I'm a chicken leg DYEL noobie.I weight about 165-170 lbs and my barbell squat working set is usually 3 sets of 225 for 8 reps. at my peak (last month) i also did a set for 245 for 8 no real problem. I got to 275 for 2.5 reps. Today I tried the hacksquat for the first time and at first I felt awkward doing 235 (no plates is 55 according to the machine) but then i loaded 285 and that felt easy. So I did 325 for 8 reps for 3 sets and then drop sets (1 set of 8 reps for 285, 235, 195, 145). I def got a nice burn toward the drop sets, but I was not expecting to move 325 that easily on the hack squat. I looked at the math and at the angle i guess the weight is 0.707 if it was vertical which is 229 lbs so that makes sense, but online I read the angle makes it more difficult.One thing I will say is with barbell squats is that my legs/quads never really give out, its more of i have a smaller frame on upperbody and so the load on my back just feels heavy so I don't like going heavy on squats until by upper body is stronger.I dont really lift much but I do ride horses in my spare time so I figure this is why my legs are somewhat stronger than an average dyel who doesnt lift often.
>>76938151Do more reps. As many as possible until you cannot stand.
>>76938155so are hacksquats good replacement for barbelll?I was able to get much deeper too.I hit legs twice a week and its usuallySquatsBack extensions (for glutes)leg extensionleg curlsAlso I noticed i got red marks/bruises on my shoulders.
go back to high school and learn how the angle changes the effective weight 4 u
>>76938181embarrassing postit's literally just sin(45deg)
>>76938185>>76938181nigga read the post. I said its 0.707 the weight downwards.But reading on forums and online it says it should be harder because your quads are always on tension.
>>76938151The hack squat is okay, I prefer it to barbell squats. I stopped using the hack squat after experiencing back pain afterwards a sufficient number of times, in favor of leg press + glute extension.Personally, I don't really care what weight is used. All that I care about is that I can do about 12-15 reps three times, with good target muscle activation, and no injury risk. You could also do split squats, but they are hellish and exhausting to do.
>>76938151Yes, you don't have to stabilize the weight and you got a solid base to push against. Basically any exercise variation in which you don't have to stabilize, are pinned to something you cn use to push against will allow you to move more weight.
>>76938151Try less weight, standing on toes.
