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Title: Front Angled squat machine
Post by: willie mosconi on January 21, 2012, 09:20:17 PM

What are your views on this machine? I prefer it over hack squats. Gives you a good quad workout without much strain on your knees and lower back

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Title: Re: Front Angled squat machine
Post by: Montague on January 22, 2012, 05:22:47 AM

My first gym had one; they actually had the best selection of leg equipment of anyplace I've been.
Yes, there's more focus on the quads and a lot less pressure on the lumbar region, which makes it remind me of front squats with a barbell - in fact, if your gym doesn't have this style of squat machine, the front squat is a good alternative.

All of the guys who had lower back issues tended to use this machine, the Hatfield bar for squatting, and the reverse-hyper bench for decompression.