proper foot placement for sweep

[bucsfan]

I have been doing my squats with a little wider than shoulder width stance for a long time now but I have switched it up. I now put my feels like 10 inches apart because I feel that this better targets my quads and not so much my glutes and hips.

What do yall feel is the best stance for targeting the quad sweep on leg press or hack squat. Sometimes I do them with my feet completely together and other times I do them with my feet like 6 inches apart.

[DDD619]

I think 6-8 inch's would be right. Your ROM would suffer a bit depending on your flexibility and height, and gut if it gets in the way lol.

[ReSpAwN DeMoN]

the closer of a stance you take the more of the outter sweep you'll hit.

those wide power lifting stance will mainly hit hammies/glutes/hips and will really allow you to get deep and use alot more weight as you'll better be able to use power over strength. this stance also hits the tear drop somewhat better...


I use approx just wider then a shoulder width stance. seems to hit all the muscle groups.. especially when your doing other good movements like front suqats/lunges.

besides.. have you ever seen anyone squat 300-400+ with good form using a shoulder width stance with quads that look undeveloped? (diet plays a role of course)

[Jason12345]

about 5 inches apart with my toes SLIGHTLY pointed in.

[bucsfan]

yeah I really like the feel of doing regular squats with slightly narrow than shoulder width. My legs are big but my glutes and hips are really big so Im trying to focus on just the quads

[ReSpAwN DeMoN]

front squats will remove most hip/glute from the movement and really put the focus on the quads.

squats ESPECIALLY ATG will hit mainly hips/glutes but they are superior for all-round leg development.

Might I suggest doing front squats as your fisrt movement then doing the good 'ol regular squats second?

[bucsfan]

i do front squats just after back squats

[BreakingPoint8]

Hack Squats

[bucsfan]

I do hack squats with my feet a few inches apart at the moment