Spotting ATG Squats?

[Jamie J. Skibicki]

How often do you all think he's going to fail?

Just ride the bar down and set it on the pins.

"Any reason why you wanted to go ATG anyway?"

Assuming the flexibility to do so, why wouldn't you?

[djl236]

How often do you all think he's going to fail?

Just ride the bar down and set it on the pins.

"Any reason why you wanted to go ATG anyway?"

Assuming the flexibility to do so, why wouldn't you?

He can obviously do what he wants, I just avoid being in the situation of dumping on pins by not using them, since bars are expensive to replace.

[Jamie J. Skibicki]

You think dumping metal plates on the floor is a better idea?

[djl236]

You think dumping metal plates on the floor is a better idea?

No but they are cheaper than bars and he could at least put something down to cushion.

[Steve Berryman]

Why would you dump the bar on the pins in the first place?

Just lower the weight down onto them like any other normal person would. Problem solved. No bent bars.

[skipbeat]

No but they are cheaper than bars and he could at least put something down to cushion.

Probably not a good idea.

[Steve Berryman]

Assuming the flexibility to do so, why wouldn't you?

If he's squatting low-bar, there are good reasons not to, as pointed out in Starting Strength.

[Jamie J. Skibicki]

Such as?

[Corrie]

All we really know is that he has a power cage and no bumpers. There are a lot of different ways to do it depending on his exact enviroment but I think his best bet is to just dump onto the pins and risk bending the bar. A new bar is cheap and it's a hell of a lot easier than hurting yourself and having to go through that.

[Steve Berryman]

Such as?

The hamstrings losing tension when lowering past the point of full stretch in a correct-depth low-bar squat.