The BEST Squats For Quads

Are you squatting for quads?
If so, use these techniques for the most emphasis.

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Disclaimer: AlphaDestiny is not a doctor or a medical professional. Always consult a physician before starting any exercise program. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk. AlphaDestiny will not assume any liability for direct or indirect losses or damages that may result from the use of information contained in this video including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness or death.

0:00 Introduction
1:13 High Bar Squats
2:32 Heel Elevation
3:47 Pause Reps
4:45 Biased Enough
5:14 SSB Squats
6:43 Belt Squats
7:59 Conclusion

#Squats #Quads #Legworkout

[akultisgod]

this dude hung in there for years and never quit. gotta respect him for that.

[jonm.]

I’ve been exclusively front squatting because my shoulders won’t let me hold a bar on my back. Honestly once you get used to it they feel great. I notice I get insane quad soreness (and glutes too). I’m rebuilding my squat strength with front squats and right now I’m basically doing 3x5 around 200lbs. So far linear progression is working, I think once I get closer to 315 for reps my quads will be noticeably bigger- they’re only average now

[koleary]

SS bar is my go to for squats. Couple of reasons for me:
1. So much easier on the wrists/elbows/shoulders. Low bar is strongest for me but if I train it hard, heavy and often I tend to develop golfer's elbow.
2. It's a superior tool for building strength, whereas the straight bar is great for displaying it.
3. The t spine strengthening component cannot be overstated. It transfers well to the deadlift and makes regular low bar squats feel like you're cheating.

[StrengthHacksCoaching]

Great points on heel elevation, you've inspired me to start using my squat shoes again after squatting exclusively barefoot/in socks over the last year to build foot strength and increase ankle mobility. Right now ATG Hack Squats, ATG Leg Press and the 1/2 Hatfield SSB Split Squat have been growing my quads nicely.

[BaldOmniMan]

SSB master race for me personally. The handles up variation blasts the quads man. It puts the camber farther in front of you and feels like an actual squat instead of a deadlift like the handles down variation

[firegate]

You’ve grown and matured a lot throughout the years Alex.

[usamakhanfit]

High bar squats & front squats with some weightlifting shoes was a game changer for me. Blasted my quads to Narnia.

[JivecattheMagnificent]

Love the SSB, dude. Got one recently and it's way more comfortable on my shoulders. Will always love the low bar back squat, though. Such a great exercise. 💪💯

[joaodias]

Those elevated heel quad dominant squats will 100% f*ck you up! The burn and pump are insane. I've been doing them once a week in ladder sets of ~20 reps, since I don't have a leg extension in my home gym. Mass and definition gains are insane. Killer exercise!

[mattrod]

I switched from primarily low bar to exclusively high bar a year ago to work on my general squat mechanics and it definitely brought my quads up proportionally to my glutes while only focusing on 1-6 rep strength. I used a narrow stance and 1 inch heel the whole time. I also really like strict paused leg extensions for 3×10-12 pushed HARD

[dabeastmax]

Really awesome to see Alex embracing Coach Kassem’s style of training. The most optimal way to train for hypertrophy imo.
Old school influencer🤝New science based training

[rafsanriasat]

I've been doing only Front squats and it's variations as my gym doesn't have a squat rack but I've found a way to do front squats. Loving the gains, legs are blowing up!

[nicolasklug]

Alex it's cool to see you rocking the shaved head + beard duo, it always suited you the most IMO + making you look even more yoked (I remember your old videos when you said shaving the head gives you the illusion of looking bigger which is true imo).Also, it's really cool that you have been referencing Kas from N1 has he def has been a positive influence on quite a few youtubers lately in regards to biomechanics and muscle biasing. I also follow him and have def learned some stuff too. Hope you're doing well Alex but god damn it's the return of the curfew in mtl f*k !

[destrohades]

For the home gymers and leg development with limited weight:
Unilateral work
Front squats or Narrow squats
Lunges (I've done reverse lunges from 6-8's down to 3/2rms for great results
Landmine belt squats
Landmine reverse hack sq. (heels elevated)
Occlusion training (did these for high rep band leg extensions)

[moneytimesfifteen]

Belt squats for quads. Everything else is turning your core into a weak link (to different degrees depending on leverages) just because of the limitations of equipment. You can hit quads hard and buy some carryover squats gains cheaper than if you had to do the work with a bar on your shoulders.

[sng]

Currently able to squat 160kg for reps and i can say I’m happy with my legs. They reached a good size. As he said, at that point it’s impossible to have small legs

[TJDelaney]

For me i noticed the best quad and leg growth in general from treating the hack squat as my main leg lift anywhere from 6-10 rep range using the entire range that the machine allows as well as a low bar paused squat and deadlift and then bringing up the volume with leg extension and hamstring curl for reps of 15-20 hitting legs 4x per week since my split has come to a full body alternating push/pull routine due to my schedule growing more busy over the years

[Runner]

I would like to add one thing that is VERY beneficial when trying to target a specific muscle on a compound exercise. Naturally your point of failure is going to be the weakest link, and combined with a wide variety of skeletal structures it's rarely going to be the muscle you're actually trying to work, the solution is PRE-EXHAUSTING the target muscle and going immediately to a compound. So for quads, you would do a quad isolation like leg extensions or quad raises to failure and go straight to squats. I learned this from Mike Mentzer.

[ScEscapism]

I personally love zombie squats, found my form was awful on back squat. changed to zombie started with bar, it's really cleaned my technique up

[StrengthHacksCoaching]

Glad to see you squatting again bro, getting those bone density and hormonal benefits!!