STOP Wasting Time On These Quad Exercises

[@ImpulzReponz]

As someone who can no longer do barbell squats due to the spinal load and disk issues, I really appreciate you calling that out with the pendulum squat. Great video. Thanks!

[@zachevans3658]

Finally love for the belt squat. No one ever talks about how amazing they are. Bro try doing front squats on the belt squat. There’s a harness you can use and it works. Or maybe just use wedges so you get sloped into the more quad dominant position. Either way stoked to see someone other then myself like belt squats lol 😂

[@Pienimusta]

Reason is, close to no gym has one.

[@JonniShreve]

@@Pienimusta more gyms are starting to add it because of how effective and "safer" it is.

[@pritok6]

I usually did tham standing on the blocks with weight on my belt. setup really sucked and during rest time you could just sit or kneel on the ground lol But if I find the gym that has that machine I would use it

[@sergeshemaable]

Great list especially for people with similar injuries

[@justyviews6731]

Really great content Jonni, love the way you have done this tier list. 💪💪💪

[@JonniShreve]

Thank you!

[@aaroncoffman7267]

Perfect timing! Was doing a push earlier and thought some of my sets didn’t feel right

[@krisholden8490]

Thanks again Jonni, must admit i tend to stick with barbell squats, leg press, leg extension and my gym has a belt squat which i thought was just some new fad taking up space 😂 but I'll give that a go now! Always used to do smith squats 20 or so years ago but think I'll start bring those back now too. I did get very strong, very quickly doing pendulum hack squats machine (one without the back rest) around 10 years ago, but i found all that weight on the pads really aggravated my shoulder impingement when I went heavy on it so I stopped doing them

[@Josh-ut9on]

LOL these top list have been my go to. Just did those earlier.

[@ze9849]

Awesome list

[@murliishi6107]

Knowledgeable Vedio shared thanks jonni sir ❤

[@serhaneroglu7192]

Jonni I love your videos bro

[@paulwhite4161]

Once again your tips are the best to go by Jonni!!!

[@JonniShreve]

Much appreciated!

[@anasmustafa288]

Pendulum squat is so, so good.

[@colorfullovetingz]

Amazing. Pretty much the same. In my 30s I work smarter, not harder. Trying to prevent injury to have a nice lengthy fitness career. Thanks for the gems bro!

[@Ale-hq3le]

When doing front squats you can put lifting straps on bar and hold on to those. Then your wrist movement doesn't restrict you from doing front squats.

[@ctb3386]

Hex bar deads have added a ton of quad mass for me.

[@buxkbrown2915]

@jonnishreve can you do a video on benefits of farmers walk

[@JonniShreve]

Most def! something on the lines of "Hypertrophy or not"

[@buxkbrown2915]

@@JonniShreve just the all around benefit from it because you break it down to where I understand it more than I do from others

[@arcadiosincero]

When the pandemic hit, I got me a leverage squat machine for the garage gym and I haven’t missed a leg day since. I love that machine.

[@andrewdoyle3238]

Great content Jonni

[@JonniShreve]

Thanks brother!

[@marccaramelo7801]

I was extremely happy when my gym got the Hack Squat Machine. But because I messed up my right knee at the Leg Press Machine, i can hardly do shit for the quads anymore. Very difficutl to built legs without quads 🙄Trying to do bulgarian split squats now with light weight instead. Great video again Jonni merci.

[@JonniShreve]

you just hae to find the one that works best, just like I found found the pendulum.

[@seijuro13]

Curious about pendulum squats vs hack squats, I know they're both listed as "go-to"...so assuming it just comes down to what feels better/more effective?

[@Mrbobcat7]

Wish my gym had a pendulum machine. I can't do back squats anymore d/t a hip issue. I had been doing the body solid hack squat for awhile and liked it, but once I started to go heavy it also started to hurt my low back and hip.

[@samuelmeisterw]

Hello Jonni

[@jonpageable]

Zercher squats should be on there. Similar to front squat but I find it much easier to hold the bar in my elbows with a zercher pad on the barbell. No discomfort whatsoever with the zercher pad

[@soonerborn7603]

I was waiting to see the Zercher squat as well. I love them! It feels like a much more natural way to hold the bar.

[@LucidStrike]

9:52 Dr. Milo Wolf just presented a study showing greater gains from NOT keeping yourbutt on the back of the bench on leg extensions. They're evidently more effective if you bend LESS at the hip.

[@leonkennedy9739]

1 minute ago is devious. But no surprise GVS today.

[@MsTatakai]

Interesting... no step ups ? they are diferent then that "front foot elevated reverse lunge" but interesting otherwise... i might try it because i don't like to do step ups =P

[@FiercecaneCorso]

We have a rack just in line with the way I wanna walk so that’s not the problem with BB lunges

[@johnkuveke9749]

Thankyou for another great video Jonni!! Just wanted to let you know i wanted to purchase your final diet book but for at least a month it says web page not availabe?

[@darkwulf2k]

I love my hack squat, and leg extension. esp long controlled eccentric motion on the way down, a solid 3 count. I like belt squat in that i can lift quite a load with it, but the belt ends up hurting my hip because it rubs, and cant sit proper. As for gob squats, i watched another vid, and I think the guy put it best for what they are good for, beginners. Great way to add a lil weight while they learn how to do the motion, and form.

[@JonniShreve]

totally agree! and the belt on the belt squat is a hit or miss depending on the brand. The one I have in the studio gym is amazing the Arsenal strength one is terribly uncomfortable!

[@darkwulf2k]

@@JonniShreve fair enough. I just know last time i did the belted, my pelvic bone, near the top of the hip hurt for like two days after from the rubbing an shifting. I tried hack squat an loved it, just wish my gym had more than 1

[@Mrbobcat7]

What do you recommend for someone with hip and low back issues? It sounds like leg press and ext. I did squats for decades, but cant anymore. I love hack squats too, but I think it also loads my spine too much. Wish my gym had a pendullum or belt machine. Never really got into lunges as it seems hard to keep my balance enough to really focus on hitting the quads.

[@evrenseven]

I've been doing BSS on the smith machine with a wedge under my front foot and my quads BLEW UP

[@JonniShreve]

100% of people don't utilize the Smith in that manner enough!

[@Turtlebackneck]

can we get calve stuff? such a stubborn muscle to grow for me

[@DobyDuke]

Train them everyday and do most stretch positions Edit; also do standing vs sitting

[@TheGhu123]

Belt squat is great especially when my back is taxed.

[@jplewing]

Hey what about a landmine hack squat?

[@mikesmicroshop4385]

Leg extensions are not even close to a full range of motion! What the heck are you smoking!!!! You can progressively overload Sisey squats! I do them on the Smith machine all the time!

[@dwcd3141]

Hey Jonni! What About Full ROM/LLP TUT Dumbbell Squats Where U Put The Dumbbells On Your Shoulders and Hold Them Next To Your Head?

[@vs1146]

Barbell squat (low bar variation) is absolutely a staple in my book. It is my favourite exercise of all time.

[@JonniShreve]

I used to LOVE BBell Squats trust me. Knowing I was going to train legs and KILL a few sets of squats got me up. The pre work out music was different. Id prepare myself like it was game time!

[@FiercecaneCorso]

DB walking lunges horrible for progressive overload mygosh maybe for a beginner great exercise just like the goblet Squat

[@dwcd3141]

Hey Jonni! What About Doing a Slow Climb Farmers Walk up and down 20+ Stairs with 45lb plates when you weigh 210lbs for your OVERALL Leg Development?

[@JonniShreve]

I would say the limiting factor would eventually be your grip, but also, as long as we emphasize an excellent stretch, it's a good option if that's all you have. But really IF you get a massive burn in your quads that's always a good sign of growth!

[@peterromfeld4091]

deadlift hit my lower lats hard :P

[@100KGNatty]

People get very triggered when you say the lats have a function and some growth doing the deadlift; which is pulling the upper body closer to the bar to get better leverage.

[@Mrbobcat7]

I agree. It's definitely a back exercise more than legs imo. Now maybe trap bar deadlifts.

[@gaz7978]

Pendulum squat machine is underrated,if your gym has one USE it...😉

[@justinteal495]

Vertical press feels too weird, dont seem to feel it properly, pendulum squat for some reason irritates the hell out of my knees

[@The-Secret-Team]

I do hack squat, leg press, leg extension, hamstring curls. I don;t load my back up with weight cause I have degenerative disc disease. Plus it takes too much time. Plus stimulus to fatigue is not as ideal. Hack squats work for me. I think the thing is to rest at the bottom not at the top, so you’re pumping your quads not standing up and locking out. I’ve seen my quads develop more using these three movements, I don’t risk injury and I don’t spend too much time moving furniture around the gym.

[@1922johnboy]

Aye it’s true ❤😮😊

[@Nop3nop3]

Smith machine heel elevated Bulgarian split squats???

[@miguelvarona463]

Leg press over front squats for quads...shame! 🔔

[@lurkingherkin]

Nice

[@TonyMcGrath-p8g]

What about squat machine?

[@asprinklingofclouds]

I'm a big fan of the hack squat but not those linear hack squat machines that you see nowadays, they hurt my knees and back regardless of positioning.

[@shararm]

What's the other style of hack squat machine? I've only been lifting for a few months and haven't been to a gym with any hack squat

[@asprinklingofclouds]

@@shararm The good ones are the ones where you lie back at 45 degrees with the weight pads over your shoulders. The bad ones are where there is a backpad for your lower back and hips, this bends you over at the hips and changes the movement almost to a standing leg press but with inferior back support.

[@shararm]

​@@asprinklingofcloudsdamn that bad kind sounds horrible

[@razvanarsenieioan7705]

Corect SUA America

[@andruswj]

reverse nordic

[@1999TransAmWS6]

Where would you rate a V-Squat machine?

[@JonniShreve]

Man toally forgot that one. There are a few different version. I the one where you face out I found to be very uncomfortable, and the angle is terrible at the bottom. The other version which I think is hammer strength hits more hamstrings then quads. but it would be a option 3 borderline "this all they got"

[@1999TransAmWS6]

@@JonniShreve Yeah, it's the one where you face out. I bought one last year not knowing the pendulum squat existed. I sort of like the V-Squat, but it seems to put a ton of pressure on my knee caps. I don't have any knee issues, but I don't want to develop any either. I'm thinking of selling it and getting a pendulum instead, even though I'll take a bit of a loss on it.

[@russelleclair9120]

Jonni I sm not a good poser. The art has been lost. Bob Paris type art of posers are just not seen. Any chance you can do a video on posing?

[@razvanarsenieioan7705]

Jony Gym

[@shiva19112]

Sumo squat > Goblet squat

[@beyondview]

sheesh the thumbnail 😅

[@breezerandle-ix4rs]

I agee

[@RoBDeeZL42]

This man ranked barbell squat and smith machine squats as the same tier lmao.

[@davidrobinson3530]

🤷🏾‍♂️ what happen to step ups? (progressive overload)

[@JonniShreve]

Any I missed ill do a part 2 for sure

[@bigglesworth007]

Sad to see no mention of barbell hack squat (looking at the time stamp list before finishing the video). Bar behind you on floor, heels elevated, lift and don't lower all the way to the ground during reps. It's all quads, very light on lower back, and you don't need a rack.

[@jg8807]

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