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I’ve been working through a lower back injury caused by heavy squatting and deadlifting, and these have been my savior. Leg presses still aggravate the area of I go too heavy but these don’t at all. The quad stimulus I get now has far exceeded any I’ve gotten from a heel elevated high bar squat, and my adductors get hit like never before.
So glad for this video, put half my squat weight on thinking "Yeah, I'll be fine with this". Cut to 10 seconds later and I am climbing out the bottom, devstated 🤣🤣🤣
@@MarkoAssi_pokervlogger To an extent if we're just assessing joint angle when the pendulum plate is set similar to a sissy squat. That said, the stability and resistance curve create a vast difference between the two!
My gym just got one but doesn't have the counter weight on the front, i can only put two 25 pound plates on each horn and even that's really heavy at the bottom.
@thatfitfriend I've been to the gym this morning. 4 attempts made to get on that bloody machine, none were successful. I ended up doing squats on the Smith machine instead!
i just tried this today because my gym just got this machine early last week it's funny cause i was hoping that they would get this and i love how it feels now i will just have to play around with the foot placement . i can see how some people would be temped to dive bomb it be i think that just takes away the point of using this machine
Steeper angle generally will hit more quad as it will push the knees further over the toes. It depends on your anatomy, machine, and ROM, though, too. Without seeing your setup, I'd adjust the plate to diff steepnesses and hit a set of 8 at each angle and go slow so you can see what gets blown up regarding muscles worked etc. Slower tempo will give you a better idea of what's getting worked
If you have a pendulum squat where you can adjust the angle of the foot plate, do you know if a certain is angle better for biasing quads? Or is it more of just a comfortability thing?
Generally if you bring that foot plate up you'll get a bit more quad as the knees will track further over the toes. That said, if you set it to where it's most comfortable and simply focus on effort you'll prob be fine regarding your quad gains!
If your range of motion is the limiting factor, what do you do if you fail under load? How do you limit range of motion, if your knees need protecting? Thanks
Shouldn't be an issue with most machines, but I'm also a little confused on what you're asking here. You mean, like what happens if you fail at the bottom and can stand back up will your knees get crushed?
@@thatfitfriend Since you are losing the benefit of stability and core work that comes with doing a traditional squat, do you think the kinetic chain/explosive benefit is the same as traditional? I try to assist a couple of throwing athletes.
@@johnnyripple8972 apples to oranges there, honestly. I wouldn't necessarily look at the pendulum for having shortcomings in those context, but instead as a tool to push your athletes to high thresholds while having constraints (the machine) to keep them focused on the goal at hand. For example, pairing some form of squat variation where you're focused on stability, power, etc, then using the pendulum to drive hypertrophy/strength while limiting spinal loading would be a solid pairing depending on intensities used that make sense for your folks!
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I’ve been working through a lower back injury caused by heavy squatting and deadlifting, and these have been my savior. Leg presses still aggravate the area of I go too heavy but these don’t at all. The quad stimulus I get now has far exceeded any I’ve gotten from a heel elevated high bar squat, and my adductors get hit like never before.
They're sickkkkk! and less neural fatigue on the spine. Stoked you've been loving them.
Thanks man, my gym recently bought one of these and i had no idea how to use it. Definitively gona try it. Greetings from México!
Ayyy! Love to hear it. Let the leg gains commence 🤝
So glad for this video, put half my squat weight on thinking "Yeah, I'll be fine with this". Cut to 10 seconds later and I am climbing out the bottom, devstated 🤣🤣🤣
@@Braddicusfinch 😂😂 these are the best lessons to learn, tho. Been there
It's a shame not every gym has this machine
Agreed
Aren't they similar in mechanics to the sissy squat?
@@MarkoAssi_pokervlogger To an extent if we're just assessing joint angle when the pendulum plate is set similar to a sissy squat. That said, the stability and resistance curve create a vast difference between the two!
My gym just got one but doesn't have the counter weight on the front, i can only put two 25 pound plates on each horn and even that's really heavy at the bottom.
Im just getting into them, they're hard as hell but im loving them!
Sooooo good, though!
@thatfitfriend I've been to the gym this morning.
4 attempts made to get on that bloody machine, none were successful.
I ended up doing squats on the Smith machine instead!
this is a humbling as an squat variation can get haha.
Such a killler for leg growth!
i just tried this today because my gym just got this machine early last week it's funny cause i was hoping that they would get this and i love how it feels now i will just have to play around with the foot placement . i can see how some people would be temped to dive bomb it be i think that just takes away the point of using this machine
Such a great vid! Thank you.
Ay, stoked it helped! Thank you!
I came from doing the leg press to doing this, I got humbled REAL fast, but its an amazing piece of equipment
So fantastic. I wish more gyms had good pendulums
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If you can adjust the footplate’s steepness which way would you recommend? Steeper or more flat
Steeper angle generally will hit more quad as it will push the knees further over the toes. It depends on your anatomy, machine, and ROM, though, too.
Without seeing your setup, I'd adjust the plate to diff steepnesses and hit a set of 8 at each angle and go slow so you can see what gets blown up regarding muscles worked etc. Slower tempo will give you a better idea of what's getting worked
If you have a pendulum squat where you can adjust the angle of the foot plate, do you know if a certain is angle better for biasing quads? Or is it more of just a comfortability thing?
Generally if you bring that foot plate up you'll get a bit more quad as the knees will track further over the toes. That said, if you set it to where it's most comfortable and simply focus on effort you'll prob be fine regarding your quad gains!
If your range of motion is the limiting factor, what do you do if you fail under load? How do you limit range of motion, if your knees need protecting? Thanks
Shouldn't be an issue with most machines, but I'm also a little confused on what you're asking here. You mean, like what happens if you fail at the bottom and can stand back up will your knees get crushed?
Got humbled real quickly with this equipment,I was thinking this is hack squat throwing 2, 45 lb plates on for warm up set ,I found out real quick.
I’ve been there 😂 it’s like how on some hacks you can load em like crazy then on others it’s brutal even hitting a few plates
Great vid helped a ton
Ay, thanks for checking it out!
How are those tyr shoes? Are they worth the money?
They’re decent. Outsole can lip and break but TY typically replaces
Brutal.
These always put me in my place reallllllll fast
@@thatfitfriend
Since you are losing the benefit of stability and core work that comes with doing a traditional squat, do you think the kinetic chain/explosive benefit is the same as traditional?
I try to assist a couple of throwing athletes.
@@johnnyripple8972 apples to oranges there, honestly. I wouldn't necessarily look at the pendulum for having shortcomings in those context, but instead as a tool to push your athletes to high thresholds while having constraints (the machine) to keep them focused on the goal at hand.
For example, pairing some form of squat variation where you're focused on stability, power, etc, then using the pendulum to drive hypertrophy/strength while limiting spinal loading would be a solid pairing depending on intensities used that make sense for your folks!
@@thatfitfriend
Awesome.
Thanks for the reply and insight.
@@johnnyripple8972 keep in mind, that’s just my coaching take
You may approach this topic from a completely different POV. As long as whatever is going on gets results, many ways to skin the cat