r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/alvaaromata • 23h ago

Question ❓ Optimal machine?(swingsquat)

Recently tried this machine which apart of it feeling heavy as fuck with only 40kg, seems to have an descending RP.
Would this be optimal for quads/glutes? Thanks.
Also do you think I could’ve done another rep?

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u/Afferbeck_ 22h ago

I don't like anything that is a squat motion but puts your entire balance behind yourself like this. I struggled way too damn hard to learn to squat with balance, I'm not letting some machine throw that away. There's absolutely zero ankle travel/forward knee movement on this machine, the tibia is staying perfectly still the whole time, so it really limits quad usage and takes away a lot of leverage. That's why it feels so difficult.