Belt Squats And My Findings

[squatter]

I like belt squats a lot, good exercise for driving leg growth due to not having so much strain up back. I broke the off brand one at my gym though, hoping to get a new one by someone better, i told the owner and she said she would look into it.

 

[Poppy]

Broke it!!! Hahaha

 

[Poppy]

When’s your next comp? Still curious as to carry over.

I haven’t had a bar on my back since august. I might take one for a ride this spring. Maybe

 

[Rusty]

Ya their belt sucks. It really digs in. The hips

Ordered this one

Anyone have any idea what this one is like. Or any recommendations

 

[Poppy]

If it’s adjustable then that’s what I got

 

[Stretch22]

Love belt squats. Love the garage gym you have too

 

[Poppy]

It works brother. Years ago…15ish or so maybe more elitefts put a notice on their site for one of their expensive collegiate rakes… it was custom ordered for a basement so it’s shorter and had some scratches in the paint. I was the first caller and got a heck of a deal. It works for me beings I’m 5-9ish. I’ve got some real tall friends and they look funny in it. Hahaha

 

[Dirtnasty]

 

[squatter]

Summer June for my next meet

 

[Louisianastrength]

This is bad ass. Homemade shit always seems to work better. I like stacking plates on the ground for a deficit and sitting in the bottom of the squat for a few minutes with no load on the back.

 

[Ominous]

@Poppy my work has a gym and I saw today that they have a belt squat machine.
I’ll have to check it out when I have some more time.
Been working a lot between my business and my career.

 

[Poppy]

Personally for me. I haven’t found a downside to my belt squat.

I just did front squats after belt squats exclusively for ~6 months and was able to still do reps with 225 for multiple sets.

I could tell my body wasn’t used to the load up top but my legs handled it great.

 

[Poppy]

From my front squats last week

225 x 5, 8, 8 strip down to 175 then 8 more.

 

[Poppy]

Been working a lot between my business and my career.

Understand that completely.

My best buddies dad told me once…”they say money can’t buy happiness but I can show you some miserable broke sons of bitches”.