this just looks dangerous, i can see someone doing this, losing grip on their feet, sliding forward and the bar coming down on them- just do a regular squat or use a hack machine if there is one, this is just bs
uhhhhh thats not a hack squat.......I'm pretty sure a hack squat is when the straight bar is on the ground and you pick up the bar from behind your back.....
don't mean to be a hater i really don't....but if i showed someone this id be fired...or if i was doing private training it could seriously harm someone....not to mention other gym guys/girls and trainers would just stare at you like this o.O....my uncle use to rave on about this guy..now he's sidelined with all kinds of muscular and joint problems, went from deadlifting to not even being able to pick up a 10kg weight without it hurting...is there a link?..from seeing this i highly assume so. :\
Sorry, but real men do real squats. Smith machines are not only useless, they're dangerous. They limit your range of motion and when you use the smith machine you're not working your stabilizing muscles.
@saulhudson420 how else are u meant to do hack squats? hack squats are great to supplement any type of barbell squats to target ur glutes and hams more directly
I personally think that his foot position in this video is off. They seem to be to far out in front of him. You should do this variation the exact same way that you would do a regular barbell squat. The only difference is that you are doing it on a machine.
im always farting doing squat it stinks like shit and then i need to open all windows and people are pointing and laughing at me then i cry and go home
For all those doubters the sissy squat is an old technique. Its much safer that conventional squat. The "sissy squat" was actually use exclusively by Vince Girnoda. If anyone hasnt heard of him, maybe you hear of the people he used to train with the Sissy squat. Larry Scott,Steve Reeves, Big Lou Farrigno, Franco Columbo, and some guy named Arnold.
THe smith machine is the single worst piece of fitness equipemnt ever created...If you want to injure your knees, then go right ahead
It is in a fixed plane of motion, meaning that you are inhibiting use of stabilizing muscles. You just cannot naturally do a smith squat, it will force you to its fixed plane. If you look at a free weight squat, the bar does not go in a straight line. It slightly moves.
i thought for sure a hack squat was where you stand in front of the bar squat down and pull the bar up, then squat down with the weight. basically a reverse deadlift even the other videos have it shown like the way i described, this is just a smith machine squat.
Ronnie Coleman, Jay Cutler, Dexter Jackson, Markus Ruhl, ALL USE SMITH MACHINES. You stupid fucking haters. It's a great machine to build quality muscle!
can i ask a question, and if you read this and can answer, then answer :). Ok ive been getting my upper body bigger, but want to keep my lower body toned, but not big at all. As i enjoy wearing fitted jeans and that. Can i still so squats, but with just my body weight, or maybe a small weight, or will my legs still get big, HELP
squats on the smith machine is the worse cause the straight movement of the bar fights the natural mechanics of the body and could hurt ur knees and back
@ScottHermanFitness what do you think of p90x . is it a good way to lose weight for a at home work out. also i have hit a platue where i stopped losing weight but i don't gain either .so if you could give me some tips and advice on how to get past my platue .
@dmx1650 If you want to gain muscle mass and strength, you should do squats, dead lifts and bench press. Those are the 3 most important lifts (unless you talk to an olympic style weightlifter, who would say the clean & jerk and the snatch, but those are very technical lifts that usually require special plates and coaching to perform safely). After you squat, bench and dead you should do military/shoulder press, chin/pull ups, barbell rows and farmer's carries (not all in one day). These help me!
@Jefemuzki Good advise right here, a lot of big mistakes I see a lot of beginner lifters making is starting with isolation excersizes, those work for the advanced lifter who already has gained overall body mass and strength, but not for somebody just starting out, people have to look at the big picture then the little details :). Compound excersizes such as the Squat, Deadlift, Overhead Press, Barbell Rows Pull/Chin ups, are all amazing for building mass, people need to focus on deadlift & squat
@Jefemuzki *comment continued* people really need to focus more on increasing their Squats and Deadlifts if they want to gain any signifigant size and avoid plateaus in a matter of months :) all the excersizes you recommended are great! Best advise ive seen on youtube all day, thank you for your comment :).
@ThisWeedIsMine4 I know a lot of YouTube people are haters, it's refreshing to have a positive exchange! I have recently added in good old fashioned, government issue Sit-Ups. Do this a few times a week, and all of a sudden, your core feels a lot better. If you hate abs, and don't want to do tons of movements, plain ol' Sit-Ups really end up all of your abdominal muscles, including obliques and hip flexors. These have even helped me get away from using a belt when squatting. Take care.
Yo for all you troglidytes who say you shouldn't use a smith machine to squat and that this isn't a hack squat, suck my ass cheek, cos your wrong twice. So two ass cheek sucks actually! =D
put on a shirt sissy boy and if your going to teach a squat next time mention abdominal pressure, back arch, foot width, upper back tightness, proper breathing technique, and hip drive or better yet, just set whoever your teaching up for failure instead, at least telling them from the start is honest.
ok first off you get stronger in the range of motion you train in, so would you rather squat 400lbs from your knees or your heels? train in FULL range of motion. Ever other person says they "workout" or loves to "squat" but i guarantee 90% of the people on here who preach about atg squats and squat depth dont even squat above 300lbs or twice their body weight. Hell i doubt most of you could even survive a true 20rep squat program let alone even know what that is.
All these fucking negative pricks dissing the collective group of aspiring teen bodybuilders upon the shit ass training from a select group of teens not doing it right need to fucking know they arent gonna hit it perfect first time, trial and error and if your so bothered about them doing bad form or not training legs, go and fucking help them train legs if they are as shit at training as being made out to be, dont rant about it on youtube, show these people what they need to be shown.
@UrAJeW14 Okay see your point about young folks. Let me re-phrase this for the record. I mean to see just about 90% of all people generally hate to train legs. I will enlarge this group to include all types of people. Didn't mean to not include the rest of the lazy ass public.
Even if I did patiently attempt to help them. do you honestly think they would adhere to a system of high intensity low set 6 rep workouts? I have attempted to help a few people and most eventually either give up or go back to their low intensity socializing workouts. They cant handle workouts that adhere to no socializing and busting ass philosophy. Maybe about 5% out their would keep the faith most no way on hell.
@bslow21 Good point well made, i didnt know we meant non serious lifters, it just seems like all teens are being labelled wrongly because of these tools coming to the gym to pick up women or do workouts that arent worth doing and doing everything wrong, but at least you have tried and im sure seein effort wasted like that would make you just want to concentrate on your own work and let them do whatever seeing as they are not serious about the sport there is no point tryin to be serious with them
Al these haters going on an on about free weight squats. I am curious how many of the typical so called young gym member even train legs. I am around allot of them and most couldn't train legs if I put a stick of TNT up the arse. They all wear these baggy little shorts and either go half way down barley getting any reps or use no weight at all. I rarely see anyone that can put a good 5 wheels a side on, go down and get a good set of 6 - 10 reps. Most people hate training legs.
I can see people's point about fitness models not being as concerned about leg size but remember without the old school trains of thought, this new fitness fad wouldn't even exist. Now as far as his form. I agree he is putting his legs way way to far forward this is unbelievably dangerous. Way to much stress on the knee joints. He needs to back up a little and get under the weight. I agree this is not a hack squat machine, he needs to do more of a squatting motion
I am getting a kick out of all these so called free weight squatters posts. I have been to dozens of gyms and I rarely see anyone squatting worth a damn anyway. Most guys are so in love with bench pressing they rarely squat anyway. I squat in the smith because I don't trust most of the people to spot me anyway. Ide say most gyms have maybe a very small handful of people who squat or train legs heavily anyway.
How big are your legs? Get in a Smith put about 5 wheels a side on their, go below parallel, get over 6 reps and go to damn near failure. Also you dont need a cheering section to do this. Leave the ego at the door. I have found allot of young squatters suck. They barley go below parralel and get crap reps. I love to challenge guys half my age to hit legs with me. Its hilarious. They cry "your bigger then me" boo hoo, I started out small years ago. its the intensity that matters
@bslow21 I go ass to the ground. I squat 225 for reps now, but I've only been lifting for 9 months. I am not worried about size, but strength. You'll never get good squat numbers working in a smith machine, because the machine does half the work for you.
I am so sick of hearing about the "I have only been training for x number of months, blah blah blah. " If numbers are your only concern then you are either ate up into power lifting or don't give two figs about training high intensity style. I have noticed most so called barbell squatters never even come close to failure and most have little skinny ass thighs anyway. I train for mass not just some bs weight number. Unless you have someone hugging you is failure possible?
I have seen maybe a very small handful of free weight squatters actually get mass out of this movement. But this group is very small. If you are about 5feet 7 inches and below then I say full steam ahead. AKA Tom Platz. Its not the issue of squatting free bar or smith its the matter that one trains legs high intensity and organized at all is the real issue. I could careless if you do nothing but leg extension as long as you bust ass, that's what I am talking about.
Power lifting is a bunch of nonsense anyway. If you lke that obscure sport more power to you. Be prepared for arthritis, tendonitis and severe injuries in your future if you must go super heavy for the most ridiculous thing which is the pursuit of one rep. One rep does nothing but stroke the ego and hurt people. It doesn't build anything but eventual injuries. Stick to sets of 6 plus reps. You gotta have mass to get mass.
@bslow21 My general rule of thumb for me is to do 5 sets of 5 reps for squats and deadlifts and overhead press :) and 1 set of 5 reps on deadlift as much as i can lift for upping my weight for deadlifting and overall body mass 1 rep has a huge chance of injuring you I agree, but once in ahwile it can be good to push your body aslong as you use proper form. but I generally only do 1 rep with deadlifts or squats just to see how much progress I am actually making with strength gains.
You say ass to the ground. Why do you need to go that deep for? Are you 5feet 7 inches tall with midget legs? Ive say go as low as comfortable. I go pretty darn low myself, where my ankles are sniffing my ass. But to the ground? Once you get to about a couple inches below parallel unless your super short all your using is your lower back. Train where you body tells you to go not some dumb ass rumor , most pros barley hit parallel in person.
The title should be: "How to be a homo who's afraid to put a bar on his back, and takes his shirt off to make a squat video"!
Seriously! What kinda butt pirate do you have to be to take your shirt off for a fucking SQUAT VIDEO?!?!
I have some advice for you... Grow a pair of balls, then put a BAR on your back and squat. Oh, wait, you probably couldn't squat your way out of a wet paper bag with those chicken legs!
@PaulNeuhaus haha its not all about size dude. This guy is a fitness model for a living, so I'm sure he could care less about what some amateur thinks. Fitness and bodybuilding is about variety and changing up exercises. You don't always need the barbell on your back...
I generally refrain from being a 'hater' and almost never comment on videos but Scott Herman is an idiot. I'm astounded he has sponsors for these videos. You will hurt yourself training like this and as everyone else has said, these aren't hack squats. I hope the sponsors drop you.
Why are you even using a smith machine in place of showing correct form for a true free weight barbell hack squat? The machine is doing half the form for you. also this is not a hack squat either. This is Bicep boy stuff
Its close enough to a hack squat , look at the muscles being used. This guy is fun to watch and very enthusiastic . He looks fine to me. Keep up the good work bro, forget about the haters.
David Henry does smith machine squats and he won the Mr. Olympia 202.... Ronnie Coleman does smith squats too.... I'm tired of everyone giving smith machines a bad rep, when they ACTUALLY increase strength and muscle just as much as free weights do. Quit opening your mouths you skinny fucking keyboard warriors.
@DeusUniversa10 Excellent point, if the pros use smith machines they are obviously useful in certain situations. These motherfuckers hating on smith machines are pretentious assholes who think they've got it all figured out. There is NEVER just one way when it comes to fitness, The Hodge twins are big dudes and they never squat. Fucking Youtube comments, Ha!
hey scott, I do squats on a smith machine, is there a significant difference doing squats on a smith machine than doing them with the normal bench bar?
@ShutUpAndSquat007 why do u say dont squat on a smith.. i usually dont, but i lift by myself and i really want to use more weight so i was thinking about trying the smith machine
I personally don't think i'd advise someone to practice this kind of a squat, ever. I know plenty of gyms around my area that do have the hack squat machine without having to do these ridiculously dangerous SMITH MACHINE squats. I'm sorry, you can call me a hater or anything but from the angle he was in, any more weight and that would be asking for an injury. We can argue all day long, and yeah he appears to be in great shape but physical fitness doesn't equal good advice....ever
oh my fu**ing god...why do you people always have to be such dicks and comment everything he does? Not everyone is on roids to have 120kg+ and be shirtless...and yes, you CAN do a smith-hack squat. That's why it's called SMITH hach squat. Freaking jerks..the guy enjoys what he does, and if u don't like sth. then leave it...
No. He is quite literally wrong in 90% of the things he says. He wears running shoes to squat. This exercise is batshit retarded and if you put any amount of weight on the bar you'd be pulled down and backwards very easily and probably injure yourself. He doesn't need to know his shit to model.
scott,go back and look up the original barbell hack squat.bar behind the body on the floor.circa 1940-50.
MrCranberry777 5 hours ago
this just looks dangerous, i can see someone doing this, losing grip on their feet, sliding forward and the bar coming down on them- just do a regular squat or use a hack machine if there is one, this is just bs
sensall100 4 days ago
jesus this looks bad bad BAD technique, and im here to learn-i just know this is bad
cockywatchman1976 4 days ago
wtf
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kolayreplz 2 weeks ago
uhhhhh thats not a hack squat.......I'm pretty sure a hack squat is when the straight bar is on the ground and you pick up the bar from behind your back.....
AlUrdonAwalan 2 weeks ago
You are a fucking idiot.
PalerLaze 2 weeks ago
put on a shirt man!
gcravillion 2 weeks ago
This is just bad X_X I'm no great instructor here but even I could proberly do better.
xRocketzFighterx 3 weeks ago
how about you just use a hack squat machine
Gtslmfa0 3 weeks ago
this is a complete joke just like all your videos and training tips
yeegits 3 weeks ago 2
scott is a complete dumbass and secondly to people who listen to his bullshit why do you take advice from a guy who obviously has not muscle at all.
MrScdpp 1 month ago
@MrScdpp u obviously know jack shit. stop hatin. scotts abnormally strong for his weight class
antoniokoh 3 weeks ago
how to smith machine squat: DONT. the only thing the smith is good for is to put your sweater on when you get hot
ItsChrisPrebeg 1 month ago
don't mean to be a hater i really don't....but if i showed someone this id be fired...or if i was doing private training it could seriously harm someone....not to mention other gym guys/girls and trainers would just stare at you like this o.O....my uncle use to rave on about this guy..now he's sidelined with all kinds of muscular and joint problems, went from deadlifting to not even being able to pick up a 10kg weight without it hurting...is there a link?..from seeing this i highly assume so. :\
TrueLadTom 1 month ago
Haters gonna hate, i bet most of y'all are just sitting home all day long on your @ss
antonpersssoen 1 month ago
Sorry, but real men do real squats. Smith machines are not only useless, they're dangerous. They limit your range of motion and when you use the smith machine you're not working your stabilizing muscles.
saulhudson420 1 month ago
@saulhudson420 how else are u meant to do hack squats? hack squats are great to supplement any type of barbell squats to target ur glutes and hams more directly
antoniokoh 3 weeks ago
went from decent video maker to complete shit
and put on a shirt. your not ripped
vereand 1 month ago
retarded
highpressureturbo111 1 month ago
...might add....nice dangerous method being taught there
onlytwothings 2 months ago
fucking small chested poser. mmm..ok
onlytwothings 2 months ago
I personally think that his foot position in this video is off. They seem to be to far out in front of him. You should do this variation the exact same way that you would do a regular barbell squat. The only difference is that you are doing it on a machine.
hunterholderfitness 2 months ago
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im always farting doing squat it stinks like shit and then i need to open all windows and people are pointing and laughing at me then i cry and go home
Lass3DK 2 months ago
I was waiting for his vertebrae to fly across the gym.
iranfifa8 2 months ago
thumbs up and dont try this today
it is so danderous
rocketman4659 2 months ago 6
Informative video as always
FFreeLevant 2 months ago
For all those doubters the sissy squat is an old technique. Its much safer that conventional squat. The "sissy squat" was actually use exclusively by Vince Girnoda. If anyone hasnt heard of him, maybe you hear of the people he used to train with the Sissy squat. Larry Scott,Steve Reeves, Big Lou Farrigno, Franco Columbo, and some guy named Arnold.
kc5ohg357 2 months ago
This guy snorts Zoloft!
MISTAA2DAJ 2 months ago
lol sorry Scott but that workout kinda suck
iCombii 2 months ago
great video buddy
woo2fly18 3 months ago
THe smith machine is the single worst piece of fitness equipemnt ever created...If you want to injure your knees, then go right ahead
It is in a fixed plane of motion, meaning that you are inhibiting use of stabilizing muscles. You just cannot naturally do a smith squat, it will force you to its fixed plane. If you look at a free weight squat, the bar does not go in a straight line. It slightly moves.
illuzionz89 3 months ago
God damn it scott. just god damn it. Another video of BS workouts and horrible methods.
EtchedInOak 3 months ago 30
umm can someone explain to me how to thin your butt(a lot) but also still maintain a squat thats fairly heavy?
DjMctwist2 3 months ago
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AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS NOT A HACKSQUAT !!!! ITS A REGULAR SQUAT YOU IDIOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I SEE WOMAN PERSONAL TRAINER THAT IS BETTER THAN YOU, YOU FAKE SHIT
and seriously ... smith machine ??? you fucking kidding right ? real hardcore squaters dont squat with smith machine.
i am so embarrassed by another average joe like you who tries to give advice ....
TAiwannrzz 3 months ago
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TAiwannrzz 3 months ago
i aint taking advice from a guy with chicken legs for leg training lol
kcirross 4 months ago
@kcirross I thought exactly the same thing!
leeroy4130 2 months ago
Trying to get chicks with these videos huh?!
kamagong78 4 months ago
Why no shirt always in your videos? That's fucked up. You're annoying.
outtherewith3boys 4 months ago
his left leg is way bigger than his right one, interesting
sluvington 5 months ago
@sluvington
cause no body's perfect
smartbroke 4 months ago
that looked um like a text book smithy hacksquat if there ever was such a thing
xELxDlABLOx 5 months ago
i thought for sure a hack squat was where you stand in front of the bar squat down and pull the bar up, then squat down with the weight. basically a reverse deadlift even the other videos have it shown like the way i described, this is just a smith machine squat.
deathkinggodfather1 5 months ago
Dude really doesn't have a very impressive body. Even when taking into account that he's definitely natural. meh...
snapura 5 months ago
Ronnie Coleman, Jay Cutler, Dexter Jackson, Markus Ruhl, ALL USE SMITH MACHINES. You stupid fucking haters. It's a great machine to build quality muscle!
DeusUniversa10 5 months ago 2
@DeusUniversa10 not for squats imo
sleepyasfuck 4 months ago
can i ask a question, and if you read this and can answer, then answer :). Ok ive been getting my upper body bigger, but want to keep my lower body toned, but not big at all. As i enjoy wearing fitted jeans and that. Can i still so squats, but with just my body weight, or maybe a small weight, or will my legs still get big, HELP
stassHD 5 months ago
everybody search 'luimarco squats' to laugh
sdfefde 5 months ago
If i saw someone doing this at the gym, I would kick the fuck outta him in the balls.
MasterOfPES 5 months ago 2
Please don't call this squat....It is utter blasphemy.
deavman 5 months ago
actually pointless use a hack squat machine it's alot more effective
joshdebruyne199200 5 months ago
i had to learn the hard way that smith machines are bad for your back :(
TYRES1987 5 months ago
Squatting in a smith machine is pointless. If you truly want to reap the benefits of squatting, do it from a rack.
TibetanAlkmist 5 months ago
I Dont like squatting in the Smith Machine!!! It's bad for the back
DhivaFiTV 6 months ago
squats on the smith machine is the worse cause the straight movement of the bar fights the natural mechanics of the body and could hurt ur knees and back
MrGodsGiftToHumanity 6 months ago
@ScottHermanFitness what do you think of p90x . is it a good way to lose weight for a at home work out. also i have hit a platue where i stopped losing weight but i don't gain either .so if you could give me some tips and advice on how to get past my platue .
please message back thanks keep up the vids
dmx1650 6 months ago
@dmx1650 If you want to gain muscle mass and strength, you should do squats, dead lifts and bench press. Those are the 3 most important lifts (unless you talk to an olympic style weightlifter, who would say the clean & jerk and the snatch, but those are very technical lifts that usually require special plates and coaching to perform safely). After you squat, bench and dead you should do military/shoulder press, chin/pull ups, barbell rows and farmer's carries (not all in one day). These help me!
Jefemuzki 5 months ago
@Jefemuzki Good advise right here, a lot of big mistakes I see a lot of beginner lifters making is starting with isolation excersizes, those work for the advanced lifter who already has gained overall body mass and strength, but not for somebody just starting out, people have to look at the big picture then the little details :). Compound excersizes such as the Squat, Deadlift, Overhead Press, Barbell Rows Pull/Chin ups, are all amazing for building mass, people need to focus on deadlift & squat
ThisWeedIsMine4 4 months ago
@Jefemuzki *comment continued* people really need to focus more on increasing their Squats and Deadlifts if they want to gain any signifigant size and avoid plateaus in a matter of months :) all the excersizes you recommended are great! Best advise ive seen on youtube all day, thank you for your comment :).
ThisWeedIsMine4 4 months ago
@ThisWeedIsMine4 I know a lot of YouTube people are haters, it's refreshing to have a positive exchange! I have recently added in good old fashioned, government issue Sit-Ups. Do this a few times a week, and all of a sudden, your core feels a lot better. If you hate abs, and don't want to do tons of movements, plain ol' Sit-Ups really end up all of your abdominal muscles, including obliques and hip flexors. These have even helped me get away from using a belt when squatting. Take care.
Jefemuzki 3 months ago
I agree with shutupandsquat007.......this is not a hack squat, and this guy is a total poser!!!!!
ironmonkey95 7 months ago
Yo for all you troglidytes who say you shouldn't use a smith machine to squat and that this isn't a hack squat, suck my ass cheek, cos your wrong twice. So two ass cheek sucks actually! =D
lovettuk 7 months ago
put on a shirt sissy boy and if your going to teach a squat next time mention abdominal pressure, back arch, foot width, upper back tightness, proper breathing technique, and hip drive or better yet, just set whoever your teaching up for failure instead, at least telling them from the start is honest.
xRicke6 7 months ago 44
@xRicke6 Well you sound like an pretentious asshole. Why don't you make a video to show everyone since you know a lot more than Scott
CailJSA 3 weeks ago
ok first off you get stronger in the range of motion you train in, so would you rather squat 400lbs from your knees or your heels? train in FULL range of motion. Ever other person says they "workout" or loves to "squat" but i guarantee 90% of the people on here who preach about atg squats and squat depth dont even squat above 300lbs or twice their body weight. Hell i doubt most of you could even survive a true 20rep squat program let alone even know what that is.
xRicke6 7 months ago
Hahaha fail!
Theudmund 7 months ago
u can do it with on wight if this heavy 4 u dont be shy loool
why im here??
godabasha1 7 months ago
everytime i watch your videos i can't stop staring at your body. i love you scott :)
DanTUtilize 7 months ago
never use the smith machines !
PsychedelicInDaBrain 7 months ago
All these fucking negative pricks dissing the collective group of aspiring teen bodybuilders upon the shit ass training from a select group of teens not doing it right need to fucking know they arent gonna hit it perfect first time, trial and error and if your so bothered about them doing bad form or not training legs, go and fucking help them train legs if they are as shit at training as being made out to be, dont rant about it on youtube, show these people what they need to be shown.
UrAJeW14 8 months ago
@UrAJeW14 Okay see your point about young folks. Let me re-phrase this for the record. I mean to see just about 90% of all people generally hate to train legs. I will enlarge this group to include all types of people. Didn't mean to not include the rest of the lazy ass public.
bslow21 8 months ago
@UrAJeW14
Even if I did patiently attempt to help them. do you honestly think they would adhere to a system of high intensity low set 6 rep workouts? I have attempted to help a few people and most eventually either give up or go back to their low intensity socializing workouts. They cant handle workouts that adhere to no socializing and busting ass philosophy. Maybe about 5% out their would keep the faith most no way on hell.
bslow21 8 months ago
@bslow21 Good point well made, i didnt know we meant non serious lifters, it just seems like all teens are being labelled wrongly because of these tools coming to the gym to pick up women or do workouts that arent worth doing and doing everything wrong, but at least you have tried and im sure seein effort wasted like that would make you just want to concentrate on your own work and let them do whatever seeing as they are not serious about the sport there is no point tryin to be serious with them
UrAJeW14 8 months ago
Al these haters going on an on about free weight squats. I am curious how many of the typical so called young gym member even train legs. I am around allot of them and most couldn't train legs if I put a stick of TNT up the arse. They all wear these baggy little shorts and either go half way down barley getting any reps or use no weight at all. I rarely see anyone that can put a good 5 wheels a side on, go down and get a good set of 6 - 10 reps. Most people hate training legs.
bslow21 8 months ago
I can see people's point about fitness models not being as concerned about leg size but remember without the old school trains of thought, this new fitness fad wouldn't even exist. Now as far as his form. I agree he is putting his legs way way to far forward this is unbelievably dangerous. Way to much stress on the knee joints. He needs to back up a little and get under the weight. I agree this is not a hack squat machine, he needs to do more of a squatting motion
bslow21 8 months ago
Why do you do everything in a smith machine Scott? I don't get it? FREE WEIGHTS!
WayOfTheBastard 8 months ago
@WayOfTheBastard
I am getting a kick out of all these so called free weight squatters posts. I have been to dozens of gyms and I rarely see anyone squatting worth a damn anyway. Most guys are so in love with bench pressing they rarely squat anyway. I squat in the smith because I don't trust most of the people to spot me anyway. Ide say most gyms have maybe a very small handful of people who squat or train legs heavily anyway.
bslow21 8 months ago
@WayOfTheBastard
How big are your legs? Get in a Smith put about 5 wheels a side on their, go below parallel, get over 6 reps and go to damn near failure. Also you dont need a cheering section to do this. Leave the ego at the door. I have found allot of young squatters suck. They barley go below parralel and get crap reps. I love to challenge guys half my age to hit legs with me. Its hilarious. They cry "your bigger then me" boo hoo, I started out small years ago. its the intensity that matters
bslow21 8 months ago
@bslow21 I go ass to the ground. I squat 225 for reps now, but I've only been lifting for 9 months. I am not worried about size, but strength. You'll never get good squat numbers working in a smith machine, because the machine does half the work for you.
WayOfTheBastard 8 months ago
@WayOfTheBastard
I am so sick of hearing about the "I have only been training for x number of months, blah blah blah. " If numbers are your only concern then you are either ate up into power lifting or don't give two figs about training high intensity style. I have noticed most so called barbell squatters never even come close to failure and most have little skinny ass thighs anyway. I train for mass not just some bs weight number. Unless you have someone hugging you is failure possible?
bslow21 8 months ago
@bslow21
I have seen maybe a very small handful of free weight squatters actually get mass out of this movement. But this group is very small. If you are about 5feet 7 inches and below then I say full steam ahead. AKA Tom Platz. Its not the issue of squatting free bar or smith its the matter that one trains legs high intensity and organized at all is the real issue. I could careless if you do nothing but leg extension as long as you bust ass, that's what I am talking about.
bslow21 8 months ago
@WayOfTheBastard
Power lifting is a bunch of nonsense anyway. If you lke that obscure sport more power to you. Be prepared for arthritis, tendonitis and severe injuries in your future if you must go super heavy for the most ridiculous thing which is the pursuit of one rep. One rep does nothing but stroke the ego and hurt people. It doesn't build anything but eventual injuries. Stick to sets of 6 plus reps. You gotta have mass to get mass.
bslow21 8 months ago
@bslow21 My general rule of thumb for me is to do 5 sets of 5 reps for squats and deadlifts and overhead press :) and 1 set of 5 reps on deadlift as much as i can lift for upping my weight for deadlifting and overall body mass 1 rep has a huge chance of injuring you I agree, but once in ahwile it can be good to push your body aslong as you use proper form. but I generally only do 1 rep with deadlifts or squats just to see how much progress I am actually making with strength gains.
ThisWeedIsMine4 4 months ago
@bslow21 Oops i meant 1 set x5 reps for deadlifts my bad. not 5x5
ThisWeedIsMine4 4 months ago
@WayOfTheBastard
You say ass to the ground. Why do you need to go that deep for? Are you 5feet 7 inches tall with midget legs? Ive say go as low as comfortable. I go pretty darn low myself, where my ankles are sniffing my ass. But to the ground? Once you get to about a couple inches below parallel unless your super short all your using is your lower back. Train where you body tells you to go not some dumb ass rumor , most pros barley hit parallel in person.
bslow21 8 months ago
@bslow21 I don't literally mean to the ground, but as low as you can go with out arching.
WayOfTheBastard 8 months ago
pussy with chicken legs
hempfield21 9 months ago
the worst thing is to get your hands in place and have to turn it to unlock it
Vdjperks 9 months ago
pussy machine for wimps train hard or go home, people should only use this if they are disabled your not disabled so go home.
Vdjperks 9 months ago
haha look at all the negative comments, god you people are so ignorant.
belvederepunk 9 months ago
Wear a shirt, please.
cmteturqueti 9 months ago
Is this the guy from real world Boston?
SandWraith123 9 months ago
why the fuck are you half naked?
rngalvez 9 months ago
isn't a hack squat you squat down and have the bar behind you than bring the bar up the back of your legs?
freestyle3068 9 months ago
is that 4 butt
godabasha1 9 months ago
33 people think this isn't a hack squat...
osmosis2259 9 months ago
why are you all saying this isn't a hack squat??
aireek24 9 months ago
he has nice traps
NielsG070 9 months ago
The title should be: "How to be a homo who's afraid to put a bar on his back, and takes his shirt off to make a squat video"!
Seriously! What kinda butt pirate do you have to be to take your shirt off for a fucking SQUAT VIDEO?!?!
I have some advice for you... Grow a pair of balls, then put a BAR on your back and squat. Oh, wait, you probably couldn't squat your way out of a wet paper bag with those chicken legs!
PaulNeuhaus 9 months ago
@PaulNeuhaus haha its not all about size dude. This guy is a fitness model for a living, so I'm sure he could care less about what some amateur thinks. Fitness and bodybuilding is about variety and changing up exercises. You don't always need the barbell on your back...
belvederepunk 9 months ago
@belvederepunk I didn't say he should care what I think. I'm just stating a fact. Now, go back to huggin his nuts.
PaulNeuhaus 9 months ago
The only good use a smith machine could have is to be melted down to make more bars and plates.
jecnunez 10 months ago 32
Haha that is the funniest thing I have read on youtube! It's so true! I can see you there heating the forge to make some real heavy weigths!
fitzilui 6 months ago
@jecnunez HAHAHA :DD
sdfefde 5 months ago
@jecnunez Good luck doing hack squats without a Smithy...
ionuser 5 months ago
@ionuser what are you talking about? hack squats are primal with just a barbell.
sluvington 5 months ago
This is not a hacky squat but definitely a good exercise and I think this guy has a good body and good legs...
MrChutzpah2002 10 months ago
Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this isn't a hack squat.
DaveLowe28 10 months ago 2
one word for hack variation "lower!"
potatomanfly 10 months ago
I generally refrain from being a 'hater' and almost never comment on videos but Scott Herman is an idiot. I'm astounded he has sponsors for these videos. You will hurt yourself training like this and as everyone else has said, these aren't hack squats. I hope the sponsors drop you.
rfindlayart 10 months ago
these are not hack squats dumbass
koroni234 10 months ago 2
Why are you even using a smith machine in place of showing correct form for a true free weight barbell hack squat? The machine is doing half the form for you. also this is not a hack squat either. This is Bicep boy stuff
5DaySplit 10 months ago
dude, why don't you have a shirt on??
DrNingNing 10 months ago
this is not a hack squat genius
ricerxp 10 months ago 2
this is not a hack squat genius
ricerxp 10 months ago
This is almost the same as the sissy squat, good for developing the under worked quad muscles that most of the exercises don't target as much.
steroidzr4loserz 11 months ago
any exercise i do with the smith machine feels very awkward..
paulgnc24 11 months ago
this guy only makes these videos so he can have his shirt off during his instructional videos.
roberto347 11 months ago
No reason to not have a shirt on here
TheStaffmiester 11 months ago 33
I've seen bigger legs on a flamingo...
LRGHMN 11 months ago
Whats ur waist size?
orthodox7x7 11 months ago
not a hack squat pal
StamfordLegend 11 months ago 2
bro great vids but you really need to learn how to workout legs and squat heavy ATG (no smith, no hack, no BS nonsense)
stoneecold23 11 months ago
Regular freeweight squats in the rack would be a far safer alternative for most trainees.
Artem1sEntreri 11 months ago
Its close enough to a hack squat , look at the muscles being used. This guy is fun to watch and very enthusiastic . He looks fine to me. Keep up the good work bro, forget about the haters.
Northstarcastle 11 months ago
smith machines are great for squats better for control and if u wanna go lower.
Lookagainz 1 year ago
I'm going to try this out next workout
JaKeth3snake 1 year ago
why is your shirt off...
beefy5252 1 year ago 5
how much do you squat in your workout if you go heavy?
Lawlipop12 1 year ago
David Henry does smith machine squats and he won the Mr. Olympia 202.... Ronnie Coleman does smith squats too.... I'm tired of everyone giving smith machines a bad rep, when they ACTUALLY increase strength and muscle just as much as free weights do. Quit opening your mouths you skinny fucking keyboard warriors.
DeusUniversa10 1 year ago 3
@DeusUniversa10
I agree Deus
bslow21 8 months ago
@DeusUniversa10 Excellent point, if the pros use smith machines they are obviously useful in certain situations. These motherfuckers hating on smith machines are pretentious assholes who think they've got it all figured out. There is NEVER just one way when it comes to fitness, The Hodge twins are big dudes and they never squat. Fucking Youtube comments, Ha!
tyjanium 1 week ago
dosen't he own a shirt?
munieee 1 year ago 2
why is his shirt off?
fubu30086 1 year ago
dude its not a leg press.
use your glutes and hips to squat properly.
and get off the smith machine
also stop training people if you are because that is not a hack squat
CJH69 1 year ago
put a shirt on you faggot. and stick to giving advice on things you actually know something about--like sucking dicks.
rubenshitcock 1 year ago 5
@rubenshitcock this sounds like pure jealously. You're probably an out of shape guy who can't be bothered to workout. Stop hating.
cmackerz 1 year ago
hey scott, I do squats on a smith machine, is there a significant difference doing squats on a smith machine than doing them with the normal bench bar?
fazer990 1 year ago
who is going to take squat advice from a dude with toothpicks for wheels hahahah
MultiTrollHunter 1 year ago
a) dont squat in a smith machine
b) this isnt a hack squat
ShutUpAndSquat007 1 year ago 95
@ShutUpAndSquat007 then why are you watching his video, if you already know how to do a hack squat?
indian838 1 year ago
@indian838 To compare hack squat form
ShutUpAndSquat007 1 year ago
@ShutUpAndSquat007 this isnt a hack squat? sadly at my gym all i have is a smith machine and no squat racks and stuff
matt517472 1 year ago
@ShutUpAndSquat007 why do u say dont squat on a smith.. i usually dont, but i lift by myself and i really want to use more weight so i was thinking about trying the smith machine
MattMathieu25 10 months ago
@ShutUpAndSquat007
a) I agree that you shouldn't do smith squats, barbell are way better
b) this is most absolutely a hack squat, just look at the hack squat machines at the gym, the "bar" isn't behind your butt with them either.
malarkey13 8 months ago
@ShutUpAndSquat007 and the reasoning behind it.. is?
2sSHenky 8 months ago
@ShutUpAndSquat007 there are many different ways to do a hack squat, this is just another variation.
royhuh 7 months ago 2
@ShutUpAndSquat007 I'm not a smith machine hater, but I would never squat in a smith machine, it is just bad for the form and the body.
Adino1 7 months ago
@ShutUpAndSquat007 shutupandsquat
lowdagaramhai 7 months ago
@ShutUpAndSquat007 hes only trying to help man
jayMbodybuilding 6 months ago
his body is beautiful.
15evildude 1 year ago
you didn't make your signature breathing sound at 2:15
; )
CIarKent 1 year ago
I want a t Shirt with the Monkey ^^
indian60314 1 year ago
I personally don't think i'd advise someone to practice this kind of a squat, ever. I know plenty of gyms around my area that do have the hack squat machine without having to do these ridiculously dangerous SMITH MACHINE squats. I'm sorry, you can call me a hater or anything but from the angle he was in, any more weight and that would be asking for an injury. We can argue all day long, and yeah he appears to be in great shape but physical fitness doesn't equal good advice....ever
Elmeromero1 1 year ago 3
omg man wtf ?
Royzilber 1 year ago
oh my fu**ing god...why do you people always have to be such dicks and comment everything he does? Not everyone is on roids to have 120kg+ and be shirtless...and yes, you CAN do a smith-hack squat. That's why it's called SMITH hach squat. Freaking jerks..the guy enjoys what he does, and if u don't like sth. then leave it...
lolish1234 1 year ago
But why do a video with out a shirt when you are under 60 kg?
BooYaaTrill 1 year ago
I thought hack squats were on the ground with the barbell behind u
hackingtime88 1 year ago
This kid is built like a teenage baseball player. He will eventually see the light and do the juice.
wolfpackforlife 1 year ago
@wolfpackforlife negative smh
westplayer03 1 year ago
what makes this a hack squat?
mattdb1983 1 year ago
These are not hack squats!!
sean840840 1 year ago
LOVE THE MUSCULAR DEFINITION, CUT, MUSCULAR DEVELOPMENT
NOT TO BIG, NOT TO THIN
JUST RIGHT
AQUAMARINETMI 1 year ago
mmm gay meaby
I75defI 1 year ago
that's why his legs are a trash
fogonabomba2 1 year ago 35
@fogonabomba2 Thats why he squatted 225 for 41 reps right?
santahatpk 10 months ago
@santahatpk no matter the training
no matter how many reps he does
no matter the charge that it uses.
BODYBUILDING/FITNESS = RESULTS NOTHING MORE
fogonabomba2 10 months ago
@fogonabomba2
he is a bsn sponsored athlete im pretty sure he know what he's doing, he's a model not a BBer he doesnt need big legs... plus he is natural
edanimer 9 months ago
@edanimer
No. He is quite literally wrong in 90% of the things he says. He wears running shoes to squat. This exercise is batshit retarded and if you put any amount of weight on the bar you'd be pulled down and backwards very easily and probably injure yourself. He doesn't need to know his shit to model.
RedWildz 9 months ago 6
Why does he not a have a shirt on?
MarkMarotta1992 1 year ago