Do you still SQUAT?

[BodybuildingUniverse]

Nipper, are you saying you cant get the hands on the bar at all? even collar to collar? That would just be your arms out at your sides pretty much. does an injury prevent you from doing so? MY background is powerlifting, seen a lot of huge inflexible dudes able to squat just fine...

 

[DeepZenPill]

My leg strength was terrible for a while and squats always hurt my knee, so I only did leg press. But then putting on all those plates became such a pain in the ass so I abandoned the leg press for squats and never looked back. Squats are the hardest thing I do all week, but nothing else feels like such a great accomplishment after heavy squats. My quads have exploded ever since I switched to squats every week.

I can't leave out the fact that my abs have gotten significantly stronger just from squats as well.

 

[tempest2003]

squats are suposto be terrible for your spine, and just over all bone structure. I had a back problem for a while, come to find out one of my legs was a bit longer then the other so it threw my hips off, and as a result my spine isn’t straight now because it had to compensate for the bend. anyhow i went to a specialist over the summer in Seattle, he was an orthopedics/what ever doctor, i forget what its called. He said squats are the worst thing you can do for your body, your spine was never built with the intent of holding 500+ extra pounds on it. it can crush vertebrae’s pinch nerves, slip disks, rupture disks, cause rib problems, and its not one of the safest lifts by a long shot, if you loose it its gonna roll down your back and hit every vertebrae on the way down. personally I’ve seen it happen on a number of occasions.

 

[UbermenscH]

Fuck yes I squat.
If you are not squating you are not really trying to get big in my humble opinion. Any reason you might come up with not to squat is just an excuse for being a pussy.(no offence to the women on this board. many who do squat) Do i like to do it? hell no. but i feel great afterwards.

LOAD THE DAMN BAR and GROW......

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

"your spine was never built with the intent of holding 500+ extra pounds on it"

I dont think our body was "built to do" half the things we do to it in the gym. Thats the reason why we grow from it and dont look like the rest of the population.

 

[pitbullstl]

Amen Heavywear.....I don't know about 500....but 865 sure hurts like hell.....

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

and how must the current record of 1,103 feel? damn...

 

[Lethalius]

Yes I squat, and not on the pussy smith machine-lol. Anyways, did hack squats following several sets of regular free standing squats tonight and my legs got a nasty pump feeling. Finished them off with leg ext, leg curls, calf raises. I did get nauseous toward the end of the workout and thought I was going to puke.

 

[Frackal]

I alternate freesquats/stiff legged deads with deadlifts/smith squats or front squats you pussies...

 

[Slyder190]

Hold up SofaGeorge

You are a vet here and i say this with respect - If you don't do squats or deads then don't bother lifting? That's a bunch of shit. While they are both cornerstones to gaining mass, they aren't the be all end all of working out. I take my training and diet seriously, but I don't do squats or deads anymore. I herniated a disc and was out for 2 months. I hear guys say they came back fine after such an injury, but I'm striaght up scared of fucking up my back again. squats are great for leg developement and mass, but the deadlift seemed like so much trouble to only really be hitting the low back and traps. they do work the legs, but that's what squats are for.