The movement pattern of the exercise looks nice, but there HAS to be a way that the same thing can be accomplished without putting the individual 10 feet in the air.
Yes there is. It’s called. A barbell.
sure… sure… but then you aren’t 10 ft in the air in a cool transformer looking thing
anyone can do it old school
And yet so few actually do.
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well hopefully not on this site, but hopefully in my gym. I hate when I can’t get to a bench although I am doing a lot of floor work lately
The movement pattern of the exercise looks nice, but there HAS to be a way that the same thing can be accomplished without putting the individual 10 feet in the air.
Yes there is. It’s called. A barbell.
sure… sure… but then you aren’t 10 ft in the air in a cool transformer looking thing
anyone can do it old school
And yet so few actually do.
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I was thinking the same thing… I doubt anyone would actually get strong on that catapult looking thing
[quote]masonator wrote:
thejonsdj wrote:
I was thinking the same thing… I doubt anyone would actually get strong on that catapult looking thing
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well, actually I think anyone can get strong on any machine depending on the weight and the effort and the intensity.
What, the original video you posted? I think the name is the H squat or H sled. Not sure what the letters stand for (H squat, V squat, etc). I do know the DY row is named after Dorian Yates.[/quote]
I would guess they stand for horizontal and vertical.
I wouldn’t want to get out of that thing all shakey and light headed though.
I also would love to try their “jammer” I believe it’s called. It’s like a standing incline press/shoulder press. [/quote]
Jammers are pretty cool, and you can indeed use them as a standing incline press (if you want…), but they’re designed to be a full-body, explosive squat and incline press kind of movement. I believe they’re meant to replicate the motion that a football lineman takes when he explodes out of his stance. They started using them at the University of Nebraska long before anyone, I think.
The movement pattern of the exercise looks nice, but there HAS to be a way that the same thing can be accomplished without putting the individual 10 feet in the air.
Yes there is. It’s called. A barbell.
Seriously though, this device embodies everything I think is wrong with modern gym culture. Over-complicating the stupidly simple. Lift something heavy, repeat as needed. How fking hard is that? You should need chalk when you lift weights, not a fking seatbelt.
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The movement pattern of the exercise looks nice, but there HAS to be a way that the same thing can be accomplished without putting the individual 10 feet in the air.
Yes there is. It’s called. A barbell.
sure… sure… but then you aren’t 10 ft in the air in a cool transformer looking thing
anyone can do it old school
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Well, I’m old, so old school is what brung me here. Anyway, the H-Squat looks pretty cool, although I think it’s just another fancy leg press machine, with the force through a different angle. To me, a real squat is just you and the loaded bar.
I bet if you welded some heavy chain to the plate stack, and attached a 45 pound plate to the chain, you could use it as a trebuchet, if you worked up enough force to launch the plate.
[quote]Dirty Tiger wrote:
ukrainian wrote:
medevac wrote:
cakewalk wrote:
Would someone please explain the value of this setup, versus the Hammer Strength V-Squat or similar? I’m sure there’s a valid explanation re the physics of it.
I mean, it looks cool as all get out and I’d love to try it, but it seems to me that it’s a massive pile of iron to accomplish a simple task.
John
I had a rep try to sell me on one when we were outfitting our new club. It was retardedly expensive for what it was…I bought a Vsquat and the Hammer Leg Press for the same amount. But you’re right that from appearances, it mimics the motion of the Vsquat.
I also would love to try their “jammer” I believe it’s called. It’s like a standing incline press/shoulder press. And if I’m not mistaking they have a “grip” machine and a calf flexion device for the anterior tibialis…all cool but hard to justify when the boss wants NICE SHINY CARDIO all over the fucking place.
Their jammers are pretty good. Our weight room has 4 of them. Plus, they pull-up bars in them, so that really helps out.
Four Jammers in one High Scool!!
You must be on the eastern slope. [/quote]
Well, going to Grandview in South East Aurora helps.
The movement pattern of the exercise looks nice, but there HAS to be a way that the same thing can be accomplished without putting the individual 10 feet in the air.
Yes there is. It’s called. A barbell.
sure… sure… but then you aren’t 10 ft in the air in a cool transformer looking thing
anyone can do it old school
Well, I’m old, so old school is what brung me here. Anyway, the H-Squat looks pretty cool, although I think it’s just another fancy leg press machine, with the force through a different angle. To me, a real squat is just you and the loaded bar.
I bet if you welded some heavy chain to the plate stack, and attached a 45 pound plate to the chain, you could use it as a trebuchet, if you worked up enough force to launch the plate.
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That does it, if “Red Dawn” the movie ever actually happens Yo Momma is on my team.
Well her and Jana
we can use duct tape and gym equipment and defeat the forces of evil
