Author Topic: Shocking Tip of the Week: Squats (Read 15809 times)

closeline · « **Reply #50 on:** July 03, 2011, 04:33:57 AM »

i m 6'0 with relatively long legs

and i can confirm that squats don t work for me as good as for shorter guy s

maybe squats aren t needed for any bodytype to get full leg development

i squated for over a decade - because i wanted to be a "strong bb" (fuck)- but have totally stoped now and wont do them again

i think leg press and lunges are best for legs

i can also say that hacks are relatively stressfull for my knees, so i don t do them

also i do not do less than 10-12 reps for legs, most sets are around 12-15 sometimes 25
getting the blood in the muscle is key

cephissus · « **Reply #51 on:** July 03, 2011, 04:51:48 AM »

Quote from: musclecenter on July 02, 2011, 10:35:30 PM

I favour doing high reps full-squats

musclecenter, i think you've said you have lower back problems?

i can see why. your lower back is rounding brutally at the bottom of your squats. i have the same problem.

your pelvis shouldn't rotate like that at the bottom of a squat!!!

WillGrant · « **Reply #52 on:** July 03, 2011, 05:03:12 AM »

Quote from: The Coach on July 02, 2011, 07:39:28 PM

Ass to the ground (ok, paralell) for a single.

Coach you are out of shot there - next time stand on tippy toes

local hero · « **Reply #53 on:** July 03, 2011, 05:06:04 AM »

have any of you used the horizontal type hacks, the ones with the weight stack at the side, and the foot platform vetical?... for me this was a pure quad exersize, totaly knee pain free, only problem is the stacks are usualy too light when you get used to them...

we used to do 20 to 30 rep sets to finish quads off, huge squeezes, a slight pause at the bottom of the descent , brutal pumps!!!!

Chick · « **Reply #54 on:** July 03, 2011, 05:10:39 AM »

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KFY/is_5_21/ai_103376701/

oderus · « **Reply #55 on:** July 03, 2011, 05:16:17 AM »

this is the key to the chicksters massive quads

DK II · « **Reply #56 on:** July 03, 2011, 05:18:52 AM »

Quote from: Chick on July 03, 2011, 05:10:39 AM

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KFY/is_5_21/ai_103376701/

Good read, great article, Bob.

local hero · « **Reply #57 on:** July 03, 2011, 05:22:10 AM »

yeh, pretty much spot on too!

Meso_z · « **Reply #58 on:** July 03, 2011, 05:35:29 AM »

Quote from: Chick on July 03, 2011, 05:10:39 AM

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KFY/is_5_21/ai_103376701/

So what the ghost-writer is basically trying to say, is never step a foot into a gym again.

Chick · « **Reply #59 on:** July 03, 2011, 05:40:58 AM »

Quote from: Meso_z on July 03, 2011, 05:35:29 AM

So what the ghost-writer is basically trying to say, is never step a foot into a gym again.

Im sorry...I must have pasted the wrong link to you

The link I posted was to an article I wrote a few years ago, it details why I think some exercises are outdated, and dont make much sense, while there are plenty of other options for those with enough brains to think for themselves

My bad...

DK II · « **Reply #60 on:** July 03, 2011, 05:43:30 AM »

Quote from: Meso_z on July 03, 2011, 05:35:29 AM

So what the ghost-writer is basically trying to say, is never step a foot into a gym again.

NO!!

It's the gh15 mantra: Train like a pussy and up the dose if you want to look like a bodybuilder!!

All machines and light weight baby!! (oh and lots of hormones).

I said it before and i say it again: A bodybuilder only has to LOOK like he can lift lots of weight, if you can grow on a pink dumbell, all the better for you. Only go as heavy as you have to to keep growing, NEVER max out on your lifts, it's just an ego and injuries waiting to happen.

When you're on stage, nobody will ask how much you bench, and most people that ask you don't have a clue about lifting and a cousin that benches more than you anyways.

DKII approved.

Cleanest Natural · « **Reply #61 on:** July 03, 2011, 05:50:06 AM »

DK sounds like a serious NATURAL bodybuilder ... maybe he should post a pic and show us his massive quads

Meso_z · « **Reply #62 on:** July 03, 2011, 05:50:55 AM »

Quote from: Chick on July 03, 2011, 05:40:58 AM

Im sorry...I must have pasted the wrong link to you

The link I posted was to an article I wrote a few years ago, it details why I think some exercises are outdated, and dont make much sense, while there are plenty of other options for those with enough brains to think for themselves

My bad...

I was kidding, take it easy.

good article...i agree 100% on the deadlifts and behind the neck presses. Useless for bbing

So and so on the squats and bbrows..bb curls and french presses..(if those last 2 dont bother your elbows or wrists, do them)

EL Mariachi · « **Reply #63 on:** July 03, 2011, 05:52:44 AM »

DK has some massive, pale calves, he could be a fat german i dont know, prop on hormones so looks decent

DK II · « **Reply #64 on:** July 03, 2011, 05:55:18 AM »

Quote from: Cleanest Natural on July 03, 2011, 05:50:06 AM

DK sounds like a serious NATURAL bodybuilder ... maybe he should post a pic and show us his massive quads

I already told you you missed something about that natural part.

Dr Dutch · « **Reply #65 on:** July 03, 2011, 05:59:08 AM »

Quote from: oderus on July 03, 2011, 05:16:17 AM

this is the key to the chicksters massive quads

That Chick/Parrillo pic is really disgusting...

Cleanest Natural · « **Reply #66 on:** July 03, 2011, 06:00:50 AM »

Quote from: DK II on July 03, 2011, 05:55:18 AM

I already told you you missed something about that natural part.

you claimed natural competing in a natural federation .I never miss anything

just admit you talked too much shit and would own yourself with a pic and it's all good godzirra

DK II · « **Reply #67 on:** July 03, 2011, 06:03:10 AM »

Quote from: Cleanest Natural on July 03, 2011, 06:00:50 AM

you claimed natural competing in a natural federation .I never miss anything

just admit you talked too much shit and would own yourself with a pic and it's all good godzirra

Who ever said that i didn't?

Are you aware of the concept of time, Sebastian??

WillGrant · « **Reply #68 on:** July 03, 2011, 06:35:23 AM »

DK was a natty then realised he was pushing shit up a hill with a stick so embraced the darkside and now he likes being jabbed in the ass like the rest of us

Cleanest Natural · « **Reply #69 on:** July 03, 2011, 06:39:58 AM »

Quote from: DK II on July 03, 2011, 06:03:10 AM

Who ever said that i didn't?

Are you aware of the concept of time, Sebastian??

haha

you will write volumes on getbig years on but will never post a pic cause you would be ashamed to be ripped apart .. so you keep on keeping on

wes · « **Reply #70 on:** July 03, 2011, 06:44:56 AM »

Quote from: Tito24 on July 03, 2011, 01:55:15 AM

maybe your back doesnt believe in squats wes? haha

Not these days bro!

wes · « **Reply #71 on:** July 03, 2011, 06:47:47 AM »

Quote from: DK II on July 03, 2011, 05:18:52 AM

Good read, great article, Bob.

X2
I remember reading that in Flex if I`m not mistaken...............m emory is fading with time!

WillGrant · « **Reply #72 on:** July 03, 2011, 06:48:01 AM »

Sev had some great quads and he squatted heavy with reps - maybe a genetic strong point for him but if the squat works for you then do it - if not find other alternatives or just up the dose

WillGrant · « **Reply #73 on:** July 03, 2011, 06:50:47 AM »

Quote from: wes on July 03, 2011, 06:47:47 AM

X2
I remember reading that in Flex if I`m not mistaken...............m emory is fading with time!

I think I read it back in the late 90s in Ironman - pretty sure it was with chick on the cover - I'll dig it out and see, I pretty much have been following chicks advice since reading that article other than squats as they work for me but I keep my reps above 10 and go as heavy as I can as long as I get over 10 reps.

Cleanest Natural · « **Reply #74 on:** July 03, 2011, 07:09:39 AM »

Quote from: WillGrant on July 03, 2011, 06:48:01 AM

Sev had some great quads and he squatted heavy with reps - maybe a genetic strong point for him but if the squat works for you then do it - if not find other alternatives or just up the dose

squats were natural for me .. same with leg shape and developement

I would never ever recommend going heavy .. I cannot squat shit right now... my back is fucked up badly