Weighted step ups instead of squats can be loaded quite heavy.
What are the advantages of weighted step ups vs squats without bending your knees too much? Squats would have the advantage of greater stability and only having to do half the reps.
I don’t understand, a quad focused exercise is inherently involving the knee
why would a weighted step up be better and safer than a squat?
1/2-1/3 the spine loading for the same stress on the legs
Source please
Hold fifty pounds in each hand and add up how much you are loading a single leg. In my case it’s 260lbs.
What are the advantages of weighted step ups vs squats without bending your knees too much? Squats would have the advantage of greater stability and only having to do half the reps.
I don’t understand, a quad focused exercise is inherently involving the knee
why would a weighted step up be better and safer than a squat?
1/2-1/3 the spine loading for the same stress on the legs
Source please
Hold fifty pounds in each hand and add up how much you are loading a single leg. In my case it’s 260lbs.