ATG squats

[freeflow64]

does anyone here do atg squats. I just started them two weeks ago but they dont seem to be any better than normal squats. I also feel more strain in my hamstrings but I want to target my quads in squats.

I started them to try to increase squatting weight more, but they don't seem to help much, any suggestions on other variations that are good?

 

[zop]

I do ATG squats. I notice a very big difference when I go ATG and when I do not.

 

[Donut62]

What are you calling ATG and normal? Forgive me, but the average gym goers has widely varying opinions of just what a deep squat is.

 

[Chaos Mitten**]

ATG! RAW! NATURAL! Dat Dere CELL-TECH!

 

[freeflow64]

when i do atg i go down as low as i can, until my but almost touches my heels with my calves ending up being pushed against my hamstrings.

 

[Ziltoid]

I too go as low as I can. I feel I benefit from more power doing it ATG.

 

[I Shoot Doubles]

Damn my lanky legs. When I go ATG I bend to far forward and I'll probably implode if I used heavy weight. Slightly below parallel for me.

 

[BlastBeats]

*raises hand*

 

[ThinkGreen]

No we only do 1/4 squats around here.

 

[Klotz]

If you want quad development do ATG front squat.

 

[Old Man]

Why would you want to "target your quads"?

 

[XTrainer]

^Amen.

And really, why would you want to develop your posterior chain anyway?

 

[XTrainer]

LoL Old Man got there first.

 

[Chaseg1520]

1/4 leg extensions on the bosu ball

 

[Crono7]

front squats

first time i did them, i couldnt walk up stairs, its like every inch of my quads hurt

 

[stylesbjj**]

god I love what ATG squats did to my butt. Doesn't seem to be great for quad devopment though, I started doing leg press :redface:

 

[GeekGoneBad]

Is it normal for ATG squats to make your ass the size of the moon? Because that's what it did to mine.

I had to buy a lot of new clothes but at least I'm lifting more and with better form now.

 

[XTrainer]

You don't get big accidentally. You have to lift big and eat big to get that way. If you don't want hypertrophy, don't eat so much. You can still get a lot stronger than baseline through nervous system adaptations, though not as strong as someone who lifts big and eats big.

 

[ciscokid1024]

I want to do ATG, but I am not flexible enough to do it without rounding my back. I am still working on it though.

 

[millasur]

You need to get in touch with that 'homo train' wanker.