Smith Machine Squats - Quadriceps Exercises For Big Legs

[casualtyarmy87]

NICE VIDEO!

[monkey9090]

I can do much more weight when doing it on a smith machine :P

[PAKMAN52]

Just use free weights.

[jamieA1A]

I have found best results come from 20 rep sets. When I hit 20 with a weight I move up and start all over again at 15 or what ever I can do until I get to 20 again.

[randomperson331]

this actually makes it harder to go deeper

[desembodic]

You are supposed to squat very deep, nothing like this video. Try a more narrow stance and higher bar position to hit the front of the legs more. Or supplement the squat with other variations of the squat, such as the front squat-it targets the quads much more-

[truthspeaks84]

Not exactly, there comes a certain point in the squat where you do more harm to your knees than good to your leg muscles.

I know to many athletes who used to swear by deep squats but who also screwed up their knees by the squats.

The squats he's doing work his quads just as effectively as deep squats.

[zinnlaeyin]

His squat was fine actually

[pred178]

I have question. I do these squats all the time but I never feel it in my legs I always feel it in my glutes and I squat pretty deep too. Are your feet supposed to be dirrectly underneath you or slightly forward and does it matter how far apart they are, if so what muscles are worked out?

[utuberlol]

you squat too deep! the way i do it is try and get on ur tip toes and just go low enuf, get like a 90° angle between ur calf and ur hamstrings. tip toes rele work out ur quads but also work ur calf abit. give it a try! keep ur legs about shoulder width distance.

[tomlewis1]

noooo, you should always push with your heels! i thought everyone knew that!

[ATOM09]

You're correct, as far as i'm concerned, tomiewis1. I push off on my heels and boy! i feel it. But guess what? I got this simple weight bench with the leg bar for curls on it and I get a good workout on that old bench. I can see results just using that bench.

[osu840]

goes on height mate generally peaking if your tall you 'll preferr a slightly wider than shoulder stance toes very slightly pointing out, if you want to squat big weights for max growth all the strength is in the glutes and adductors which make up about 1/3 of the legs mass, these two muscles along with the psoas muscles deliver max squatting power. At least squat parallel but preferabely deeper your legs will get bigger and you will be able to handle a lot more weight rapidly!

[mattalessi2112]

if you squat deeper than your legs parallel to the ground, glutes come into play a lot more, and hamstrings to a lesser degree. If you are using a smith machine, you have the option of having your feet in front of the weight as opposed to right underneath it, that will isolate your quads a lot more