Huddle Workout Warriors

[PandaPancake]

Leg presses are extra hard on my low back... I definitely prefer squats.

I have seen the guys that load it up, put their hands on their knees and move it about 1/4 rep... Not really sure what that's accomplishing?

Of course I've seen guys do the same thing on squat, bench and literally every other exercise as well so...

And they don't rip their sauna suit doing that?

[Chimera]

And they don't rip their sauna suit doing that?

 

sauna suits are out, altitude masks are in.

 

(sorta, I haven't seen one in a few weeks now)

 

surprised i haven't seen anyone drop dead with a heart attack yet.

[PandaPancake]

sauna suits are out, altitude masks are in.

(sorta, I haven't seen one in a few weeks now)

surprised i haven't seen anyone drop dead with a heart attack yet.

We call that outside here

[Plewis]

When I'm hungry snort coke and smoke ciggies does this count?

[electro's horse]

That's a good diet

[PandaPancake]

When I'm hungry snort coke and smoke ciggies does this count?

I like to drink coffee and fight homeless men for cash but we all do what works for us

[toldozer]

sauna suits are out, altitude masks are in.

(sorta, I haven't seen one in a few weeks now)

surprised i haven't seen anyone drop dead with a heart attack yet.

I've seen the mask to, I don't get it. Also don't get beats in the gym but anyway. Wasn't questioning your work out form was just stating an annoyance lol.

[Chimera]

I've seen the mask to, I don't get it. Also don't get beats in the gym but anyway. Wasn't questioning your work out form was just stating an annoyance lol.

 

 

About the masks, conditioning in higher altitudes will increase your red blood count and make your body much more efficient at keeping oxygen flowing to the muscles (it is the basis for what ESPN calls blood doping - freeze your own blood during altitude training, inject during competition). But wearing the mask for an hour a day while you work out isn't going to do anything. To get the results you expect, you have to actually be in a high altitude area for weeks.

 

Is it the beats that bother you, or headphones in general?

[Darth Biscuit]

I've always considered squats to be more of a total body lift, or even a core exercise, than a leg lift. When I think "leg day," squats usually aren't on my agenda. With squats, yes you're mostly using quads, hamstrings, hip flexors, but you're working a whole lot of other muscles as well. If you do low squats, you work a whole lot of your trunk.

 

The leg press is better for isolating your quads and is typically seen as superior than squats for quad development. Just depends on your personal goals. For whatever reason, I started doing leg press/curls/extensions and toe raises on the days I do incline and dumbbell flies.

 

Not gonna lie...did 6 reps at 1108 and had to push my legs with my hands on the last two.

 

 

I do leg presses some, but not that much.  I prefer the squat to start mainly because of exactly what you said, it's a whole lower body exercise although it does nail my quads... i squatted yesterday and I'm sore as fug in the quads right now.  

 

On squat day I tend to do more stuff aimed at the quads, reg squats, box squats, extensions etc.

 

On deadlift day I tend to aim more at my lower back, glutes and hams after I dead with rack pulls, romanian deads and leg curls.

[the butch]

Leg presses are extra hard on my low back... I definitely prefer squats.

 

 

Front squats FTMFW

[Chimera]

A year or so ago, front squats were my favorite lift. Somehow, doing them went by the wayside. Now whenever I try to incorporate them back into my routine, I cannot get the right grip. It took me forever to get the 3-finger grip in the first place, but now I've completely forgotten how to do it. I may go back to an overhand grip, but I don't feel aligned properly with that body posture.

[Mr. Miyagi]

A year or so ago, front squats were my favorite lift. Somehow, doing them went by the wayside. Now whenever I try to incorporate them back into my routine, I cannot get the right grip. It took me forever to get the 3-finger grip in the first place, but now I've completely forgotten how to do it. I may go back to an overhand grip, but I don't feel aligned properly with that body posture.

 

 

Check out Chris Albert on Youtube. He has a ton of tips for the front squat.

[Darth Biscuit]

I feel like front squats put a lot more tension on my lower back... plus my shoulders don't like them either...

[toldozer]

About the masks, conditioning in higher altitudes will increase your red blood count and make your body much more efficient at keeping oxygen flowing to the muscles (it is the basis for what ESPN calls blood doping - freeze your own blood during altitude training, inject during competition). But wearing the mask for an hour a day while you work out isn't going to do anything. To get the results you expect, you have to actually be in a high altitude area for weeks.

Is it the beats that bother you, or headphones in general?

Beats, I wear headphones. I just don't see how you work out with those giant things on lol