single leg squats vs. lunges

[b fold the truth]

Real world training? Have you seen how I train? The next time I pick up a 700 pound super yoke and carry it on my back....I don't think that how much I can one leg squat is gonna help me.

Nothing beats a balls to the wall heavy squat. The day we see NFL football players give up 700 pound squats for 200 pound one legged box squats will probably be the same day that we all switch to cables and push ups. Not exactly...I really don't mean that...I just keep thinking that you are joking.

If you want to get big...and strong...you must squat. Like I said earlier, I can see doing them every once in a while for athletes. I could have seen myself doing them when I was training in Martial Arts for balance and strength/conditioning...but not when I was trying to get big...or strong.

The back squat is the king of exercises...

B True

 

[coolcolj]

I agree with Bignate, the only time I ever use 2 legs together is when I get up from my chair, standing still or when I jump from 2 legs, and even then its rarely ever with 2 feet directly inline with each other facing forwards

The rest of time in 98% of my sporting and waking periods, everything is done on one leg in a slightly off balance fashion.

 

[bignate73]

Real world training? Have you seen how I train? The next time I pick up a 700 pound super yoke and carry it on my back....I don't think that how much I can one leg squat is gonna help me.


B True

but when you walk with said super yoke....do you hop down the way? or is weight transferred from one leg to the other? when you back squat do you offset your feet so that forces are unevenly directed down your spine? thats real world. there are very few instances where loading is balanced. so the single leg squat forces that compensation.

as for the nfl, strength and conditioning is coming a long way in a very short amount of time......

keep watching the trends.

 

[b fold the truth]

so....doing one legged squats with 100-200lbs TOPS will give the same or better development (Strength especially) as a back squat would? No way.

I am thinking that either you guys have never squatted heavy, never done any kind of strength sport, or you are seriously joking.

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[brian747478`]

i can say i wouldn't mind trying the one leg squat and can see it's point for balance, etc. but i can't imagine being able to push myself near as hard on that type of exercise. it just doesn't seem to lend itself to that. imo

 

[Lumberg]

I have to agree with bignate. How often in the real world, or even in the sports world, do you put a metal bar across your traps, with your feet evenly placed, dip down to where your thighs are parallel to the floor, and go back up, several times?

I did single leg squats yesterday and today I am sore in places that were never sore from regular squats.

I will never give up squats completely but I am glad that my current situation forced me to find this alternative.

You might say, OK, when in real life do I ever put one toe behind me on a bench, grasp two dunmbells, and squat down several times, then switch legs and do the same.

So you can make the same argument against one legged squats. I think all you can say is that one legged squats are different, not necessarily better than reguar squats.

JC

 

[b fold the truth]

You are right...when talking about the practicality of an exercise...when do you ever end up with two dbells in your hand or a barbell and be forced to push straight out. It isn't every day that a leg press falls on you...or you are forced to do a concentration curl on the football field...lol. But the Squat and deadlift build the overall body strength that the strength athlete needs...total body strength.

I can see it now...as he puts on his belt, one knee wrap, 1/2 of his squat suit and one leg into his briefs...to do a one leg squat...lol. The first time that someone asks me to spot them on a one leg squat...well...that will probably be the same time that they ask me for a spot on donkey calf raises or barbell rows...lol

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[brian747478`]

bro, you put too much thought into that last post, haha. i did some one arms benches with half triple denim bench shirt last night too, haha. as a finishing movement.
elbow wrap too, only on my left side though.

 

[b fold the truth]

bro, you put too much thought into that last post, haha. i did some one arms benches with half triple denim bench shirt last night too, haha. as a finishing movement.
elbow wrap too, only on my left side though.

What can I say???

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[coolcolj]

anyone every squat with their eyes shut?

that will get your sense of balance sorted out real fast