I should have specified that your form on squat and hack squat. Leg press and leg extension do have supports for your back.
You could try other squat variations wuch as front squat. Try to get the...
I dont think its cheating. If you cant do the rep then you cant do the rep. Whats cheating is when people say they got 5 reps when they got 3 and the spotter got the rest. I think its benefical to...
There is also a variation where you go so that your arms are perpendicular to the ground. I think this one is called the American variation while the one your described is the Russian varaiton.
Try squat variations where the bar is not on your shoulders, like front squat. Also slpit squat where you hold dumbells should not put pressure on your back. Again i would check with your doctor...
Heres what my google search found
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonnage
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tonnage
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonnage
I can as well, if im using the smith machine, to figure out the weight, i take how much it would be on a 45lbs olympic bar, since thats almost automatic, and subtract 30.
To get the work record, or a country-based record for squats, you will need to do it with the bar on your back, not on a leg press machine. And even though you can leg press 530lbs, it does not mean...
Squat, Front Squat, Power Cleans, Squat, Incline Bench, Squat and Power Cleans.
Your legs are so important in football weather your trying to break a tackle, block someone, tackle someone......