Hindu Squats

Anyone have any real experience with these?

Due to scapular issues, am on the lookout for leg power building without the crush of 400lb squats..

just wondering out there.

please advise re: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/mahler19.htm

how about a Zercher?

What about step ups?  I believe there were some good posts on here a while back about that.  It's essentially a one leg excercise and wouldn't require large weights.

It also seems naturally a bit more stable in that position than one legged squats.

 

Great one, how about belt squats? They sell this in Iron Mind as you may know. I still have the copy of you in Iron Mind doing what looked like a weight over bar for reps on a set of blocks. Awesome.

If you can hold dumbells, you could do dumbell squats and lunges as well as step ups.

My feelings are if you can squat 4 plates, then don't get too worked up about not being able to squat, go for high bench step ups, one legged squats etc. High rep Hindu squats will not do anything for you, as mentioned above, rather do pylometrics in this instance.

Pistols (one legged squats with non working leg out in front, not behind), will kick your butt much worse than anything else and add to your two legged squat base.

Roy...you're out of Cortland

listen fathead...I can squat 4 plates...barely

like almost 3 times

I know its a bad word but what about one of the those seated leg press "machines" that all the body builders use? 
its better that nothing? plus you can look cool as you load 2000lbs on it !!!

Hey, Jason I tried doing step ups at the gym but other than benches all they had were those cheesy plastic stackable aerobic things.  I don't trust those with any kind of weight, too unstable.  I did do some on the steps at home.  Hug a big rock and go.

I intend to hit at least that 12' in wob this year.  Going to try and make it to Montgomery too.

 

how about Sled pulls?
Big Mac, I argee about leg press machines im just trying to think of something that won't stress the shoulders.
-G-


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Will brother, do you mean two on each side?  I have heard rumors. 

I push the truck after a leg workout in the offseason.

Silverback wrote: I push the truck after a leg workout in the offseason.

I think truck pulling/pushing is a great workout too but the key word here is offseason. In season the ground contact time for such an activity is too long and it will make you SLOOOOOOOOOOW. I think a little light sled dragging for active recovery is OK in season but I would avoid heavy dragging/pushing.

Hindu squats are great for building leg power and explosiveness.  But doing high repetition squats in this style is not really condusive to building type of power and strength needed for Highland Games.

Matt Furey - who wrote the article you linked to - is focusing on the Hindu squat and its uses in martial arts and personal combat.  While Matt has had a lot of success with his methods, I think he overly denigrates lifting weights.

I would suggest looking into doing Hindu Squats, and Pistols (one-legged squats) with dumbbells or even better, kettlebells ala Pavel Tsatsouline.  You can develop tremendous power and strength.  See this set of articles.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bbinfo/.php?page=Kettlebel ls

As much as is written about the squat, you can get around doing barbell squats.  You can develop tremendous strength using presses, deadlifts and olympic lifts.  Combine these with the Kettlebells and you should do fine.

I push with short choppy steps like Babb told me to do.  It is just like he said, fast choppy hack spit and barf.  Rest and do that again.  I move my feet fast when I do it.  Well, fast for me.  I do a full leg day first, then I aim the truck toward the house and go, with todays gas prices you would think this style of training might be in vouge.  I use F 150 ex cab 4 x 4.  I have not done this since I am rehab with the torn quad, can't get the truck in the rehab room.

Silverback wrote: I have not done this since I am rehab with the torn quad, can't get the truck in the rehab room.

You're not pushing hard enough.

-Wayne