quad and glute builder on a fixed sled, with your back flat against a pad
your feet stay flat on the platform, which is why the hips still travel and
the glutes stay prime: a heel-elevated squat like the Platz gives them up
run deliberately knee-heavy, letting the knees travel far forward, which is
what makes it the strongest quad stimulus of the machine squats
Execution
Get into the hack squat machine with your back flat against the pad and your
shoulders under the pads. Feet shoulder-width apart on the platform, flat.
release the safety handles and descend under control
squat as deeply as the machine allows, feeling the stretch in the quads
pause briefly in the stretched position to maximize tension
drive through your midfoot to press back up
keep your back against the pad throughout
Set your foot position once and keep it. Lower on the platform digs into the
quads and adductors, higher shifts work to the glutes and hamstrings, and moving
between them makes the numbers incomparable.
Purpose
quad and glute builder on a fixed sled, with your back flat against a pad
your feet stay flat on the platform, which is why the hips still travel and
the glutes stay prime: a heel-elevated squat like the Platz gives them up
run deliberately knee-heavy, letting the knees travel far forward, which is
what makes it the strongest quad stimulus of the machine squats
Execution
Get into the hack squat machine with your back flat against the pad and your
shoulders under the pads. Feet shoulder-width apart on the platform, flat.
release the safety handles and descend under control
squat as deeply as the machine allows, feeling the stretch in the quads
pause briefly in the stretched position to maximize tension
drive through your midfoot to press back up
keep your back against the pad throughout
Set your foot position once and keep it. Lower on the platform digs into the
quads and adductors, higher shifts work to the glutes and hamstrings, and moving
between them makes the numbers incomparable.