Am I the only Jackass that doesn't know what ATF is?

[dline]

i know Alcohol Tobacco Firearms but not

ATF Squats?

Thanks for helping a SPED.

DLINE

 

[H_T_]

ass to floor.

 

[dline]

thats what i figured but wanted to be sure.

Thanks

 

[anotherbutters]

Same as ATG.

... "what's ATG?"

Ass to grass

 

[blut wump]

I'd have just said 'yes'.

 

[RottenWillow]

And ATF is overrated IMO. Most people find it very difficult to maintain proper form going that deep and the only benefit is the glutes are involved more.

 

[blut wump]

It protects the knees significantly to go fully deep and activates the hamstrings. It's recommended for anyone doing free-weight squats unless working in a powerlifter stance or box-squatting.

If someone finds it particularly difficult to go deep, and doesn't have known problems inhibiting the depth, then it would likely benefit them to work on hamstring flexibility until they can go deep enough.

 

[Cynical Simian]

It protects the knees significantly to go fully deep and activates the hamstrings. It's recommended for anyone doing free-weight squats unless working in a powerlifter stance or box-squatting.

If someone finds it particularly difficult to go deep, and doesn't have known problems inhibiting the depth, then it would likely benefit them to work on hamstring flexibility until they can go deep enough.

+1

Another reason people might have trouble keeping good form when they start going ATF is that they're trying to use their quarter-squat weight for full-range Oly squats.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

It protects the knees significantly to go fully deep and activates the hamstrings. It's recommended for anyone doing free-weight squats unless working in a powerlifter stance or box-squatting.

If someone finds it particularly difficult to go deep, and doesn't have known problems inhibiting the depth, then it would likely benefit them to work on hamstring flexibility until they can go deep enough.

+1+1 = 2

+ ...

Knees are like brakes, they will wear out eventually if you treat them like shit. going ATF transfers the weight to your hips which can handle much more of a weight load.

Read world examle: Olympic lifters squat probabably 5 times a week ATF ... I think they know what they're doing for the most part

 

[H_T_]

it's the only way to go. low. how can someone move the bar 6 inches and claim a squat?

 

[36drew]

+1 = 3

 

[Deleted member 33117]

And ATF is overrated IMO. Most people find it very difficult to maintain proper form going that deep and the only benefit is the glutes are involved more.

Agreed. Going to parrallel is fine for most people.

 

[Rabid_Goose]

I have to go deep, I was going an inch below parallel and now I go full motion all the way down. I was doing my heavy 3RM on Fridays and still getting my 8RM done. I took 5 pounds off of my 8RM for last Friday and I barley got 6 done, and I failed my 3rd rep, on what I could have gotten without going as deep.

I don't think they are overrated. If they were, than you would be able to put up as much weight as a parallel squat, but you can't. So, I don't see how they are overrated at all.

 

[BiggT]

+ 1 million, lol

Unless you're squatting wide and sitting back (PL squat or box squat) then you should go ATF. Paralell is a rule in powerlifting, nothing more. If you're NOT training for a powerlifting competition, then you're half squatting at paralell and anything higher is even more laughable.

ATF is safe when done right, stress transferred from the knees to the hips as Sarge said. The only time ATF squatting can cause problems is with douche bag form, usually caused by people using too much weight (ie, what they "squat" over a 6 inch range of motion) as CS said. The flexibility comes over time.....another big problem is people using too much weight, doing half or quarter squats and assuming they'll eventually be able to get lower as they add weight......start out all the way and work up from there