All Exercises are NOT Created Equal
by Cris Edmonds on June 18, 2024I am all for substituting exercises when the case calls for it, here are some examples:
1) Your gym doesn’t have the given machine or set up
2) A group of people are using the station you need (not worth losing your pump)
3) An exercise is causing negative pain
4) You are no longer progressing on an exercise
So I really encourage you all to be smart and when swapping an exercise switch with an equally as taxing/productive exercise.
For example: a leg extension will NOT replace a Squat or Leg Press.
Here are some equal subs to a bb back squat: Yoke bar squat, front squat, heel elevated smithe machine squat, hack squat, leg press.
Cris is the Lead Coach for Team MountainDog.
John Meadows nicknamed him “Cris the Insane” over 11 years ago when they started working together. Over 30 programs later and he is still cranking. His understandings of John's philosophies from exercise selection or order, rep ranges, volume, intensity and days of training per week are ingrained in him from the 1,800+ workouts he had done under John's watchful eye.