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Mike Powell / Getty If you’ve ever had a barbell on your back, then we’re sure that someone—be it a doctor, trainer, or fellow gym bro—has told you that your knees shouldn’t pass your toes when you squat. This is a lie. Not only is keeping your knees behind your toes biomechanically impossible...

After long hiatus of doing squats now that my energy is returning I worked in a light leg day. Holy SHIT are my legs aching! Not only cause my gimp leg but simply so long without true squats, definitely feeling the BURN

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Box squatting is the most effective method to produce a first-rate squat. In my opinion, box squatting is the safest way to squat b/c you don't use as much weight as you would with a regular squat. First off let me dispel the myth that Box Squats will hurt your spine, NO they won't. You don't...

Would love to hear what everyone's top lifts are for Bench, Squats, Dead lifts. For me been my max ever hit. Squats- 475 Bench-365 Dead lift- 505 I'm currently trying to improve my lifts by using conjugate training (Dynamic and Max effort). Would like to hear how everyone trains. (Muscle...

Jon Call, aka Jujimufu, is unquestionably one of the all-around fittest guys on Instagram. His insane strength and flexibility make for some seriously entertaining stunts, but one of his latest feats of strength took mowing the lawn from mundane to strongman competition-worthy. Rather than do...

Huge quads used to make you stand out onstage. But today impressive leg development is commonplace. This situation might lead some to believe that building the quads is easy. Not true—in fact, legs require more work than upper-body muscle groups because of the constant use of the legs during...

Huge quads used to make you stand out onstage. But today impressive leg development is commonplace. This situation might lead some to believe that building the quads is easy. Not true—in fact, legs require more work than upper-body muscle groups because of the constant use of the legs during...

Ian Spanier “Typically, pre-contest, I like to split my leg workouts into two days, a quad-dominant day and a hamstring day later in the week,” he says. “This workout is something I picked up from a friend who is more cardio-focused. It was something he was using as a basis for a HIIT-style...

QUESTION ARE BARBELL SQUATS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR BUILDING REALLY HUGE QUADS? ANSWER Without a doubt—the barbell squat is an awesome, basic exercise for igniting mass and strength gains in the quads. Some of the biggest thighs ever seen in the world of bodybuilding (think of Platz...

It takes correct technique, periodization, and selection of special exercises to conquer weaknesses in squatting. Combine these with a balance of strength and you’re ready. Westside Barbell has produced more than 70 lifters who’ve squatted more than 800 pounds, 19 with more than 1,000 pounds on...

cody-montgomery-squat-setup.jpg Per Bernal Somewhere along the way, the squat—always the kind with a heavy barbell against your traps—became the demarcation line between hardcore and softcore. Make them the foundation of your leg days and you were serious. Avoid them and you were just taking...

With more meat than a deli counter, and tricked out with vertical ravines and horizontal etchings, quadriceps can be showstoppers. Unfortunately, most bodybuilders never maximize their quads, because they are forever shortchanging their leg workouts. This month, we’ll examine the most frequent...

Every bodybuilder has his own method for training legs; however it’s done, it’s never fun. I always say, “If you can leave a gym after a leg workout walking the same way as when you entered, you didn’t do enough.” For great legs, you need to have that mindset and put in the brutal work they...

While the barbell squat is the perfect exercise for building big, strong legs, using the box squat as an adjunct to regular squats has been shown to produce numerous world records in the squat. OPENING ARGUMENTS There is no debating the fact that the free-weight squat is the king of all leg...

Would like to hear what you guys do on your average leg day workout? I always walk into the gym and start off with leg extensions than hit the leg press hard. Issue is I feel squats are a beyoitch after leg presses. Does everyone do squats? Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk

Look at those lil hairy bastards! Sunday: (leg day/Shoulder Day) 30min on the bike - Narrow Stance Squats 4sets-x-10reps - standing Dumbbell Lunges 4sets-x-12reps (inbetween each set do Zercher Squats 4sets-x-12reps - Hack squats 4sets-x-12reps (using the hack machine) - Single arm...

I think I may have a tear. But there is nothing noticeably out of place. (Hopefully just a micro-tear. I've had several in smaller muscles over the years, and they healed with no lasting effects.) Doing squats 3 nights ago, 405lb on the 4th rep, KaPOW!!! The 1st and 2nd reps were VERY easy...

Jump Squats For Explosive Testosterone Boost Posted by: Iron Man Magazine Adding a power move to the end of a leg workout is great way to boost testosterone concentrations in an effort to improve muscle size. Sports scientists at AUT University in New Zealand put a group of athletes through...

How Cluster Sets Make Building Serious Muscle Seem Easy By Dan John, April 15, 2015 When you’re a beginner, it’s easy to build muscle. A few warmups sets in practically any lift followed by one hard set of 8 to 12 reps will do wonders. Suddenly, it seems as if you’re developing muscle over...