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Hack Squat Question
I know this question is probably beaten to death, but why do Hack Squats (machine) feel really weird on my knees? I have been doing them for about 3 to 4 weeks now. I am not doing much weight, but it just doesn't feel... Right. Like something in my tendons or something.
Anyone else agree? What should I do to counter it?Squat = Not enough
DL = Not enough
Bench = Not enough
Big 3 = Not enough
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Stop doing hack squats on a machine.
You're stuck in a fixed plane of motion and your knees are being unnaturally torqued.
You can do hack squats with a barbell, or just learn to do front squats.
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I see, I know how to do them with a barbell. I will just switch over to that. Thanks for the great advice!
Originally Posted by MixmasterNash
Squat = Not enough
DL = Not enough
Bench = Not enough
Big 3 = Not enough
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Hack squats for me are really difficult due to the same scenario. I would rather do some other leg exercises then performing hack squats with a barbell or front squats. Front Squats seem dangerous (I've never did these before) to me, so i'm skeptical upon these. What else would you advise for leg exercises?
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squats, lunges, deads, sldl
front squats are not dangerous. the technique is harder than back squats, but I'd reckon front squats are safer by quite a bit. and they're necessary to work the olympic lifts, which are excellent leg exercises.
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Are smith machine lunges as good as straight BB lunges?
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x912389712321 Originally Posted by drew
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:withstupi Originally Posted by drew
Funny that this question came up, I saw someone doing them yesterday.
me: so this is the "pump" you speak of
me: I could never figure out what people were talking about
Relentless: like an all over body hardon, yeah
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