I squat with a narrow stance and with alot of depth and recently i only feel sore in the hamstrings and hips and stuff. I feel as if my quads arent involved as much as they should be and im relying on the wrong muscles for the job.What are some quad specific compound movements i can do to strenthen them?
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05-12-2007, 02:10 PM #1
squats only working my hamstrings?
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05-12-2007, 02:30 PM #2
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05-12-2007, 03:24 PM #3
Well, what is the point of your squats?
Do you just want big quads--are you a bodybuilder?
If you are a powerlifter, as long as your squat keeps going up it should be fine.
If your quads are a weakpoint and are holding back your squats, then you could do front squats, like the poster above suggested.
But you are saying that squats just make your hamstrings sore.
That's a totally different deal. I can do front squats, back squats, whatever, and not have my quads get sore. Some days I'll do a really heavy squat workout and not get sore, other days I'll do a light squat workout and be barely able to walk the next day.
Soreness has relatively little to do with how well a muscle gets worked. In fact it may be that you just have tight hamstrings that need to be stretched more, and this is to account for most of the soreness.
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05-13-2007, 04:56 AM #4
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05-13-2007, 08:00 AM #5
thats exactly what happens to me.
Also, your hammies and posterior chain are a much more powerful muscle group than your quads. So using them in the squat are not a bad thing. If you want to hit your quads more, throw some front squats in there. I've found that even though front squats are supposed to put more emphasis on the quads, I'm still using my hammies a good bit because of my style of squatting.Training Journal:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=142931161
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05-13-2007, 08:04 AM #6
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05-13-2007, 08:11 AM #8
Yes i do them mate. Is that the only response you have?
Now your probably gona say that your quads feel sore the next day after front squats more than back squats right? Well it doesnt matter. Watch the movement in a front squat. Its identical to a back squat with the only difference being that back squats require that you use more lower back. Thats it.
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05-13-2007, 08:23 AM #9
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05-13-2007, 08:47 AM #10
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05-13-2007, 09:02 AM #11
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05-13-2007, 09:13 AM #12
you said that you do them with a narow stance...how about trying something revolutionary different, like going wider or front squats, or throwing in some walking lunges, or pre-exhausting your quads with leg extensions first then squatting or leg pressing...dude, there's about a hundred different things you can do, and everybody is going to feel it a little different, i'm 6'2 with long legs, so if i give you my advice do you think it will work for you???
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