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Cathie
08-04-2009, 11:16 AM
Does anyone else feel any discomfort in their knee(s) when doing hack squats on the machine? My left knee seems to hurt when I do these :scratch:
Blondell
08-04-2009, 11:24 AM
Have you tried different foot placements?
Cathie
08-04-2009, 11:34 AM
Have you tried different foot placements?
I did. I placed my feet all the way out to the edge and in a bit more too.
Blondell
08-04-2009, 11:35 AM
I would avoid it in that case. Let Erik know.
Inatic
08-04-2009, 11:51 AM
Does anyone else feel any discomfort in their knee(s) when doing hack squats on the machine? My left knee seems to hurt when I do these :scratch:

Yep.

I have to play big time with foot placement. I think, check with Erik, he said i could sub the leg press.
Erik
08-04-2009, 12:47 PM
Not at all uncommon.

Hacks tend to be hard on the knees when used a lot, hence why I only use hacks for a block of training at a time.

If you have any pain with them, don't work through it. Just change movements.
Cathie
08-04-2009, 12:48 PM
Ok. I'm so limited with what I can do because of my neck :mecry:
Ana
08-04-2009, 04:13 PM
Would these be better to do then reg squats if your knee is messed up?

I need to work on the booty and my knee is giving me grief :dry:
Erik
08-04-2009, 04:42 PM
Would these be better to do then reg squats if your knee is messed up?

I need to work on the booty and my knee is giving me grief :dry:

Worse if your knee is messed up.

Go see Anthony.
Erik
08-04-2009, 04:42 PM
Ok. I'm so limited with what I can do because of my neck :mecry:

What are your options?
Ana
08-04-2009, 04:51 PM
Worse if your knee is messed up.

Go see Anthony.

I just burst out laughing. I know, I know.

I'm going to make an apt right now.
Cathie
08-04-2009, 05:36 PM
What are your options?
Only leg press and hack squats so far :dry:
LifeLova
08-05-2009, 02:18 AM
I thought it was only me having knee pain on the hack squat. I did it for 6 weeks and never got better, regardless of my foot placement ... and I wasn't even going that heavy! I really hate hack squats :sadface:
Candiyams05
09-23-2009, 06:45 PM
Hack squats hurt my knees too sometimes; feet placing does make a difference, though. Front Barbell Squats or Front Dumbbell squats are good quad exercises. I am able to go really low with front squats. If your gym has a vertical leg press is great as well.
Erik
09-24-2009, 02:07 PM
Hack squats hurt my knees too sometimes; feet placing does make a difference, though. Front Barbell Squats or Front Dumbbell squats are good quad exercises. I am able to go really low with front squats. If your gym has a vertical leg press is great as well.

That comment with regards to hack squats is fairly common I find.

And I agree that it's really easy to get great depth with front squatting. Perfecting a front squat seems to have nice carryover to back squatting, from my experience at least.