Box squats or GMs

Tarheel · Mar 16, 2003

Which have you found to help your squat more?

I only have room in my routine for one right now. Which should I pick, or should I cycle them, doing one for 2 weeks and then the next?

louden_swain · Mar 16, 2003

I think if you are serious about your squat, you should include both. You might need to rework your routine.

bignate73 · Mar 16, 2003

i love box squats, but the boxes i built <sniff> got thrown away. at the club i work at no less. stupid people.

both will definitely help you. gms will bulletproof your lower back.

b fold the truth · Mar 16, 2003

louden_swain said:
I think if you are serious about your squat, you should include both. You might need to rework your routine.

I agree COMPLETELY.

B True

louden_swain · Mar 17, 2003

Tarheel said:
Which have you found to help your squat more?

I only have room in my routine for one right now. Which should I pick, or should I cycle them, doing one for 2 weeks and then the next?

Post your current routine.

coolcolj · Mar 17, 2003

I don't do either so go figure

louden_swain · Mar 17, 2003

CoolColJ said:
I don't do either so go figure

You should

.

Looks like your routine has worked for you just fine.

coolcolj · Mar 17, 2003

Well I think its because of the high volume of oly lifts and oly pulls I do. Lots of posterior chain work there.
Plus I do hammer the hyper back extensions quote a bit in an explosive manner.

Damn my hamstrings are sore right now

spatts · Mar 17, 2003

louden_swain said:
I think if you are serious about your squat, you should include both. You might need to rework your routine.

Ditto.

R CRUSHER · Mar 17, 2003

i do bench squats they hit my quads only

been thinking about rigging up a box but i've dragged enough sh*t in the gym already.

i know bentleg GM's have done wonders for my squat (at the bottom), deadlifts
and heavy rows.

JOKER47 · Mar 17, 2003

R CRUSHER said:
i do bench squats they hit my quads only

You are probably not sitting back far enough. You might also need a wider stance. The wider the stance for me, the less quads and more hams and glutes come into play.

I think about it like this, I sit way back and actually think of pulling myself up with my legs. Not standing up.

.02,
Joker

R CRUSHER · Mar 18, 2003

hmmmm...i always thought it was the bench not being low enough. i'll have to try a wider stance & sit back more next time. thanx

SLOE FRO :fro:

- "man don't be listenin' to that crusher cause he's a lyin' mvtha fvcka...that punkass white
boy dont even be doing no squats......except for on da toilet to take a sh*t"

spongey · Mar 18, 2003

Yes, to work the hamstrings ad hips well you must sit back until your shins are past perpendicular and use a box 2 inches below parallel. Jesus Christ do some fucking research. Whan I was 16 I was reading translated russian textbooks.

endpoint · Mar 18, 2003

bignate73 said:
i love box squats, but the boxes i built <sniff> got thrown away. at the club i work at no less. stupid people.

both will definitely help you. gms will bulletproof your lower back.

I sometimes find a bench the same height as my box....and accidentally sit on it whilst squating. Whoops, whoops, whoops......about 23 times a dynamic effort work out.

spongey · Mar 18, 2003

IDEA

When you pass a construction site on the side of the road, grab a couple cinder blocks.

Tarheel · Mar 18, 2003

Thanks for the ideas. I've already restructered my new routine twice this week, I'm finally starting to cement some parts of it I think.

I think I'm going to rotate exercises around every 2 weeks, maybe 3.

spongey · Mar 18, 2003

Changing max effort exersises every 2-3 weeks is only for beginners. You will gain much quicker and burn out less if you change every week.

JOKER47 · Mar 18, 2003

spongey said:
Jesus Christ do some fucking research. Whan I was 16 I was reading translated russian textbooks.

Was this really necessary?

Joker

spongey · Mar 18, 2003

JOKER47 said:
Was this really necessary?

Joker

Yes, with 5-10 minutes of research they would know this already.

Nonerz · Mar 18, 2003

bignate73 said:
i love box squats, but the boxes i built <sniff> got thrown away. at the club i work at no less. stupid people.

miss those boxes...guess we could make some new ones? or will they trash those too?

JOKER47 · Mar 18, 2003

spongey said:
Yes, with 5-10 minutes of research they would know this already.

Saying it that way would have been worthwhile. Saying it like you did before was just flat rude. (Which was the point I was trying to make.)

Joker

spongey · Mar 18, 2003

do you want to fight me or something

JOKER47 · Mar 18, 2003

spongey said:
do you want to fight me or something

spongey · Mar 18, 2003

come to south dakota and i'll kick you fucking ass

zackdarnell · Mar 18, 2003

spongey said:
come to south dakota and i'll kick you fucking ass

Spongey, calm down. We try to keep things positive here.

R CRUSHER · Mar 18, 2003

SLOE FRO

~

"Spongey yuz a smartass mutha fvcka aint ya......how 'bout i come too Norf Dukoda wif 2 or 3 hard hittn' pennitentery bruthas and tighten your ass up......mutha fvcka"

louden_swain · Mar 18, 2003

I use these movements to help with the squat:

stiff leg deadlifts
deadlifts
deadlifts off the rack
t-bar rows
good mornings
barbell rows
shrugs
hyperextensions
lying leg curls
all ab exercises

I try to strengthen all areas since they all play an important role when squatting.

Zyglamail · Mar 18, 2003

spongey said:
come to south dakota and i'll kick you fucking ass

This is totally uncalled for. If you do not like the amount of research someone has done then feel free to ignore the question but your attitude doesnt do anyone here any good. If you want to be constructive in your critisims then fine but if your just here to cut people down for the fun of it then please move on.

louden_swain · Mar 18, 2003

spongey said:
come to south dakota and i'll kick you fucking ass

What would you do if a 6'5", 300lb behemoth ended up showing up at your residence?

spongey · Mar 18, 2003

I would take him down to my height, 4ft 11in by kicking his knees out and then proceed or pushing him to the floor where I would sit on his face until the fellow plead "uncle, uncle, uncle".

louden_swain · Mar 18, 2003

spongey said:
I would take him down to my height, 4ft 11in by kicking his knees out and then proceed or pushing him to the floor where I would sit on his face until the fellow plead "uncle, uncle, uncle".

Sure. . . .sure

You sure talk a big game on the internet!!

Its too bad you are filled with so much useless anger.

:frog:

JOKER47 · Mar 18, 2003

spongey said:
I would take him down to my height, 4ft 11in by kicking his knees out and then proceed or pushing him to the floor where I would sit on his face until the fellow plead "uncle, uncle, uncle".

OMG...This guy is killing me.....I needed a laugh.....

R CRUSHER · Mar 18, 2003

spongey said:
I would take him down to my height, 4ft 11in by kicking his knees out and then proceed or pushing him to the floor where I would sit on his face until the fellow plead "uncle, uncle, uncle".

SLOE

~ 'oh sh*t 4'11....i bet bettlejuice could wump yo ass"

spongey · Mar 18, 2003

R CRUSHER said:
SLOE ~ 'oh sh*t 4'11....i bet bettlejuice could wump yo ass"

Beetlejuice is a peice of shit. He disgraces the little people race every day and when the height impared take control of the world he will be imprisoned with all the other traitors. I dont degrade my fellow little person by appearing on talk shows. I will never disgrace myself and take a job like that just because I am eating out of garbage cans and drinking from the toilet.

kingc_79 · Apr 1, 2003

is this shit for real? is this amaf?

JOKER47 · Apr 1, 2003

kingc_79 said:
is this shit for real? is this amaf?

Sure sounds like him, doesn't it?

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