Why The Belt Squat Is OVERRATED

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@mattvaughan180 Жыл бұрын

End of the day it’s not supposed to be the same as a traditional squat so I don’t quite get the point of this video, on the flip side if you suffer from a damaged back for eg a slipped disc and can’t squat a normal bar on your back loaded up with weights then the belted squat is excellent

@bridgefordstrength7967 Жыл бұрын

If you watched the video I never say its suppose to be the same as a traditional squat. In the context of a powerlifter using it to improve their squat pattern it is not very useful due to the way its being executed... which was again, explained in the video.

@centaurfitness4049 11 ай бұрын

@@bridgefordstrength7967but it’s not supposed to be an assistance exercise for the squat, it’s designed as a supplemental HSF lift for hypertrophying the quads and increasing your strength ceiling. It’s movement pattern similarity is arbitrary in this context

@aptn22 10 ай бұрын

@@bridgefordstrength7967yeah I think he missed the point of the video. This video was to help use this machine to help better replicate a tradition squat. Very helpful video.

@supersquats 7 ай бұрын

I agree its a pointless comparison. Its like saying why a leg press is overrated for squatting or hack squat machine.

@Zombies8Jayden Жыл бұрын

Smooth brain

@shaunyboynz3870 Жыл бұрын

Just started using this machine and find that it certainly hits very different to the squat which is what I like. No spine compression great quad activator and variety a must.

@SkullCrushersClub Жыл бұрын

You can shorten the cable for short people by adjusting the hook height…

@bridgefordstrength7967 10 ай бұрын

Wow I never thought of that in all of my years of owning this machine.

@riccarrasquilla379 6 ай бұрын

thanks for the tips.

@vio1ent98 Жыл бұрын

Same goes for any leg specific movement for hypertrophy really. Lot of ways to train hack squat and leg press and whatever else wrong if you don't choose the right angles and placement specific to what you're using it as an accessory for.

@shayn4697 7 ай бұрын

It's meant to iso the leg muscles without compression on the back. My question is if she wanted more quads in the squat movement why did she just not narrow her stance. If you are doing barbell squat or belt squat more quads will be used with a narrow stance vs a wide stance.

@futbol1972 Жыл бұрын

So du u recomend the rhino belt squat or other belt squat?? I don't do any more barbell squating do to 2 buldgimg disk in lower back so I really would like to get a belt squat. I was going to build my own leverage arm belt squat but people keep telling me they are not the good do to how they pull you forward, however other people like the leverage arm belt squts

@futbol1972 Жыл бұрын

Which one do you guys is easier/better for bad knees? Anyways I ended up buying the rhino but after having it for a week I thinks is just overkill just for squats:( I showed my wife the squat max and she liked it cause she can do hip thrust, has the pad for seal rows and loved the seat and it's way smaller than rhino. She says rhino too big just for belt squats. Lol

@christianjackson2553 9 ай бұрын

Is it good for a guy with a fucked up back & two suspect shoulders that just wants to squat. Or would you recommend the hack squat over the belt squat?

@SkullCrushersClub Жыл бұрын

This guy seems to underrate the fact that low bar squatters squat with vertical shins and he underrates the idea of less mileage for more gainz i.e. the spinal decompression benefits of belt squats

@frostedflakes55 11 ай бұрын

You mean they "squat morning" lol

@mahadley9 8 ай бұрын

nothing wrong with a strong back and sound knees@@frostedflakes55

@markleclair8827 11 ай бұрын

Board press probably isn't as effective as full range bench but they give your shoulders a break.The belt squat does the same with your back by not loading your spine.

@randerodr7389 10 ай бұрын

Yep and you can go to failure easier. I like belt squats. Use them once a week and bar squat once a week.

@karangupta2292 Жыл бұрын

my sumo deadlift is going up to 6 plates after this video

@asdasd-om4um Жыл бұрын

Please add subtitle

@strengthculture4030 Жыл бұрын

This was helpful as I’m new to the belt squat.

@adampetherick6266 Жыл бұрын

Try to put a 10 lb plate on your heal elevate your foot lot more vertical to do a squat

@KetoJames 5 ай бұрын

For home gym should I do leg press/hack squat machine or belt squat?

@chrisdornerrespecter8884 4 ай бұрын

Belt squat

@kirkangel525 5 ай бұрын

should of had her do the movement on a stability ball, will activate 2.5% more in the hams & glutes

@deadlift0425 Жыл бұрын

I sold my squat max md after a year of owning it! I find free squatting and pendulum squats transfer better!

@TheSpeedandPowerPath 14 күн бұрын

As a general life principle and self-preservation tactic, I never talk shit to someone with cauliflower ear. So allow me to say, sir, I believe your title was excellent for generating clicks (it drew me in) and I mostly agree with the statements. Torso loading is an excellent way to re-engage the trunk without exposing it to such extreme loads. The belt squat is incredible for de-loading the spine while still pushing the lower body to develop strength/power. I've played around with KBs and weighted vests in a similar fashion.

@bridgefordstrength7967 14 күн бұрын

Hahahaha thank you sir. It seems others failed to grasp the context of what I was explaining in the video. The belt squat is not a bad machine by any means at all, and is one of my favorites seeing as I purchased one in the limited space I had. Specifically how I typically see them executed by many raw powerlifters does not carry over well to a "competition style" squat.

@shayn4697 7 ай бұрын

You could even so a split squat for more quads. To your point this is more for a person that wants to iso muscle groups in the legs and not powerlift.

@brokenbarbellgym426 10 ай бұрын

I'm 58 and I will be working out long after this power lifting dude is all broken down bad back can't walk.

@bridgefordstrength7967 10 ай бұрын

You should watch the video again and actually listen to the context.

@uninamed2292 Жыл бұрын

The downside with the belt squat compared to a free squat is that the gluteus don't get hit as hard, or that's atleast what has been seen in EMG studies, the activity was the same in the quadriceps though. Anyways, as someone with a disc hearniation at C6C7 and facet joint syndrome in my lumbar spine it's my only squat option.

@chaboi7 11 ай бұрын

With the squatmax you can do no thrusts

@SIickTurtIe 10 ай бұрын

Depends on the machine also. Some have adjustable connections to set the load in a way that biases towards the posterior muscles or the quads.

@mahadley9 8 ай бұрын

squat wide and sit back- glutes will be dominant

@Gman12959 5 ай бұрын

@@SIickTurtIewiden your stance and sit back instead of just squatting down, that’ll blow up your ass and hams

@terminator1398 Жыл бұрын

Disagree

@bigdarshan Жыл бұрын

Wow... I'm an avid belt squatter and this makes so much sense. Thank you!

@bryceminor4674 Жыл бұрын

Dude this was amazing. This made me look at the belt squat completely different

@GuitarsAndSynths Жыл бұрын

Use squat machine that solves issue

@TDR85 Жыл бұрын

So, a goblet squat..

@frostedflakes55 11 ай бұрын

Such a good breakdown of all the stupid stuff people do with the squat to make it non-athletic. Thanks

@alexchambers382 Жыл бұрын

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@jlo8775 Ай бұрын

This dude is lost…Belt squat is phenomenal.

@flippendad3532 Ай бұрын

looking at machines for the garage with my 13 year old, it would be great if you could watch the language

@racerx2580 24 күн бұрын

Overrated lmao say wut