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Brandon Curry is always looking for new angles to improve his physique, so while aiming to exhaust his quads with a dropset, the man they call \u201cThe Prodigy\u201d made his own\u00a0 \u201chacks\u201d on the hack squat machine. Here\u2019s how to try this tortuous routine for yourself, if you dare.<\/span><\/p>\n Brandon Curry reached the top of the bodybuilding mountain by earning the Mr. Olympia title in 2019<\/a> and is still going strong today. Curry\u2019s quads are seemingly forged from granite, because this bodybuilder is willing to take himself to the limits when leaning into his legs. To that end, the big man shared a recent leg day \u201cdropset\u201d that he\u2019s using to stimulate quad growth ahead of the 2026\u00a0 Mr. Olympia final in Las Vegas.<\/span><\/p>\n While traditional dropsets<\/a> involve taking the heaviest weight and then reducing it set by set, Curry takes a different approach, instead reaching for the toughest movements, and then making them easier. \u201cIn the goal of making things harder I have used, basically, a mechanical dropset,\u201d explained Curry. \u201cGoing from the hardest exercise to the easiest exercise.\u201d In this case, the bodybuilder tackles a full stretch sissy squat, and then completes partial sissy squats, before rounding out with hack squats.<\/span><\/p>\n In the workout, shared on Instagram for more than 1.1-million followers, Curry adapts the angles while working on the hack squat machine. He places a wedge on the floor and lines it up against the footrest so that he begins from a vertical base but still has his toes up. Curry also had a foam roller behind his shoulders for a slight forward lean. Having set himself up, the man mountain performs one set of the following exercises:<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Prodigy tightens his torso and begins with a set of sissy squats. He advised a \u201cslight pause at the bottom\u201d of the squat, for added time under tension, \u201cHo, ho, ho,\u201d exclaimed Curry as the toll on his quads took immediate effect. \u201cThat pause hits you,\u201d he confirmed. \u201cLet those knees shift down to a deeper stretch at the bottom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n For his second set, Curry made partial sissy squats, stopping his descent when his thighs became parallel with the floor, but still pausing at the end. The bodybuilder explained that because the hips play less of a role here, the partial stretch is more punishing on the calf muscles.<\/span><\/p>\n Finishing with a traditional hack squat, but with the foam roller still in place, Curry raises his feet onto the plate and gets to work. \u201cHips are back, because I\u2019m leaning forward slightly,\u201d he explained. \u201cStance is tight, we\u2019ll go all the way down.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Once again, Cury pauses at the bottom of the squat\u00a0 and then extends his legs to get a good stretch, ending with a body that is as vertical as possible. By now, the big man was controlling his breath to make the most of his oxygen but completed around three minutes of squatting while cycling through the three movements.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe mechanical dropset\u2026. Hoof,\u201d summed up the stimulated athlete, noting that despite the intensity of this session, ego lifting is not a concept that he likes to employ. \u201cDoes it have to be heavier? No,\u201d said Curry who explained that his method made things harder without going heavier. \u201cGive it a try.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n To try Brandon Curry\u2019s squat session for yourself, aim for one set of each moment, and reach for 8 to 12 reps. But if you want to really bring the heat, make like \u201cThe Prodigy\u201d and try as many reps as you can in each set.<\/span><\/p>\n To follow Brandon Curry on Instagram, click here.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nBrandon Curry\u2019s \u2018Mechanical Dropset\u2019 Workout<\/h2>\n
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