[I Are Baboon]

Granted, there is no subsitute for squats with a barbell, but it's always good to mix things up. My gym got this machine in the last year, and it's my favorite for squat alternatives. You stand facing the blue pad for a squat movement, stand with your back to the blue pad for a hack squat. When I use this, I do three warmup sets, four heavy work sets, and a final set with low weight, high reps (25 or so).

 

[zibbler]

We have 2 of those at our gym. I mostly use the Smith machine for squats or the legs press because I have a bad lower back. Sometimes I'll mix it up with lunges just to change thing up a bit.

 

[ET_SoCal]

I'm too cheap fora Gym.
I workout in the back of my work's building, next to the trash bins..
I use a mat and for Abs I do the leg lifts & crunches w/o mechanical intervention...

 

[Heidi]

I didn't even know they had machines for squats. I just use the squat racks.

 

[Westy]

I kind of have to use a machine for squats. I used to have a bad habit of falling over with 300#'s on my shoulders.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Originally posted by Westy
I kind of have to use a machine for squats. I used to have a bad habit of falling over with 300#'s on my shoulders.

I could see how that would cause you problems.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

These are some of my favorite squat machines

 

[goosemagoo]

Originally posted by Brian HCM#1
These are some of my favorite squat machines

 

[Jorvik]

Originally posted by I Are Baboon
Granted, there is no subsitute for squats with a barbell, but it's always good to mix things up. My gym got this machine in the last year, and it's my favorite for squat alternatives. You stand facing the blue pad for a squat movement, stand with your back to the blue pad for a hack squat. When I use this, I do three warmup sets, four heavy work sets, and a final set with low weight, high reps (25 or so).

I used to never use machines for squats. Now I'm forced to with my knee. I HATE machines.

 

[rbx]

i love squats but i get way too dizzy afterwards! i almost vomitted one time

 

[Jorvik]

Almost?

You didn't put enough effort into it.

I've puked probably about 5 or 6 times in the past 6 months from lifting.