9️⃣6️⃣ ~ After spending a lot of between-set time commisserating w/ coach abt other squat-pattern op
9️⃣6️⃣ ~ After spending a lot of between-set time commisserating w/ coach abt other squat-pattern options (of which there is a pitiful count at my gym for some reason?¿) my absolute last potential candidate actually ended up being the chosen one. Starting next meso we out with the smith squat & in with the 45 degree leg press of all things The ROM is actually good as far as leg presses go especially all the way at the bottom of the platform & with something behind my back. I’ll also resurrect my squat shoes for a bit more knee flexion. I can get my knees right to my chest at the bottom but not having my butthole on my heels also gave me ROM anxiety but like,,, when I have that in the smith machine my knees aren’t up at my chest so, I guess you can’t have both right. It took coach to be like *no like that is actually a lot this one is good* to make me pocket my hands & stfu. But I’m glad I was able to find something good enough, & I’m super looking forward to what we can do with an even more stable & isolated way to push my legs. & fwiw leg days are gonna give me a lot less anxiety when the high-stakes compound exercise of the session is gonna be a leg press now instead of the smith squat. Even better than when I switched from regular squats to smith. Man I really fucking implore bodybuilders without concern for PLing to try using GOOD machines for everything they have a GOOD machine option for, & give that a long run when well fed. Anyway now I have wicked senioritis w/ the smith squat bc my whole ass body seems to have been like, rejecting it for weeks after almost 2 years & now my brain knows it’s going away in a few weeks but I still have to tolerate it until then Or maybe I can talk coach into the Jammer Zercher Squat Variation™ instead? @nunez3dmj? We still got time we can talk it’s aight ~ ~ Coach : @nunez3dmj @team3dmj @animalpak : TANYA10 @officialbetterbodies : BB15 @officialgasp : GASP15 @poorboysupplements : T10 (at old timey meat market) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL2E8xQjdxS/?igshid=n262zkfwx235 -- source link