I can widen the distance between the boxes to allow for more plates. If I really wanted to go heavy I could use dumbbells instead of plates. I had 135 lbs on the belt and easily could have put on 2 x 150lbs dumbbells.
I can widen the distance between the boxes to allow for more plates. If I really wanted to go heavy I could use dumbbells instead of plates. I had 135 lbs on the belt and easily could have put on 2 x 150lbs dumbbells.
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Quick update! I'm still going at front squats, I've tried again using a belt, got used to it and now I enjoy it, it really hold my back together, I've been injury free in the lower back for a looooong time! I'm doing now around 5-6 working sets plus many warm-up sets and all seems to go well. I usually stay in 10-15 area, but last time I did: 45, 95, 115, 135, 155 for warm-ups and 175, 175, 185, 205, 225, 155 for working sets.
It was the first time I've tried 225lbs on the front squats and it went perfectly, no flaws, I felt I could have gone to 245lbs for 1-2 reps but preferred to stay on the safe side and go for high reps with 155lbs (only did 15 though).
Although all the restrictions I have, mobility seems not so bad on this exercise. Lots of people tell me I have a solid technique, that I go deep, ask me tips/to help them perfect their technique, etc...
One thing though I still get insanely sore in the hamstrings, like 10x more then the quads, it usually last 4 days, so I train train legs each 5 days (3x per 2 weeks).
Eric
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Another update, been doing front squats with my belts since all this time, I've hurt my back twice since then, enough to put me aside for a few weeks/months, both time were with (only) 245lbs, so I decided to try removing 2 plates and hook them on my dip/chin's belt and use 2 little steps we have at the gym to be higher and resuming doing front squats but with 90 lbs less up top.
I have done about a dozen training like that and so far it goes well, I'm still moving up slowly but surely, being cautious, I'm now at 255lbs (165lbs + 90lbs). Only downside is the chain of the belt is digging in the skin, so I get bruised over bruise over bruise (I squat 3 times per week), so I ordered the spud belt SS recommended to try, not sure how I will manage to do this at the gym yet, I will need higher steps then the ones I use now... I'll try to use the shortest chain I can to start and see from there, cause actually with the dip belt the plates are close to 'home' and I even though it's that close I can touch the ground with the plates when I'm at the bottom position.
Eric
“Strong people make other people stronger. They don’t put them down.”
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The video looks like it would be near impossible to injure yourself in that manner.I find my shoulders still need back squats or they start to lose some flexibility getting into position.
Yes if all the weight is on the hips it's pretty safe. I have done a lot of squats that way in the 80s-90s when we had the set-up for that, 450lbs x 20 reps weeks in and out with absolutely no lower back pain...Originally Posted by cog
Ironically I'm writing this from my bed... still hurt myself doing the 'hybrid' lift yesterday... the spud belt with a short chain does help for making less bruises in the inner thighs but it hurts the hips like the chin-up belt does, the problem is to have the weight belt over the squat belt, it seems that the weight belt (Spud or chin-up belt) is pulling down my Inzer belt down into my hip bone, so I have it painfully sit on the hip bone each time I lower down... making a large bruise there too, so I tried to put the Inzer belt higher to avoid that but it just moved the problem to the ribs.
Eric
“Strong people make other people stronger. They don’t put them down.”
"If success makes you arrogant, you haven’t really succeeded. If failure makes you determined, you haven’t really failed...''
SS is not wearing a belt and neither is the other guy besides the hip belt.Why do you need the inzer with no weight on your shoulders?
I'm using only 2 plates (90lbs) with the spud belt, the remaining weight is up there in a front squat position.
Eric
“Strong people make other people stronger. They don’t put them down.”
"If success makes you arrogant, you haven’t really succeeded. If failure makes you determined, you haven’t really failed...''
I started back leg training this week, 1st time since last injury, back is 90%, but still can't do Front squat, I tried, but the back said 'no'! So I tried something new, I went from Front squat to Goblet squat, with the spud belt I can put 4 plates max down bellow since it's only a few inches under the balls, so I grabbed a 60 lbs DB and began to do goblet squats, 240lbs there felt exactly like 240 front squats in the legs, but much easier on the back, no pain in the back so far even if the back is still not 100%. It seems to be the safest way for me to do squats (my favorite exercise), not as cool as regular squats or front squats, but where I am it doesn't seems I have to be picky, I'll take what I can do. My only concern is how I will swing heavier DBs up there (1XX lbs) with 180lbs dangling between the legs over those steps.
Eric
“Strong people make other people stronger. They don’t put them down.”
"If success makes you arrogant, you haven’t really succeeded. If failure makes you determined, you haven’t really failed...''
This is really impressive exercise you shared with us, I will surely try this.
I have improved my set-up a little bit again, almost 3 months without injuring my back is an absolute PR, in the last 5 years the longer I went was about 4 weeks without back injuries. This consistency helped make some gain.
I'm now using higher steps and a longer chain, so I can put 5 plates down under + one more flat on my chest that I hold with my hands.
My son took a video a few weeks ago of me doing 270lbs x 10 that I wanted to share, just waiting for him to send it from his phone...
But since then I already moved up to 295lbs. With this set-up I'm able to go to 315lbs max, after that I will have to think of a new solution.
Eric
“Strong people make other people stronger. They don’t put them down.”
"If success makes you arrogant, you haven’t really succeeded. If failure makes you determined, you haven’t really failed...''
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