anyone's opinion?

anyone done these before? if so, how did the exercise feel? and their main purpose?

I couldn't tell if that was a masculine woman, or a dude with gyno... Either way, that was a lot of weight so respect that!

Kneeling squats are a partial, kinda like rack pulls. They train a portion of the squat. In this case, you're looking for hip drive from glute activation lower back arch and upper back tightness...

I felt my knees explode when watching it. I dont think this is anything I would ever try but I can see where it could help when referenced that they are like rack pulls.

It's either a woman or a dude named Amy. That's not an exercise that I'd want to touch!

You wouldn't catch me doing those. You can work on hip drive with thrusters w/ bar.

Looks like a good way to blow out your lower back!

that shit looks like an accident waiting to happen if you ask me

i dont understand why everyone gets off on these very odd alleged "isolation" exercises. seems to me that most of them are a good way to hurt yourself. certainly if one is a top professional in their sport than something like the above MIGHT help you bring up some weak spots as POB and RR said. but holy moly, for the average joe, NO WAY! i shake my head every time i see some youngster who weighs a buck fifty doing some stupid odd isolation exercise that puts them at risk and does nothing for them.

Originally Posted by AllTheWay

i dont understand why everyone gets off on these very odd alleged "isolation" exercises. seems to me that most of them are a good way to hurt yourself. certainly if one is a top professional in their sport than something like the above MIGHT help you bring up some weak spots as POB and RR said. but holy moly, for the average joe, NO WAY! i shake my head every time i see some youngster who weighs a buck fifty doing some stupid odd isolation exercise that puts them at risk and does nothing for them.

I get what you're saying but its not isolation it's a partial. Partials are demonstrably effective. If you have a sticking point, train above it with greater than your 1rm weight or some sort f periodized method. Examples like rack pull, board presses, bottom up squats.

Yeah you'll see some tool kid loading up a bar for rack pulls with 585 and wreck his spine though... Always a good laugh!

Originally Posted by PillarofBalance

I get what you're saying but its not isolation it's a partial. Partials are demonstrably effective. If you have a sticking point, train above it with greater than your 1rm weight or some sort f periodized method. Examples like rack pull, board presses, bottom up squats.

Yeah you'll see some tool kid loading up a bar for rack pulls with 585 and wreck his spine though... Always a good laugh!

indeed you are correct. although one could argue that partials are an isolation exercise, not of one specific muscle but one group of muscles, cutting out certain muscles and isolating and placing more pressure others to allow them to grow or be strengthened. i look at partials as a weak group strengthening. so in my mind i am isolating out my weaker muscles and forcing them to do move of the work hence my use of the term isolation.

Originally Posted by AllTheWay

indeed you are correct. although one could argue that partials are an isolation exercise, not of one specific muscle but one group of muscles, cutting out certain muscles and isolating and placing more pressure others to allow them to grow or be strengthened. i look at partials as a weak group strengthening. so in my mind i am isolating out my weaker muscles and forcing them to do move of the work hence my use of the term isolation.

That makes some sense. Like for rack pulls my upper back gets smoked...

All about intent I guess!