Box squats

[SDHW]

Why is it when I do box squats, with heavy weight, my legs are not sore. but with reg squats they get sore as hell??? I have heard this from other people as well

 

[02gixxersix]

Because Box squats do not put as much stress on your quads. They use primarily the hamstrings and hip muscles. I do leg presses afterwards a lot of time to keep my quads from shrinking.

 

[SDHW]

Because Box squats do not put as much stress on your quads. They use primarily the hamstrings and hip muscles. I do leg presses afterwards a lot of time to keep my quads from shrinking.

I not sure about the shrinking part, my legs are def growing, and I know a lot of bros who use box squats, and dont have any problem putting size on the quads.

 

[al420]

Box Squats are an assessory exercise used to increase a main lift not in place of it.

 

[SDHW]

Box Squats are an assessory exercise used to increase a main lift not in place of it.

hows that, doesnt westside, use only box squats.. I know I have heard of other only using box squats, and still putting up record weight...

 

[ChinkNasty]

yes that is because a box squat mirrors the mechanics of a powerlift squat and thus it makes sense for them to only box squat and do good mornings, pull throughs etc...not your conventional oly squat (commonly seen used in bodybuilding)

 

[oso0690]

breaking the concentric-eccentric chain might be a reason.

 

[02gixxersix]

Box Squats are an assessory exercise used to increase a main lift not in place of it.

Don't agree with that either. I use box squats as my main excercise and almost never do regular squats anymore. But like I said it is not a bad idea to do some accesory work too to ensure quad growth. If they are growing that's great and I was the same way, but might as well throw something else in the mix.

 

[Illuminati]

Don't agree with that either. I use box squats as my main excercise and almost never do regular squats anymore. But like I said it is not a bad idea to do some accesory work too to ensure quad growth. If they are growing that's great and I was the same way, but might as well throw something else in the mix.

The purpose of the Box Squat is to increase your regular squat. What Al420 probably ment to say is that Box Squats are Special Exercise (not accessory exercise) that is designed to mimic the PL squat. A Special Exerciser is basically any compound movement that mimics (in powerlifting) the bench, squat, or deadlift

For Benching, that would be floor presses, board presses, reverse band presses...

For the Squat/Deadlift, the special exercises would include...Box Squats, GM's, Rack Pulls....


Accessory lifts are ones that are more of isolation movements that also help to strengthen ones weakness

For Bench....any tri or lat work

For Squat/Deadlift....any lower back, glute or hamstring work.


SDHW...to answer your question to Al420...you are both right an wrong. WSB uses Box squats on every dynamic effort day (ocassionally working up to a heavy triple that is over 90% of 1RM). of max effort days, they alternate their main exercise between some form of squat, deadlift or GM. Generally the lift is switched every two weeks. Very rarely is the Box Squat used as a max effort lift.
Are you using a wide stance when you squat? then most likely the only soreness that you will feel will be in either your hips or your hamstrings.

 

[02gixxersix]

Yeah but he also said they are not in place of the regular squat. If you are bodybuilding this is true. PL not so much. WSB says they do all their squat work off of boxes. It will raise your regular squat more effectively and without the added risks of injury. Box squatting is so much more comfortable to me at least.