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robin_3_16 · 08-02-2004, 08:43 PM

hey guys i tried a new squat kast week
hack squats, using a machine at my gym, they are great much better for the front quads
really good i found them still hurting today gotta watch going too low, but my legs aren't that weak and i could only do 20kg aside
does anyone else think these re good/bad?
just thought i would put this up here
thanks guys!

T-man · 08-02-2004, 09:03 PM

be careful as they can play up your knees (make sure you push through your heels). I also get a bit of back pain if I go to low as my back starts to round so I don't do them.

I used to do the old fashion hack squats holding a barbell behind the back of your legs and squating.

**robdog** · 09-02-2004, 01:01 PM

i used to do these and loved them mate.

robin_3_16 · 09-02-2004, 11:20 PM

yeh i agree with the knees thing mate
my knees are hurting a bit
i think i might do them from now on, mixing squats in every now and then
but these seem much better for me
i want to work towards getting big legs as well as everything else

winger · 14-02-2004, 01:06 AM

That is some good advice. I agree with t-man and robdog. But if you want big legs then you need to do squats. Squats produce more natural tes than any other excercise. There are no shortcuts. I am sorry for that. If you cant do squats then heavy leg press is second. All the other stuff is just for shaping. Squats will build upper body size and strength. On a young man 16-20 it will actually expand the rib cage and make you a bigger man. Have you ever noticed the biggest guys in the world do squats and deadlifts. Well bench also but that is a whole different subject. Stick with the basics. If in doubt, do what the powerlifters do. Bench, squats, deadlifts.
How about this. The excercises that you dont like to do are the exercises that you should do. That also goes for the taste buds too. :(

robin_3_16 · 14-02-2004, 03:27 PM

do u eat stuff u don't like? i don't know if i could do that winger

**robdog** · 14-02-2004, 05:33 PM

im lucky i like most foods robin but as you know when you eat them day in and day out they get on your nerves. the thing is mate you just have to grin and bare it . this is the price we pay for wanting to look good. also a cheat day on a sunday helps lol.

winger · 14-02-2004, 11:25 PM

Yes it does. It gives the diet hope. I do eat food that I dont like. After eating like that for a while they do start to taste good. You could eat like that if you changed your thought process. How about this. An average shake at mcdonalds, to burn that off you would have to run (not jog) for 50 minutes. I dont know anybody that could do that. So does that shake taste as good? I will say it again. Diet is key. A great build comes from a strict diet. Anybody can be strong with excess fat. It's disciplin. Also anybody can feel motivated to work out on the gear, but its the real men that train through the post cycle and keep the gains. Train smarter not harder.;)

**hackskii** · 14-02-2004, 11:35 PM

Robin, if the knees are hurting from that exercise then you need to not go as deep and put your feet out more and drive off of the heals. If your feet are too far back then you cant drive off of your heals. so put them out some and not too wide as to throw off your natural allignment of your hips to knees. Too far out works more butt and I dont think you want to work that do you?OOPS!

Also for your first time 20kgs each side is normal. I see guys with 5 on each side at my gym and I think to my self, Man that looks heavy. Those actually bother my knees though.

For legs squats are king.

08-02-2004, 08:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
robin_3_16 Getting HUGE! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: england Posts: 1,461	done these? hey guys i tried a new squat kast week hack squats, using a machine at my gym, they are great much better for the front quads really good i found them still hurting today gotta watch going too low, but my legs aren't that weak and i could only do 20kg aside does anyone else think these re good/bad? just thought i would put this up here thanks guys! __________________ Robin

08-02-2004, 09:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
T-man Gym Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: England Posts: 253	be careful as they can play up your knees (make sure you push through your heels). I also get a bit of back pain if I go to low as my back starts to round so I don't do them. I used to do the old fashion hack squats holding a barbell behind the back of your legs and squating. __________________ You can't grow without pain!

09-02-2004, 01:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
robdog Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Home!! Posts: 5,577	i used to do these and loved them mate. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 25% off for UKM members (discount code UKM25)

09-02-2004, 11:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
robin_3_16 Getting HUGE! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: england Posts: 1,461	yeh i agree with the knees thing mate my knees are hurting a bit i think i might do them from now on, mixing squats in every now and then but these seem much better for me i want to work towards getting big legs as well as everything else __________________ Robin

14-02-2004, 01:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
winger UK-Muscle Male Animal Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 10,216 Blog Entries: 1	That is some good advice. I agree with t-man and robdog. But if you want big legs then you need to do squats. Squats produce more natural tes than any other excercise. There are no shortcuts. I am sorry for that. If you cant do squats then heavy leg press is second. All the other stuff is just for shaping. Squats will build upper body size and strength. On a young man 16-20 it will actually expand the rib cage and make you a bigger man. Have you ever noticed the biggest guys in the world do squats and deadlifts. Well bench also but that is a whole different subject. Stick with the basics. If in doubt, do what the powerlifters do. Bench, squats, deadlifts. How about this. The excercises that you dont like to do are the exercises that you should do. That also goes for the taste buds too. :( __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

14-02-2004, 03:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
robin_3_16 Getting HUGE! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: england Posts: 1,461	do u eat stuff u don't like? i don't know if i could do that winger __________________ Robin

14-02-2004, 05:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
robdog Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Home!! Posts: 5,577	im lucky i like most foods robin but as you know when you eat them day in and day out they get on your nerves. the thing is mate you just have to grin and bare it . this is the price we pay for wanting to look good. also a cheat day on a sunday helps lol. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 25% off for UKM members (discount code UKM25)

14-02-2004, 11:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
winger UK-Muscle Male Animal Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 10,216 Blog Entries: 1	Yes it does. It gives the diet hope. I do eat food that I dont like. After eating like that for a while they do start to taste good. You could eat like that if you changed your thought process. How about this. An average shake at mcdonalds, to burn that off you would have to run (not jog) for 50 minutes. I dont know anybody that could do that. So does that shake taste as good? I will say it again. Diet is key. A great build comes from a strict diet. Anybody can be strong with excess fat. It's disciplin. Also anybody can feel motivated to work out on the gear, but its the real men that train through the post cycle and keep the gains. Train smarter not harder.;) __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

14-02-2004, 11:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
hackskii Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 22,649	Robin, if the knees are hurting from that exercise then you need to not go as deep and put your feet out more and drive off of the heals. If your feet are too far back then you cant drive off of your heals. so put them out some and not too wide as to throw off your natural allignment of your hips to knees. Too far out works more butt and I dont think you want to work that do you?OOPS! Also for your first time 20kgs each side is normal. I see guys with 5 on each side at my gym and I think to my self, Man that looks heavy. Those actually bother my knees though. For legs squats are king. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.