Is a squat considered a push, press, or all the above? What's an assistance exercise for legs to do in between squat sets?

.. a push and press would be the same thing.. And if you're squatting, you should probably just rest between sets and focus and solid squat sets. Do some supersets later in your leg day.

Oh so really you could call a bench press a bench push?

Supersets are retarded and hold very little value in terms of muscle gain. Especially, given the ATP you drain when you squat. Just sit and ponder how you're going to squat a fucking house next set.

This post was edited by PureOwnage2 on Aug 2 2014 10:13am

I wonder why 5/3/1 talks about super setting? Jim wendler supersets the shit out of supersets

Pull ups

As far as I know, they have no real benefit other than getting you out of the gym faster and reducing the load you would normally use. Aka squats + leg extensions = very light squats by the end of the sets.

But.... they also have this cool "hardcore" stigma to them. Just like chicken, brown rice, and broccoli. Because, how can you possibly call yourself a hardcore bodybuilder if you aren't putting yourself in as much discomfort as possible throughout the day.

They're more reasons to superset than to induce hypertrophy, but you could superset a standard squat with limited ROM front squat, leg press, lunges with dumbbells, leg extensions against a band with a pause at the top (these are brutal), a different squat stance, hack squats, ect

Lol I see. I guess I was trying to live up to that stigma. No longer!

The only real use I could think of would be to hit some leg extensions then squats, as to help pre-exhaust and thus isolate your quads more.. You could also do that by doing leg curls first or something similar. However, it seems easier to just do the exercise (ie leg extensions or leg curls) first then solely move on to squats, if shifting the activation is what you desire. Irrespective of that notion, it seems easier to me to not bother and simply hit squats first aka the big lift.. THEN move on to isolated lifts accordingly to target what you wish.