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post 10000235925 16 hours ago, 09:21 AM
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Squats or Hack Squats?



I’ll be honest with you: I never thought I would be someone espousing the benefits of a squat pattern over that of a barbell squat, but here we are.

I’ve gotten to a point where I like hack squat variations better than barbell variations. 🤷🏼
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post 10000236131 13 hours ago, 11:26 AM
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Who’s lifting today?

What’s the plan?
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post 10000236132 13 hours ago, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted By DrewDarden⏩
Who’s lifting today?

What’s the plan?
Jeremy u look sick, u look exhausted and fatigued srs.
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post 10000236134 13 hours ago, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted By DrewDarden⏩


I’ll be honest with you: I never thought I would be someone espousing the benefits of a squat pattern over that of a barbell squat, but here we are.

I’ve gotten to a point where I like hack squat variations better than barbell variations. 🤷🏼
I have long femurs and thought I was cursed to forever suck at hack-squats, seeing your variation changed my world srs

Yesterday was Limbs, today's either Torso or cardio depending on how I'm feeling after work
Have fun and be yourself :-)
post 10000236143 13 hours ago, 11:35 AM
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When you’re on your machine , those don’t look like hack squat’s to me , but more like leg presses ?
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post 10000236212 13 hours ago, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted By DrewDarden⏩
Who’s lifting today?

What’s the plan?
Hit squat/overhead press/deadlift with my son this morning.
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post 10000236216 13 hours ago, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted By MarioMiami305⏩
Jeremy u look sick, u look exhausted and fatigued srs.
Originally Posted By CocoaButterMage⏩
I have long femurs and thought I was cursed to forever suck at hack-squats, seeing your variation changed my world srs

Yesterday was Limbs, today's either Torso or cardio depending on how I'm feeling after work
I actually had the head judge at a USPA meet I competed at back in 2014 tell me that I had the shortest femur he’d ever seen. 💀

But don’t let that stop you from trying my variation. It might be the thing that works for you.

Originally Posted By MajorTendonitis⏩
When you’re on your machine , those don’t look like hack squat’s to me , but more like leg presses ?
Yeah, I have a couple of different variations that I like to use. One is the reverse hack. The other is the one you see in today’s video.

It’s probably more like one of those machines in a planet fitness where you’re pressing your body away from the fixed position rather than a standard leg press where you’re pressing the weight away from you. If that makes any sense.
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post 10000236220 13 hours ago, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted By FarmersSon⏩
Hit squat/overhead press/deadlift with my son this morning.
Das it.
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post 10000236436 11 hours ago, 02:21 PM
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damn ur cut drew

when was the last time u weighed this low ?
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post 10000236443 10 hours ago, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted By LAHipster1⏩
damn ur cut drew

when was the last time u weighed this low ?
This video is leg day - one year ago. About 2 pounds lighter.



I’d like to think I’ve put on a few pounds of muscle since then, but it’s hard to be objective about one’s own self.

So you tell me? Be honest.

Do I look like I’ve put on some muscle/maybe a little leaner than last year at about the same weight?

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post 10000236521 10 hours ago, 03:13 PM
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I only do belt squats, hack squats, and single-leg leg presses now as my larger movements. Love the bb squat but I just can't get a good enough bar position with my messed up shoulder.
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post 10000236590 9 hours ago, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted By DrewDarden⏩


I’ll be honest with you: I never thought I would be someone espousing the benefits of a squat pattern over that of a barbell squat, but here we are.

I’ve gotten to a point where I like hack squat variations better than barbell variations. 🤷🏼
Keep trying to rep you, but apparently, I've been stingy with reps lately so I'm still on spread.

Anyway, I'd love a hack squat machine but my lifting stuff is in a room in my basement and I don't have the space so barbells are pretty much my only option. I do have an SSB bar, and I love using it. I've been tempted to move over to it as my standard squat variation. However, my kid is just starting out so he's getting trained on low bar back squats first because he's a skinny boy and needs to work on his glutes.
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Originally Posted By FarmersSon⏩
Keep trying to rep you, but apparently, I've been stingy with reps lately so I'm still on spread.

Anyway, I'd love a hack squat machine but my lifting stuff is in a room in my basement and I don't have the space so barbells are pretty much my only option. I do have an SSB bar, and I love using it. I've been tempted to move over to it as my standard squat variation. However, my kid is just starting out so he's getting trained on low bar back squats first because he's a skinny boy and needs to work on his glutes.
I’m on spread with you too. 💪🏼💪🏼

Yeah, I think learning with a barbell is smart. And I squatted with a barbell for decades myself.

Part of me still wants to make another run at competing and powerlifting, but at 198 pounds this time instead
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