Friday 18 March 2011

Squat like a man!

I thought this a relevent first article, since its something i see everyday in the gym, and the thing i hear most people complaining about.

Want to get big? Squat.

Its that simple. But not just that, you need to squat with a FULL RANGE OF MOTION. This means no loading the bar up, shuffling down five inches, and then high 5ing your friend in the holister shirt.

Some might argue that its damaging to your knees to go below parallel, well you're wrong, go ahead and do a google search on the subject, there are plenty of studies out there showing that ass to grass squats are actualy BENEFICIAL for the knee joints (unless you already have problems, but thats another matter...).

Squatting wont just get you those dorian yates wheels you want, but improves your core muscles aswell, and heavy compound lifts like squats and deadlifts are proven to raise testosterone levels, improving your anabolic rate thus building more muscle.

Follow for more information coming soon....

10 comments:

  1. Followed, this stuff will help me a lot.
    Now Squat time ;)

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  2. But wait! I am wholeheartedly consuming my oats first...

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  3. Remembering to keep your knees tracking out over your toes should further serve to minimize any knee injury.

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  4. My squats are utter garbage, I keep trying to improve and I have a little but it seems like I'm doing something wrong. Any pointers?

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  5. Well what does it feel like is wrong? Spend some time and practice with little or no weight to perfect your form. I cant get any videos up at the moment but i will post one of proper form in future, but there are many out there if you do a quick search.

    To really improve your squat I recommend doing squats twice a week, with plenty of rest in between. 5 sets of 5 reps. This really worked alot for me, and is perfect for strength building.

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  6. I wish I had money to go to the gym. I feel so lazy, so I try to do lots of pushups, situps, and and various stretches everyday. I don't know what else I can really do. D:

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  7. Squats! I've always heard they're king. Will remember to do more of these, thanks for the post.

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  8. very informative, i learned something new today :)

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  9. When I first read the title...I thought you were talking about going to the bathroom...I'm like "oh..okay, lets read on".

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