Gym maturity is realizing you don’t have to Barbell Squat AT ALL You can just do a Hack Squat or a Pendulum Squat or a Smith Squat and get all the benefits while reducing injury risk and lowering fatigue cost

@DeanTTraining Hack squats done until you shit yourself is highly effective, without all the disadvantages of a regular barbell squat

@DeanTTraining Nothing is as humbling as Bulgarian split squats

@DeanTTraining That’s my leg staple. Squats are highly overrated.

@DeanTTraining My gym got a belted squat machine. I freakin love it. Weight on the hips instead of loading the spine

@DeanTTraining Smith machine squat hurts my body way more than just squatting. Smith machines are are evil

@DeanTTraining A good hack squat machine is probably the most effective machine in a gym compared to its free weight counter part.

@DeanTTraining Currently doing mainly hacks. A little bit of the rogers squat and heel elevated smith on my other lower. Christ, why would I ever go back to a barbell? Maybe if I wanted a fraction of the quad stimulus and a sore low back.

@DeanTTraining 💯Close-stance hack squat has grown my quads more than squats ever did

@DeanTTraining @TheDividendDog 100% agree!

@DeanTTraining tried squatting on the smith machine for the first time the other day and it felt easier. is it supposed to be like that?

@DeanTTraining Im new to pendulum squats and I can honestly say it has changed leg day for me

@DeanTTraining As a man of a certain age i have to agree with this

@DeanTTraining I'd add belt squatting .. I'm seeing results and my knees and back aren't being affected at all

@DeanTTraining How do you ditch the hack squat if you reach failure during the eccentric phase?

@DeanTTraining Lifting with a 3minite pause on the program you suggested and I didn't realise how strong i actually am..appreciate the help I like it!....now I know Victor does a 5minute wait not sure if im there yet tho 3 minutes is a start 😀

@DeanTTraining I'm 56. Thoughts on the belt squat devices that I see advertised on social media? I like the idea of not overloading my spine.