The BEST Quad Exercise You've Never Done Before

[Badge-vohq]

The absolute best trainer on YouTube. Thanks for another great tip Ben

[nihalwbap]

This channel is a heaven for advanced lifters to learn beyond. Thank you Ben.

[niranjantg]

Nope, I've been doing this since 1895

[Markusai]

Love it!
I've been using heel elevated front squats for a while now for targeting my quads. Since it's front loaded, I'm forced to keep my torso/chest high so I don't load my glutes as much.

[zacksmithey]

Sissy hack squat is an amazing stretched quad isolation movement

[waderace]

The problem with these is that your grip will fail before your quads do. You could wear straps, but there's still better options. Probably good for a change of pace, though.

[saltwatergamers]

You could probably increase the range of motion by adding a deficit with more plates.

[Conditionnement]

The Best way to work quads according to what you say is to squat with Smith machine, feet ahead of bar. The angle will be perfect for it and it fix the grip Problem. 😊👍

[merumeru]

I think you can increase the range of motion by using the lower handle

[vinceraineing]

You can do these unilaterally too in the form of a tip toe deficit skater squat to avoid using a trap bar or barbell or dumbbells

[louisfeldman]

Not too dissimilar from the Brignole Pendulum Squat, using a trap bar instead of a weighted vest.

[bruh]

question. you have a very narrow stance in the first clip of the exercise but are in pretty deep hip flexion considering your using a trap bar. how is this not creating impingement? i have a torn hip labrum due to excessive chewing from hip impingement and the femur not getting enough space from external rotation to move properly. I know everyone is built different but your stance is so narrow and your femur doesn’t seem to rotate out much so how are you able to perform this with healthy hip mechanics? thanks!

[Slavagfunk]

Would a heel elevated belt squat be similar to doing this?

[mohlodingmabapa]

Being doing this with a barbell since I don't have excess to a trap bar

[ThaStonedGardner]

Seems much more beneficial to take a couple weeks and fix your ankle and hip mobility problems and do a proper high bar squat to full depth. A proper high bar squat is going to look exactly like your second stick figure. You'll be able to load much more weight than with a trap bar, as how much you can hold is limited to your grip and trap strength. And you'll also be able to get a much fuller range of motion with a high bar squat, leading to much more quad development.
Unless you have injuries, anyone can fix their hip and ankle mobility within two or three weeks.

[sonI]

Why not a ATG elevated heel assisted(hold a fence) reverse lunge? Or sissy squats?
or Reverse nordic lunges(with band if weak)

[erikcreature]

A Hex Bar is just in the way for Squatting, and how many people have a Hex Bar at home?

Instead do:

Old Time Barbell Hack Squat, a la George Hackenschmidt, barbell behind your back gives you as much distance from the knee that is free weights possible, and works all the Quads hard, including the Rectus Femoris, that works hard instead of only being used as a stabilizer muscle, as in Front and Back Squats.

Use a close grip, and push the bar back away from your body, as you squat, and it works as a killer Triceps exercise too.

Use low weight, and add more volume, not more weight, until you can do 10 x 10 on the weight you are using, and you'll get results, on both Tris and Thighs.

[overtonpendulum]

Why are my quads so weak in every compound movement, but strong in leg extension?

[rasputintouring]

Is this very different from heels elevated front bar squat? Front bar squat will also not limit the depth

[angelo]

Isnt this the same as doing smith machine squats feet a little forward, weightlifting shoes, just trying to bend the knees forward? Im doing this, but feet rise a little, dont know if it is bad.