Safe leg exercises with a bulging lower disc?

[Elvia1023]

Suggested this to friend who can't squat due to lower back pain. We have no access to belt squat machine. He really liked this so far.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXQuSqxgolq/

He did break a regular dip belt immediately though. The Ironmind belt mentioned by Kevinhy is a bit expensive but looks good, says it can handle 3500lbs

He is using that Ironmind belt. It's £162 in the UK I may try something like this. How is he attaching the bar to the belt? I can see it's red and I assume you get that with the belt. On the website they have various attachments so if I were to buy it I would need to make sure in includes everything you need to do these squats, dips etc. I have tried squatting using a t-bar row but with a standard handle but it's a bit awkward. I have probably tried every squat imaginable and the easiest for me are db or kettlebell squats but both don't go heavy in all the gyms over here. The biggest db's I ever see are 40kg and the biggest kettbell 26kg. So now I tend to only do squats after leg press in a superset or very high reps. Normal squats just don't feel safe on my lower back

 

[Geardepot]

I am going to try this as well. Ive got a disc that is herniate and goes in and out, sometimes crippling me and other times I can square but I have to tighten up my belt to the point it almost bruises me..

As I look at the pic and think about this, I wonder why there are not more machines or exercises that are 'hip loaded' like this where the stress is on the hips and not the upper back. I know a leg press is the same in theory but it seems like you can get a much better angle using this set up you have pictured here.

Suggested this to friend who can't squat due to lower back pain. We have no access to belt squat machine. He really liked this so far.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXQuSqxgolq/

He did break a regular dip belt immediately though. The Ironmind belt mentioned by Kevinhy is a bit expensive but looks good, says it can handle 3500lbs

 

[ericraven2003]

Did the belt hip squats, Bulgarian split squats, and Hammer Strength Plate-Loaded Linear Hack Press. I did all light with sets up 25. No issues and my legs got a really good work out.
Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[brucepancake]

Sissy squat machine. very underrated exercise.

I cant find the machine at any gym in central ohio