No squat rack

[ScrivsAbroad]

The only gym i have access to has no squat rack. Would like to hear what you guys think is the next best thing to your standard back squat?

[sendos]

Powerclean bar off the floor and start front squatting, although your front squatting ability will quickly outpace powercleaning ability. Single leg work such as split squats, bulgarian split squats, reverse lunges, normal lunges. Once you've got the technique, balance and coordination for single leg work down to a tee, they can be pretty much as good as normal back squats i'd say.

[Dolphinski]

Buy a squat rack for home.

[Big Lench]

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Buy a squat rack for home.

This. Or find a gym that does have a squat rack. It's hardly a gym otherwise.

[ScrivsAbroad]

Not possible to buy a squatrack or find another gym.

[Big Lench]

Keep an eye out for a better gym anyway lol.

But until then you could have a go at goblet squats holding a DB so long as the gym has DBs that are reasonably heavy. You could also try hack squats, I've never tried them but you could give them a whirl.

[Dolphinski]

You got a leg press machine at your gym? Use that instead. Not a replacement but better than doing light db squats.

[Zeigler]

Sendos hit the nail on the head there.

Single leg training is brilliant. Im more impressed with guys squatting big single leg weights than bilateral stuff, personally.

Rear Foot Elevated Bulgarian Split Squats are my fave - work up to 4 sets of 10-12 with BW & good balance and form. Tthen bring the reps down to 3-5 and start adding weight.

[ben 21]

theres always sissy squats, i was doing them in spain, killer exersice. even with no added resistance. throw them in with leg press and a few of zeiglers suggestions and you,ve got the works.