion...in the best of ways

[Jimmya73]

elevate your heels my friend if you want to torch the quads...it will burn you into oblivion...in the best of ways

used to love that, i still do it for front squats with a 10 pounds plate under my heels. on normal squats it over stresses my knees too much with heavy weights

[LX-1]

ass to grass