I pick regular, only because I've never done them wide.

I used to squat narrow(regular) so to speak, but I can never get my knees to stay behind my feet nor my lower lumbar from rounding if I go parallel or ATG. Shit be snapping up all in my knees and back. Started transitioning to wide stance box squats. Still feel it in my quads, however my hams and glutes are way more sore than my quads. I figured that I rather train my quads extra than to risk snapping my knees and back even more.

This post has been edited by razorboy: Apr 10 2012, 06:20 PM

Dat dere squat butt>tree trunks

Try out front squats? My back got pretty aggravated when I used to do back squats. Switched to front squats and got a much better leg workout, quads, hams, glutes, everything. ATG baby!

Nah, I still hammer the living daylight out of my quads. Even more now that I went over to a wide stance
I alternate between front squats and leg press. I like hack squats but the hack squat machine in my gym is a wee bit retarded.

wide stance = more power lifting style . more glutes and hams involve . : /
i do regular and front squat

Question:
Since I do not have a squat rack at home, are hack squats an effective substitute for normal squats?

Most definitely, may not be using every single muscle fibre that you might be using for a regular barbell squat but still good to go

Thx for the info. I'll be alternating my DB squats with BB hack squats then.

IMHO, u'd be better off making hacks your primary lift and using DB Lunges instead. DB Squats just seems so dangerous especially when the weights get heavier

Dangerous? How so? I'm no where near those kind of weights yet, but it'll be great if you can enlighten me. So far the only problem I have with DB squats is the large plates getting in the way, and the painful wrists.

With DB squats, the limiting factor will be how much you can hold. And seeing as your wrists are getting sore, it seems you're getting close to that limit. With hacks, You don't have to hold anything and can concentrate on using your legs. I agree with the hack squats and DB lunges combo.

This post has been edited by -Dan: Apr 10 2012, 09:21 PM

right. thanks for clearing that up. too much thinking i guess. lol.

dat feel when u have the whole gym staring at u when ur doing heavy db presses..havent had so much attention at the gym ever..

L O V E taylor's gym..epic trance music blasting..weights all available for me..fuarrkkkk

need shankar and deadmau5 to train with me for full on aesthetics krew

How heavy do the DBs go there?

40kg..i was using the 36..if ur lifting the heavier dumbells, peak hour or not doesnt matter..nobody uses them..lol

- by -Dan

I searched for the meaning also I dun really get it leh , mind explaining here?
Regarding the height, I'm 15 and 156cm. My parents are short so there's a high chance I won't grow too tall, that's why I dun wanna risk affecting it even more.

Sweet, nice range of weights!

Okay, forget all that. Lifting weights is not going to stunt your growth. Stunted growth is due to damage to growth plates. There's no impact involved in lifting weights. If you lift properly with good form, it may even help you grow that little bit more because it can stimulate the release of growth hormones. You're 15, your hormone levels are gonna get even higher in the coming years, so might as well make use of that and get stronger and fitter.

http://stronglifts.com/does-weight-lifting-stunt-growth/

http://skinnybulkup.com/does-weight-lifting-stunt-growth/

If you're worried about your height, there are other things you should be thinking about, instead of the type of exercise you do. Are you eating right? Are you sleeping enough? These things are more likely to have an effect on your overall growth that whether you play football or lift weights.

well..to be honest i lifted dumbells overhead to stunt my growth last time..did it for maybe 3months when i was in form 2 or 3..

broscience or not it somewhat worked as i did not grow that much after that..maybe it was just coincidence..

im 190cm now..so if u wanna grow tall just sleep alot man..take that afternoon nap after school..i slept from like 3-7pm everyday

How tall were you in form 3 ?

GUIZE, how much protein is there in 100g of chicken ? O_O

I'm getting all sorts of answers from 20g to 40g

This post has been edited by thelion4ever: Apr 11 2012, 12:12 AM