Free weight hack squats?

[gettinlarger]

Does anyone do these? I've never read any threads about them, so I thought I'd make one, and get opinions. I did them tonight for the first time, and I REALLY felt it in my quads.

So yeah, who's done 'em?

 

[vinylgroover]

Must be difficult to do when you build up the weights.....difficult to balance?

 

[the People's Champ]

I have done them before. I don't like them since the bar always hits my hams or ass and I have to round my back in order to perform the exercise.

 

[JOKER47]

I have done them before. I don't like them since the bar always hits my hams or ass and I have to round my back in order to perform the exercise.

I have the same exact problem.

Joker

 

[gettinlarger]

Yeah, I kinda got that problem as well. I was thinking of doing them inside a squat rack, like move the bar up the rack.

Maybe I'll just stick to other exercises. There ARE like 6 million of them.

 

[Baoh]

I'm using a bit under 5 on them. To avoid the issues of the bar messing up my calves and hams, as well as being halted by my glutes, I used a cambered bar. Not perfect (have to focus, IMO, too much on not hitting my ass), but way better.

 

[edgecrusher]

One of my favorite movements, for changing up my quad routine. I usually just drag the bar up my hams, like a dead would go up your shins.