Any idea to hit outer sweeps differently?

[troutman18]

just wanting to get some different opinions on targeting your outer sweeps better. And also any advice on inner sweeps. its always good to try different exercises and techniques and i just want to hear different ideas...

[Youngguns]

Squat to parallel.

[The Big Sexy]

Closer stance

[Frosty]

Close stance with knees facing straight forward on either squat or leg press. Leg press keep your feet down low instead of high.

For the tear drop ass to grass squats (back or front), or about shoulder width leg press with feet angled and knees out a bit and deep with low foot position.

[Nelford]

Feet close together on Hack Squats

[godstrength]

Feet close together on Hack Squats

DITTO.

IMO this is the best movement to develop a solid quad sweep. Mine have improved greatly.

[Ronnie Rowland]

just wanting to get some different opinions on targeting your outer sweeps better. And also any advice on inner sweeps. its always good to try different exercises and techniques and i just want to hear different ideas...

For inner sweep where the bulk of the quad mass resides do moderately wide stance squats to only parrallel. Going too deep can ruin the knees.

For outer sweep do close stance hack squats or leg presses.

No secrets really, just hard work and consistency!

[Abraxas]

For inner sweep where the bulk of the quad mass resides do moderately wide stance squats to only parrallel. Going too deep can ruin the knees.

For outer sweep do close stance hack squats or leg presses.

No secrets really, just hard work and consistency!

You are kidding me right,with that going to parralel nonsense,it has been proven full squats are safer,and more effective for overal muscle growth.

Now in one sense I have to agree that when you go below parralel ,you are recruiting the glutes and hamstring more overall.

However if you want serious leg mass (outer sweep or otherwise)dont be a pussy,and go ATG.

[Rattbones]

just wanting to get some different opinions on targeting your outer sweeps better. And also any advice on inner sweeps. its always good to try different exercises and techniques and i just want to hear different ideas...

for the inner sweeps sumo squats are king

[Ronnie Rowland]

You are kidding me right,with that going to parralel nonsense,it has been proven full squats are safer,and more effective for overal muscle growth.

Now in one sense I have to agree that when you go below parralel ,you are recruiting the glutes and hamstring more overall.

However if you want serious leg mass (outer sweep or otherwise)dont be a pussy,and go ATG.

I strongly disagree about ATG being safer on the knees ansd lower back but I do agree that half squats are lame.

[Por2gue]

I like close stance front squats best

[JYD]

Feet close together on Hack Squats

X2 i switch between a machine and the old school barbell version to switch it up

[vboissiere]

Feet close together on Hack Squats

That has made the biggest difference to me.

[bodimajestik]

Do hack squats...the reason I am referring this is that in regular barbell squats the pressure in distributed on other parts as well apart from your thighs...it goes to calves butts...back. Doing hack squats will only target your thighs. I think hack squats and leg presses build better thighs then regular squats....unless for ego you just want tell your friends that you do heavy squatting