big ass!

[coolcolj]

Also Try bench step-ups or jumping squats if you don't mind jumping at the gym

Becuase I jump and sprint alot in my training and basketball, I find I get much better lower thigh development than I would otherwise get from just squats. Squats tend to hit the butt and mid thigh more.

On that note quarter squats would be the closest to the jumping action.

 

[hippy]

well, I used to squat to the floor. I kept my chest out and kept a nice natural curve in my back. Now, I look kinda like a gorilla because my mid section sticks out further than my chest and my ass is huge. Should I focus on exercises that turn my pelvis inward like hanging leg raises??? Isn't this forward pelvis caused from weak hip flexors? How else can I get my stomach muscles to curve inward instead of outward....vacuums??

 

[coolcolj]

maybe its because your lower back is a lot tighter and stronger than your abs. Perhaps you need strengthen your abs, stretch your lower back muscles.

 

[Robert Jan]

"Well the better way is to not do smith machine squats at all, but if you insist upon doing them, then put your feet way in front of you otherwise you won't be able to get any depth without putting yourself in a vulnerable position."

would that not make you lean into the bar?
i know free squats are better but i dont have a rack so i smith squat.


"Becuase I jump and sprint alot in my training and basketball, I find I get much better lower thigh development than I would otherwise get from just squats. Squats tend to hit the butt and mid thigh more. "

you cant target the mid or lower thigh. either all of it or none.

 

[b fold the truth]

I don't have a squat rack either...but I still find a way...

See the thread about my workout that I just posted...

B True