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dandia89
03-22-2010, 10:44 AM
i'm getting pretty bored of my plain leg workouts and just wondering what are some alternatives to squats. what do you guys include in your leg workout?
bulaian
03-22-2010, 10:49 AM
try some different forms of squats?
back squat
front squat
zercher squat
hack squat
jump squat
box squat
sumo squat
wintonyk
03-22-2010, 01:30 PM
Originally posted by bulaian
try some different forms of squats?
back squat
front squat
zercher squat
hack squat
jump squat
box squat
sumo squat
I am all about variations as well. Today was leg workout for me:
back squats (heavy ie max 6 reps)
front squats (mid 10 reps)
24 inch step up holding bar over head (go light on this)
Jumping lunges
Wind sprints (50m)
Sometimes I throw bosu work in there to, bosu squats, pistol squats with one foot on upside down bosu.
I try and use the bar for everything, so my hack squats are with the bar, none of this machine taking away your stabilizer shit.
Originally posted by wintonyk
I try and use the bar for everything, so my hack squats are with the bar, none of this machine taking away your stabilizer shit.
:werd:
A real hack squat is tough, especially getting the timing for your body correct. The first few times I tried it, the back of my legs were just strawberried badly due to the knurling on the bar scraping me badly.
To the OP - squats. Do some different accessory work if you want like pullthroughs, good mornings or GHR's. If you don't want to free squat, try to get squat off a box. That will definitely help your depth but mainly your explosiveness out of the hole.
Masked Bandit
03-24-2010, 08:53 AM
SQUAT...BIG.
The rest is just fluff. Squat till you puke / pass out / can't stand and you will want for legs no more.
Ride bikes.
... and SQUAT.
Then ride again...
Then Squat...
Ride...
Squat...
Ride...
... if you can still walk after that, youre doing it wrong.
scboss
03-25-2010, 02:32 AM
Yeah I use to do back squats was up to two plates, tried front squats and could only do one plate. Good to switch it up and i feel like i got more explosive power right now after switching to this routine
Front squat 4 sets
Leg press superset with leg curl 4 sets
Calve raises 4 sets
Getting some good gains leg press is 5 plates on each side front squat has increased 20 pounds since i started.
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