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I haven't got a rack, so squatting 80lbs is getting tiresome.
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07-21-2008, 09:09 AM #1
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07-21-2008, 09:34 AM #5
Regular squats are better. If it's all you can do though, there's nothing wrong with it. Just make sure you are using heavy enough weight to stimulate your legs. I've used up to 100 lb. DBs before and it's a killer exercise. Just try not to dead lift the weight up too much.
And anyone who thinks DB squats are for pussies just isn't using enough weight, and therefore, they are the one's who are pussies.
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07-21-2008, 12:24 PM #8
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I was wondering the same thing. We all know regular squats are better but lets just say hypothetically dumbbells are the only weights I have access to, would these work the same as regular backsquats or be a little different? I would think that they'd be more inbetween a backsquat and a front squat instead of being exactly like a backsquat, just cuz the weight is more in the center of your body instead of behind behind or in front of your shoulders
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07-21-2008, 03:06 PM #11
from my experience id say they are good but less effective because a) you struggle to go as heavy as your grip give out b) cant go as deep because dumbells touch the floor c) can only have a narrow stance
i dont have access to a squat rack so i alternate between dumbel squats and smith squats. not ideal but better than one or the other
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07-21-2008, 05:01 PM #12
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