Originally Posted by
Nockian
For those with inadequate strength, would you advise leg press as an alternative ? My wife still isn't going to parallel, although she is a lot better than when she began, but that last inch or so appears beyond her. Like the OP, she also moves her back more parallel instead of bringing her hips lower and I know this is going to end in knee issues as the weight increases. I've tried bottle squats, box squats and then just shouting at her to go lower over and over :-) but it 'aint happening and she gets frustrated with me and I just want to get on with my own lifts. The leg press seems like a better solution to me at this point.