Thread 76499405

>Don't stop too short or you'll fuck your knees!
>Don't go down too far or you'll fuck your lower back!
>Make sure those knees and feet are pointed in one direction or it's ankle snap city!
>Be sure to keep everything straight!
>Just put 200 pounds on your traps bro!
>Remember to breath like you're drowning or you'll get a dizzy spell!
>By the way you won't see any noticeable progress until you're squatting more than an adult man's weight
There has to be a better option bros

Those are mostly useful cues. Just listen to your body, have some mobility and it'll be alright.
>200lbs on traps
>dangerous
Dyel?
>Have to use a lot of weight
I look at it like: if you did a one-leg squat you'd push your whole bodyweight up and it's not a particularily impressive feat. If you're using both legs it's only logical that you should at least double the weight.
>Better option
As I said, you can always do split squats and effectively use half the total weight.

>>76499405 (OP)
Leg press. Hack squat machine. Just use a lighter weight and do front squats in a smith without going all the way up or down. A weight you can actually do 8 reps of. At least then you will feel it in your quads. You go down all the way with squats and you just work your ass and hip muscles. You gotta up all the way and you just rest the weight on your knees instead of keeping tension on the quads

It is, and it’s called the bulgarian split squat.
Everything the squat does, the Bulgarian split squat does better.

>>76499440
implying you can carry more than 200lbs using your arms. Im doing barbell split squats with 195lbs atm and also squats as well. its dumb to think you can replace 1 lift with another, just do them all.
The problem with OP is that he doesn't want to learn anything. OP is a plug and play type of guy, no need to get good at anything. very casual exercise person

>>76499405 (OP)
You are DYEL as fuck. Try actually learning to do something before giving up.

>>76499405 (OP)
>a better option
Yes, front squats

>>76499405 (OP)
>There has to be a better option bros
I only box squat. It's much easier technique wise and you get better glute activation.

>>76499461
Oh and I use a safety squat bar so I don't have to worry about the rack position either. Tongue my anus Rippletits.

>>76499461
whats funny is that box squats are used to aid people in learning proper form of squats.

>>76499405 (OP)
You should be going all the way down every rep, you can even bounce a little out of the bottom if you want. You can use whatever foot widfh and angle is best for you, but your legs should definitely be bending in the direction your feet are pointed. There is only one way to breathe and brace, and it's the same for every single lift.
All of your other complaints are retarded and not worth addressing.

>>76499434
if I saw a guy doing front squats on the smith machine, he's getting shanked. the Woodpile don't play that shit. I've got the keys.

>>76499405 (OP)
>Can deadlift 2x body weight
>Can bench 1.5x body weight
>Can't squat more than 60% of body weight

Wtf what gives? I've been trying ankle mobility exercises, squat shoes and everything but I fucking suffer with squats. I feel like I can't really exert any power. What's the deal?

>>76499730
You have weak glutes and quads and I bet you don’t train squat seriously

>>76499451
I mean i walk around with 275lb farmers walks and thats not even considered remotely strong by people who no life that exercise.

>>76499451
>implying you can carry more than 200lbs using your arms.
bulgarian splits on the smith machine, boom