Z squats, abs, and pull throughs...

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Did some box squats last night and added a few new things in there just for fun...

Zearcher Squats

Did some pull throughs while facing the bands...burned my glutes A LOT!!!!

 

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Yes..I even do abs...

 

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This pic of Bearrito and Cheese just says it all...doesn't it???

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[jeremys]

that position on the pull-throughs looks very confusing. i think i'd somehow slingshot myself into a wall trying something like that. looks like it hits the glutes very well though

 

[Hannibal]

This pic of Bearrito and Cheese just says it all...doesn't it???

 

[jesus 2]

what weight were you using for Z squats. i know it would be significantly less than a regular squat. what benefits do Z squats provide?

 

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what weight were you using for Z squats. i know it would be significantly less than a regular squat. what benefits do Z squats provide?

I was using ONLY 135 there. Last week I think I did 315 for a few from the bottom position... They really work your hips, glutes, and abs...A LOT!!!!

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that position on the pull-throughs looks very confusing. i think i'd somehow slingshot myself into a wall trying something like that. looks like it hits the glutes very well though

You are right. If you don't lean back...way back...and pull backwards...you WILL fall over...
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...just like you should do when you deadlift...

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[spatts]

I thought that was just a mock cable hip thrust. Isn't a pull through when you "pull" the weight "through" your legs?

A great exercise for hamstrings is the pull-through. Face away from a low-pulley machine. Grab a single handle between the legs. Walk out a few feet and squat down, letting the handle be pulled through the legs as far as possible Use the repetition method. That is, go to failure on each set 3 or 4 sets is plenty. This exercise will build the hamstrings where they tie into the glutes.

 

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I thought that was just a mock cable hip thrust. Isn't a pull through when you "pull" the weight "through" your legs?

Yes...I just called them a pull through... Just figured that they were a different variation. We do them wide legged, close legged, bent/squat legged, and stiff legged... We do them like this from time to time too...

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