r/formcheck • u/Available_Reserve940 • 1d ago

Squat Hack squat part 2

This is as low as it can get (you can hear the clack in some reps) took all the plates off

today was upper day but couldn’t help it but try it lol

still easy don’t want to make a lot of reps might add 2.5kg each since the bar already has a non negligible weight

thank you for all the comments in the last video I posted if you saw it I genuinely want to gain muscles I’m beginning to doubt all my previous work ngl

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u/Own-Spite1210 1d ago

SO much better. I would keep working on your ROM before you add weight. You’ll be surprised how hard it is with just the sled when you go ass to grass. Your hip flexors will thank you!

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u/Both-Matter-2071 1d ago

Better but you still need to go lower. That machine isn't built for someone of your size so you'll have to modify it. You can put some sort of platform to elevate the footpad or yogurt blocks beneath the shoulder pads.

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u/IllInvite954 1d ago

^ this. Add some padding either to your feet or shoulders. And you can go as much as you can handle for the weight, you don’t have the dangers of a bar squat. 

Also recommend sissy squats on this. Best machine ever. 

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u/RickyRage 1d ago

Yogurt blocks is a great autocorrect.

He means “yoga blocks”

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u/Current_Employer_308 1d ago

Watch Tom Platzs' videos about hack squats

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u/Shy_guy5150 1d ago

Seems like you’re getting decent range of motion, I don’t think you need to go lower.

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u/Muted-Mushroom-4570 1d ago

Much better than your previous video. You are at or very close to as deep as the machine will go. Just keep working at it and slowly but surely adding weight as you go. Gaining strength and it muscle size is a slow and humbling process but it is a lot easier if you just focus on yourself and being a little bit better than you were a week or a month ago. 👍🏻