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2002/07/14, 09:06 AM
I don't have access to a Smith machine or freeweights. When my program calls for squats, I do something a bit different and wanted opinions as to whether it is OK or not.
I attach a lat bar to a low pulley. I then bend at the knees and grab the bar with my arms straight. I then lift up (maintaining a straight back and with no movement in my arms - everything is bending at the knees). I then slowly bend back down to complete the rep.
I feel my thighs working, but I do feel a tightening of my lower back (which I assume is what you get when you do "real" squats).
Is this OK as a replacement for "true squats"?
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2002/07/15, 10:47 AM
I think you may have found a rudimentary replacement for deadlifts...but not squats. Come to think of it, it would be hard to replace squats, unless you had something you can carry on your traps to replace a barbell with weights.
Good luck!
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**_Robert_**
Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
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2002/07/15, 07:29 PM
Well, let me see if I can explain this good on paper..... Take a barbell, put your legs a little more than shoulder width apart, hold the barbell between your legs and squat...keeping your toes pointed outward. I read it on one of my magazines and tried it. It works really well, when you can't get a machine.
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Lisa
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2002/07/15, 07:29 PM
Sorry, I didn't mean barbell, I meant dumbell.........where's my head....aye aye aye
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Lisa
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