Quad Exercises Ranked (BEST TO WORST!)

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There are so many quad exercises, but which ones should you be focusing your efforts on if you want to build bigger quads and increase your strength? In this video, I’m going to give you the most popular quad exercises ranked from worst to best and help you to determine which you should be doing and which you can probably ditch. 60% off all AX programs - http://athleanx.com/x/363-workouts Subscribe to this channel here - http://bit.ly/2b0coMW With that said, we have to lay out the criteria for the quad exercise selections. These are in the video. Furthermore, if there is a steep learning curve to the movement or it is too equipment reliant then it may mot rank as high as some other options that are better and also don’t require as many resources. With that being said, we start laying out the list and work our way up the rankings from the worst chest exercise to the best chest exercise. WORST 1. Sissy Squat 2. Smith Machine Squats The sissy squat is one of the better exercises you can do to strengthen the tendons in your knees given the proper progression, but it is a weak exercise choice for trying to build to quads. The lack of overload in this exercise is one of the biggest drawbacks for creating hypertrophy. The smith machine squat is probably the worst version of a squat you can do. The fixed nature of the movement does not allow for an individual’s proper biomechanics to come into play. Angled or straight, you’re better off avoiding this version of the squat if y

Published 2023-02-26 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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