Sentences with phrase «than free weight squats»

Many squat variations appear to produce high levels of erector spinae muscle activity, although machine squats may be less effective than free weight squats.

Performing machine squats produces less upper erector spinae muscle activity than free weight squats.

Not exact matches

The last nail on the coffin comes from a Canadian study which found that free - weight squats allow around 43 % more muscular activation than Smith - machine squats, which means that squatting in the Smith machine is literally a waste of your time and energy.

There was one study done on trained lifters which reported that they could lift around 4 % more weight on the Smith machine squat variation than the free - weight back squat, even though the latter burns more calories because of the greater engagement of stabilizer muscles.

Comparing free weight and machine squats, while some researchers have reported lower erector spinae muscle activity in the Smith machine squat than in the free weight back squat, with both the same absolute (Anderson and Behm, 2005) and relative (Fletcher and Bagley, 2014) loads, Schwanbeck et al. (2009) found no differences (using the same relative loads).

Comparing free weight and machine squats, Anderson and Behm (2005) found no differences between conditions (with the same absolute loads) but Schwanbeck et al. (2009) noted that the free weight back squat displayed higher muscle activity than a Smith machine squat (with the same relative loads).

In most situations, I would rather have someone perform a free weight squat than a TRX squat, for example.

Biomechanically, isometric training with short muscle lengths is actually more similar than you might realize to partial range of motion training with constant - load, free weight exercises, like the barbell back squat.