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  • leajas1
    leajas1 Posts: 823 Member
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    Parallel for me. I have a left knee issue and I literally can't bend it as far as my right. That makes child's pose pretty interesting. I could probably go past parallel, but I think I'm too scared.
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
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    I try to got ATG as much as possible, but only with my body weight. My left knee is just FUBAR and squatting with weight would be bad.
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
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    A little dip isn't a squat. A squat is ATG. It really is.
  • sunnybeaches105
    sunnybeaches105 Posts: 2,831 Member
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    MostlyWater wrote: »
    A little dip isn't a squat. A squat is ATG. It really is.

    I don't want to put too fine a point on this, and it seems silly to argue this online, so I'll let you explain that to Donnie Thompson.
  • Tallawah_
    Tallawah_ Posts: 2,474 Member
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    Break parallel...works fine for me...
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,238 Member
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    Parallel. I would like to do ATG, but after knee surgery several years back the orthopedic surgeon said due to what they did to my knee, no squats or lunges below parallel. At times I do go below parallel, but usually I follow that advice.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
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    MostlyWater wrote: »
    A little dip isn't a squat. A squat is ATG. It really is.

    @MostlyWater so powerlifters don't squat in your eyes?
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,404 MFP Moderator
    edited September 2016
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    zyxst wrote: »
    sunnybeaches105 wrote: »
    zyxst wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    zyxst wrote: »
    If I don't have to stand up immediately, I can go A2G. Squat form as per a trainer or workout routine, I barely make it to parallel. I've been told not to bother doing squats unless I can go A2G because anything else is useless.

    you have been told wrong...

    I would definitely agree with that. A2G has more to do with flexibility/range of motion than form. If you can hit 90 with great form, it would still be beneficial.

    It's funny to me because the people who told me not to do squats were the fitness advice "experts" on MFP 3 years ago.

    Everyone here is learning. I've encountered very few real experts here, though there are a handful. The best I can tell the only reason to go ATG is to get under the bar in a clean for a jerk, or in a snatch. More power to the ones who can do it in a back squat though. The wisdom of doing so though seems to be debated among real experts. And I SAS am not claiming to be one.

    I put the expert in quotes because those people were the ones everyone went to for lifting advice. I'll keep my squats for checking out snails in the rain.
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    You might find this article kind of interesting.
  • CipherZero
    CipherZero Posts: 1,418 Member
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    MostlyWater wrote: »
    A little dip isn't a squat. A squat is ATG. It really is.

    Except for the part where you're talking out of your ATG, sure. Most people who go low bar can't ATG it without losing tightness in their lower back.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,692 Member
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    reedj64 wrote: »
    I will catch hell from this but I think ATG is more ego than anything. Crossfitters talk like they are the only ones who do it as well. In my opinion, parallel is necessary for athletes but few sports put an athlete below that position during sport. As a warmup or stretch, by all means get low.
    ATG would be better for athletes because in most physical sports, there are many times you end up on the ground and have to spring back up again. And usually that's a position where their heels are closer to their rears, that further away.

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  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
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    I think below parallel is fine until someone gains the flexibility and core strength required to ATG. When the butt starts winking below parallel it's better to power back up instead of go ATG with improper spine alignment. I work very heavily with mobility and core bracing for this reason.

    This is just my 2 cents.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    MostlyWater wrote: »
    A little dip isn't a squat. A squat is ATG. It really is.

    so squatting to parallel is a "little dip"...really?
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
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    I just had to try and find some examples. :)


    This is a poor depth squat. This is a "little dip".




    She is going parallel. This is a huge difference.

    tumblr_nd3jgxoc6w1qdjo2ho1_400.gif


    here's an example of dat butt winking

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  • sunnybeaches105
    sunnybeaches105 Posts: 2,831 Member
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    rainbowbow wrote: »
    I just had to try and find some examples. :)


    This is a poor depth squat. This is a "little dip".




    She is going parallel. This is a huge difference.

    tumblr_nd3jgxoc6w1qdjo2ho1_400.gif


    here's an example of dat butt winking

    249705_o.gif

    I like that one hand on the knee and one hand in the bar move. Is that functional?
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
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    sunnybeaches105 wrote: »
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    I just had to try and find some examples. :)


    This is a poor depth squat. This is a "little dip".




    She is going parallel. This is a huge difference.

    tumblr_nd3jgxoc6w1qdjo2ho1_400.gif


    here's an example of dat butt winking

    249705_o.gif

    I like that one hand on the knee and one hand in the bar move. Is that functional?

    rofl
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,238 Member
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    sunnybeaches105 wrote: »
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    I just had to try and find some examples. :)


    This is a poor depth squat. This is a "little dip".




    She is going parallel. This is a huge difference.

    tumblr_nd3jgxoc6w1qdjo2ho1_400.gif


    here's an example of dat butt winking

    249705_o.gif

    I like that one hand on the knee and one hand in the bar move. Is that functional?

    More like desperate to get back up.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    sunnybeaches105 wrote: »
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    I just had to try and find some examples. :)


    This is a poor depth squat. This is a "little dip".




    She is going parallel. This is a huge difference.

    tumblr_nd3jgxoc6w1qdjo2ho1_400.gif


    here's an example of dat butt winking

    249705_o.gif

    I like that one hand on the knee and one hand in the bar move. Is that functional?

    that is a safety procedure....

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