RANT: R.I.P. Tyrbolift

[Dominik]

Machine Hack Squat. I waddle out to the car like a 4th quarter Patrick Mahomes. + Zero back pain.

Looks like the safest and most effective way to blast your quads.

I saw a disturbing squat video last week where the lifter suffered an internal decapitation. Without a rear spotter or in a rack with safeties he could have dumped the bar but instead got folded up. It was a timely reminder of how heavy squats and bench are the most dangerous lifts you can do in the gym. Got to plan for Murphy's Law. There's always a risk of lower vertebrae disc herniation on deadlifts — RDLs and trap bar DL would be the safest alternatives.

[GeneralSerpant]

Machine Hack Squat. I waddle out to the car like a 4th quarter Patrick Mahomes. + Zero back pain.

I'll do up to 1-3 sets per each workout (2 workouts a day on the weekend). I have an easier time getting down to the bottom but the bracing on the way up is tough. Doing high frequency that way you can get in a lot of weekly volume with just ~1 set per workout.

[PapaBurgandy]

I'll do up to 1-3 sets per each workout. I have an easier time getting down to the bottom but the bracing on the way up is tough.

I've been doing a lot of Smith Machine squats lately (started going back to m old gym). Really starting to see progress with them, able to get deep without stability issues. Splitting those with SSB squats. They got rid of their hack squat, which wasn't a great one. Old school Cybex, weird strength curve. Solved it with reverse banding. Once I figured that out, they got rid of it. They kept the damn V-squat, though. Go figure.

[Orlando1234977]

This past couple of years I've been obsessed with barbell rows. They were always a staple, always my favorite back exercise alongside deadlifts, but I've really prioritized them and I'm stronger on them than ever.

I dropped them for Landmine V-Bar Rows as my main back movement, but decided to use really light barbell rows as a finisher tonight and going forward. They're very versatile. Do you underhand grip?

I've been doing a lot of Smith Machine squats lately (started going back to m old gym). Really starting to see progress with them, able to get deep without stability issues. Splitting those with SSB squats. They got rid of their hack squat, which wasn't a great one. Old school Cybex, weird strength curve. Solved it with reverse banding. Once I figured that out, they got rid of it. They kept the damn V-squat, though. Go figure.

Good to hear. I haven't touched a smith machine in many years. I remember over 20 years ago my apartment complex had a gym. Not much there, but for some reason they had a nice fancy smith machine. I'd go down way late in the night when nobody was there since I'd be hogging it for an hour. Learned a bunch of movements simply from trial and error, and certainly squatted. Stabilization can be a benefit. From my math that was about 5 years before signing up to bb