Who Squats? I'm not doing that bullshit anymore...

[Marty Champions]

do lighter weight and always do box squats so you can rest at the bottom or use a bench, i think it helps you focus on the glutes and hams more rather than beating up your knee

[DroppingPlates]

Ok, so what are other effective exercises for glutes? It would suck to have big quads and a flabby ass...

Stiff legged deads & lunges

[B_B_C]

what kind of fag wears "capri" pants?

the emptiness continues i see

[BIG ACH]

Stiff legged deads & lunches

Yes lunches  are an excellent way to expand your glutes lol  

Squats is a fun exercise. Compared to leg presses and hack squats which is torture, it is quite simple. I can rely on 10 heavy sets of squats only and rock better quads than any of you leg machine type guys. It really is the king exercise for legs, and you benefit greatly from it.

The only problem with exercises like squats, deads, bent over rows and bench presses is that while they are really good for adding mass, they are also "good" for adding size to the midsection... That is the only thing I hate about them, but you cant win em all.

I don't deny that they are the best mass builders for legs!  But that doesn't change the fact that I still hate them.  So I'm sticking to leg presses!  If my legs lag behind a bit - its ok, don't really give a fuck  

[cephissus]

Ok, so what are other effective exercises for glutes? It would suck to have big quads and a flabby ass...

hip extension -- aside from squat, deadlift (and variations) and glute ham raise are the only ones i would worry about.

[Marty Champions]

after one or two sets of squats im ready to eat AGAIN even if i had a meal right before squats

[Hulkotron]

haha yes big cyp im not a big believer in training muscles haha.

Tito believes in taking a holistic approach to physique athletics.

[Moen]

Compressing your spinal column with heavy weight as with squats and deadlifts is always going to cause damage you wouldn't have when you avoided both. Luckily most of you homos can only squat 1 plate a side so it might work out OK.

[DroppingPlates]

Yes lunches  are an excellent way to expand your glutes lol  

I just read your reply, didn't realize that I was outed was such a long time

[evandatp]

Some unfortunate women mummified by the friction of The Great Mars' lovemaking:

[jon cole]

It sucks and I just don't want to do it anymore so fuck it.  Whose with me?  

35 y.o and spend the last year struggling with a pec / lower back injury that took me out of the game for 3 month.

So now bench and squat are very slow and controlled.
Yes they are dangerous but they are so efficient.

[Mr Nobody]

Squats are the best exercise for mass if you do them correctly most try too much weight and end up bending over involving the low back, best to put your heels on about a 1" plate or board keeps you more upright.

[HonestBob]

Truth is, squats, when done properly, are much safer than a majority of isolation-type movements, machines and, yes, even leg presses (to correct depth, doing the leg press can very much damage the low back).

There are many ways to tailor the squat to one's specific athletic/aesthetic requirement. I mean, the one poster who suggests squatting will make you appear as a gigantic SPF-type powerlifter is clueless. There is a WORLD of difference between performing Olympic squats with 315 and doing power-styled squats out of a monolift with 800 pounds.

Squatting is for truly athletic men and women. 

Totally true.

[Wolfox]

Just finished up my second leg workout of the week with front squats for 3 reps with 205 a2g on the last set. Only been working legs for two months now after years of inactivity so that's why im weak...but getting stronger every workout. Finished up with some SLDs, walking lunges, extensions and ham curls.  

Damn it feels good to be back lifting.8-)

And fyi front squats are easier on the lower back for those who have back issues.

[DroppingPlates]

Squats are the best exercise for mass if you do them correctly most try too much weight and end up bending over involving the low back, best to put your heels on about a 1" plate or board keeps you more upright.

Some pain in my ankles from HIIT running sessions on the grass, so I will perform my squats like this for the time being.

[Wolfox]

Squats are boss. There's not a single weightlifting exercise that burns more calories.
No cardio needed on leg day.

[DroppingPlates]

Squats are boss. There's not a single weightlifting exercise that burns more calories.
No cardio needed on leg day.

There's a good reason why most gym rats don't perform squats & deads..

[Mr Nobody]

Just finished up my second leg workout of the week with front squats for 3 reps with 205 a2g on the last set. Only been working legs for two months now after years of inactivity so that's why im weak...but getting stronger every workout. Finished up with some SLDs, walking lunges, extensions and ham curls.  

Damn it feels good to be back lifting.8-)

And fyi front squats are easier on the lower back for those who have back issues.

I prefer front squats myself.

[kimo]

in the iron game squats is the cornerstone . weightlifters do them bodybuilders and powerlifters too . gor hypertrophy only it depends on your structure . help speed the metabolism too . help you gain weight help you lose weight . but hard and repetitive .

[dj181]

too bad some of us can't keep good tight form on them

i can only do half squats (bout 2 or 3 inches short of parallel) coz if i go any deeper than that my form goes to shit and i end up doing a gayne snorten style good morning  

[Henda]

Squats ( atg with pause, not fag norten squats) and deadlifts > everything else

[Tedim]

I squat on the smith mach. takes away the danger of bad form squat or control loss...plus so much better on the back. Also I go deep on low weight and get shallower as the weight goes up.

[MisterMagoo]

i squat 4 days a week, personally.

[haider]

i squat 4 days a week, personally.

on what?? 

Been out of the squatting scene for a while due to a back injury that flares up every time i do squats. Currently doing 1-leg work, throwing in some diamond-bar deads and machine hack squats as well.

[MisterMagoo]

on what?? 

Been out of the squatting scene for a while due to a back injury that flares up every time i do squats. Currently doing 1-leg work, throwing in some diamond-bar deads and machine hack squats as well.

hah!

i do an olympic protocol, so basically i do a schedule that goes snatch/c&j/snatch variation/c&j variation/presses and assistance. the first four days have some kinda squat assistance, or deadlift sometimes, plus some quick pressing and rowing or chins on the oly days. fun stuff.