single leg squats vs. lunges

[the People's Champ]

I do lunges and like the feeling of this exercise, but does anyone have experience with single leg squats? I am thinking I need to either supplement this into my routine, or replace lunges once in a while to even out my legs. I am always down to try a new exercise.

 

[The Shadow]

While I think that lunges are superior, it wouldn't hurt to replace them with single leg squats on a Smith Machine.

 

[the People's Champ]

how about single leg squats minus the smith?

smith=evil...

 

[needsize]

In all honesty I don't like either one!

 

[frankie21]

what about a single leg press. I'm in serious pain after

 

[the People's Champ]

with the single leg press, all the fun is taken away from balancing the bar on your back!

 

[DaCypher]

You have a bar on your back with a leg press? Sounds like a wierd machine dude...

 

[Lumberg]

I am having a similar dilemma. The free gyms at my work (yes there are two) do not have a power rack (grrrr). So I am faced with a dilemma. I was thinking of replacing squats with single-leg squats (I would use DBs). Other options would include Smith machine squats. EVIL!!!!! Or leg presses. I already do lunges, and am probably going to change them to the splits lunges, where you step out to the side rather than straight.

Also, what is the proper form for single leg squats? I have heard one where you put our toe on a butt-high box behind you, and another where you extend your leg in front of you. Has anyone tried either one?

Anyways I would like to hear thoughts on single leg squats vs. smith squats vs. leg presses. And I am only going to do one. I like to get exhausted quickly and make my workouts short. And I am not going to join a gym just so I can squat there once a week, though once I buy a house I might buy a squat rack so I can start squatting again.

JC

 

[b fold the truth]

In all honesty I don't like either one!

I am totally agreeing with you...totally.

B True

 

[b fold the truth]

joncrane: You don't have to have a power rack to squat...don't they have some sort of squat rack...something...anyting.

Find a way to squat....

B True