Bridge 2.0 Leg press vs. Beltless squat

Training Q&A [Moderated]
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Hi coaches,

I was wondering if you could give a couple examples for when it would be more appropriate to use leg pres vs. beltless squat (or vice versa) in The Bridge 2.0 programming.

Thanks!

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If someone can tolerate beltless squatting in the overall context of the program, and can maintain good technique across the sets, then that’d be fine.

If someone is experiencing profound, performance-limiting amounts of back fatigue, or if someone has significant Good Morning tendencies in their squat that get worse under fatigue, we may opt for the leg press to spare a bit of back fatigue for deadlifting, and to provide some direct quad strengthening work.

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Thanks Austin!