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Well damn, you all have convinced me. Free weight squats from now on.
Squats and Your Back
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supertech69
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If you're not growing, you're not squatting enough! I squat untill I'm ready to puke.
There is an incredible full body anabolic effect (with the release of GH) as the result of all of those stabilizer muscles firing during the squat.
Squats on the smith machine may build some quad size if you are lucky, freeweight squats will cause your entire body to grow.
If you are going to do smith machine squats you might as well use the hack.
Frankly, you have to be doing squats or you aren't serious.
Squats on the smith machine may build some quad size if you are lucky, freeweight squats will cause your entire body to grow.
If you are going to do smith machine squats you might as well use the hack.
Frankly, you have to be doing squats or you aren't serious.
G ChildlihC G
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Free squats are great, don't do them as often as I should though.
Re: when I do squats with even light weight.
What is your stance? if not sure have someone watch you or video. I'd bet you have a wide stance or a wider than you knees like! The wider the stance the more pressure you put on the knees.. Also, make sure you NEVER let your knees travel beyond your toes as you do a rep. With good form your knees should not be bothering you.
Good Luck
johnboy said:
What is your stance? if not sure have someone watch you or video. I'd bet you have a wide stance or a wider than you knees like! The wider the stance the more pressure you put on the knees.. Also, make sure you NEVER let your knees travel beyond your toes as you do a rep. With good form your knees should not be bothering you.
Good Luck
solidspine
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This is such an amazing and universal misunderstanding I think it is humorous,
The solution to form issues and gaining a lot of size through intensity is very simply:
Do front squats.
It is impossible to this exercise incorrectly without falling down or breaking your collarbone, your form will be perfect or you will land on your ass. You use half the weight and double the intensity.
I honestly think this exercise is too hard for most guys and they avoid it, and simply do back squats.
Front squats are serious and you get serious results.
PS
I think back squats are fine for girls and people that normally use machines
The solution to form issues and gaining a lot of size through intensity is very simply:
Do front squats.
It is impossible to this exercise incorrectly without falling down or breaking your collarbone, your form will be perfect or you will land on your ass. You use half the weight and double the intensity.
I honestly think this exercise is too hard for most guys and they avoid it, and simply do back squats.
Front squats are serious and you get serious results.
PS
I think back squats are fine for girls and people that normally use machines
solidspine said:
Let me start by saying that I do front squats and yes they are much harder. solidspine, are you a chiropractor? I'm trying to remember if I read that a while back.
Also, would you be more prone to hernia during front squats? I seem to feel a little more pressure on my lower abdominal wall.
Excellent post by SolidSpine.
To be absolutely sure that going ultra heavy with back squats it might be a good idea one day to have x-rays taken to make sure you don't have any congenital abnormalities which might restrict you in some way or predispose a person to injury.
For instance, I have 6 lumbars whereas most people have 5. With extra heavy weight that I get occasional back pain. Not good since 6 lumbars typically demonstrate a reduced disc space at the lowest segment on plain films.
Other than that strict attention to proper form (such as by doing the front squats exactly as Solidspine said is the best bet).
To be absolutely sure that going ultra heavy with back squats it might be a good idea one day to have x-rays taken to make sure you don't have any congenital abnormalities which might restrict you in some way or predispose a person to injury.
For instance, I have 6 lumbars whereas most people have 5. With extra heavy weight that I get occasional back pain. Not good since 6 lumbars typically demonstrate a reduced disc space at the lowest segment on plain films.
Other than that strict attention to proper form (such as by doing the front squats exactly as Solidspine said is the best bet).
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