Squats as a 2nd Exercise on Leg day instead of First, your thoughts..

[havoc]

I was talking to Handjob Jones(Cornholio) earlier about this topic. What are your thoughts about Squatting second, (first let me apologize for talking about something relevant to the gym or physical exertion on this site), back to the topic, I'm tired of squatting first, no matter how much I warm up, it never seems that I am warm enough(dont want any warm up tips please), maybe its me but my second exercise for legs always seems the most comfortable, no matter how heavy I go or what the previous exercise was, back in the day I used to lunge first then squat, now that felt solid, I was getting the exact weight if not more that I would if squatting was first. Any who, I squat heavy every other week, the week in between squats I front squat, now that leg day I like and it has not become boring. What are your thoughts on squatting after some leg press? Does anyone currently practice this? I'm not worried on getting my weight, that will occur in some fashion or another. I have no clue why it would, but my main worry is loss of size, which I dont think is possible, but being who I am I tend to ponder the possibility of losing size by placing squats second(you kind of have to train for a bit to understand my ridiculousness and in some cases, mental lapse).. peace

 

[The Shadow]

lol


I never do squats first anymore...like Tony little I usually do them after leg press or hacks.

 

[casavant]

I would do squats second if it feels bette for you. There is absolutely no way you're going to lose size just by placing them second. No way in hell. Man, I guess even pot smokers can be neurotic...

PM me if you need some warmup tips.

 

[Raina]

I don't like starting out with squats-- I almost always leg press first. I squat more weight if I do it that way. I've been doing that for 4-6 weeks and it's worked out well for me.

 

[havoc]

Neurotic on leg day is unescapable at times, Casavant, you pinned the condom right on your mouth that time bro, pm deez nuts also.

Good to hear others practice this. peace

 

[mekannik]

My squat day looks like this:
Snatches (olympic lift, not the - forget it...)
Box Squat
Stand Calf

If and when I switch back to just a quad day - I would also start with one of the following prior to squatting: lunges, leg extensions, or split squats.


Havoc - are you box squatting or regular (stop at parallel)?

 

[havoc]

My squat day looks like this:
Snatches (olympic lift, not the - forget it...)
Box Squat
Stand Calf

If and when I switch back to just a quad day - I would also start with one of the following prior to squatting: lunges, leg extensions, or split squats.


Havoc - are you box squatting or regular (stop at parallel)?

Good to hear, I squat a little too low to be honest.

 

[WODIN]

My leg day is this...

Leg Press
Squats
Hack Squats
SLDL
Calf Raises

5x5

Peace.

 

[WODIN]

Oh and every other week or so I superset Calf raises with squats.. Usually just the first 3 sets.

 

[Y_lifter]

My thoughts are that if you are going to get hurt (hence you need to be real warmed up) on any exercise it will probably be Squats of DeadLifts.
Due to the number of Muscle groups involved, the complexity or the movements and the usually High weights used in these 2.

This is my reasoning for doing NOT doing these 2 exercises First.
Usually I fit them in the middle of my Leg day routine....

If I'm going heavy I do them 2nd or 3rd
If I'm just going for reps I'll do them near last to get that nice Burn..

Anyway... Bottom line IMO, you must be as warmed up as possible and yet still have some strength left.

2nd or 3rd exercise out of 5-6 that I do on leg day fits for me...

I also do some H Extensions to get my Back real warm before doing Squats or Deads as well..