Thread: Squat stance

Will a wide squat hit more glutes and hips than a narrow stance. I realy want to putt mass on around my hips and but. I do 5 sets of squats with a supeset of leg ext, then 5 sets of stiff leg dead lifts with a superste of leg curls. I used to always squat realy wide and I seemed to make more gains around the hips now I go meadium wide and I dont feel it as musch in the hips and glutes, also a power lifter at my gym said wide stance is best, if you want to move alot of weight.

I would also suggest you try powerlifter style box squats for a variation of the squat to shift more emphasis to the glutes and hamstrings.

Other things to consider are various unilateral movements. Lunge variations are awesome for the glutes; they work overtime in this movement as a strong stabilizer and prime mover. 1-leg squats are also fantastic for this purpose. Unilateral movements tend to do a good job at recruiting everthing in and around the hips/thighs.

Besides that, I think deadlift and good morning variations are going to be your best bet here. Also, don't kind yourself, this takes HARD WORK. You have to bust your ass and push through serious discomfort to put some mass on the legs. My legs used to suck, and I have made vast improvements. The real key was just working my balls off on the basic compound lifts, varying training parameters, and generally trying to improve my strength.