Squatters On Squats And Squatting (Part 3)

Now the Doc Squat is about power and the use of all possible aid like lifting suits,thick belt, knee wraps, much more sophisticated style, by spreading feet past shoulder width. After that the bar is carried as far down the back as your P.L. rules allow you to, (below the delts) with a lot of forward leaning so that the glutes and spinal erectors (low back) can share the weight with the thighs. In the sport of powerlifting this actual lift is given as completed once the top of the thighs hit parallel.

The P.L. technique will let you lift up to an extra 20% more poundage than the traditional more upright and deeper squat techniques in bodybuilding. If you have ever listened to Fred Hatfield's advice, then you will be aware that you should wear padded towel so that your neck suffers less pain from the bar across the vertebral column and that you should not relax while in the low position, as this will probably damage your knees. It goes without saying that guys with shorter legs do heavy squatting with more ease.

Incredibly enough good old Arnold did not have a genetic advantage with his extra long legs, but he too started off by making the common mistake of training his upper body a lot harder than his legs. He recalls though that after he had trained hard on legs that he really began to make progress. He was able to train 3 hours or more on just squats, managing about 5O sets and continually making his best progress with the standard squat. Arnold like anyone else that has had to learn the hard way, warns not ever to bounce when in the low squat position and to try and use just controlled movements.

I don't like to guess on who is the strongest or best recognised bodybuilder as far as leg development is concerned, but I would put my money on Tom Platz. He began to bodybuild at the age of just 14 and recalls that his first set of squats were 10 reps with a load of 9Olbs/4Okg and he then turned to powerlifting at the age of 19. His initial training routines were really tough and his main exercise was squats. Amazingly enough he could lift 25Olbs/II3.3k and was able to squat for IO minutes and working up to I5O reps, by resting and then repeating.

At the I982 Mr Olympia he did 2O reps with 5I5lbs/233.5k and 8 reps with 635lbs/288k at just 22Olbs/99.7k bodyweight and did not use knee wraps. Platz always stuck to good, strict controlled form. Since then nothing much has changed. All champs use squats. Ronnie Coleman has legs to die for.

If ever you see Flex Wheeler, Chris Cormier or Kevin Levrone do a front ab and thighs, you will notice just how hard they have trained and just by seeing them. A variety of squats is so important for an up and coming champ and never forget to take extreme care or use your common sense. The other things to avoid are over training, using bad form and going over the top with your weights.

Heavy is what weight makes YOU force your muscles to work extra hard. Do not compare your poundages with others. Use what suits YOU. Lighter, high reps squats are worth a trial if its development you seek rather than powerlifting totals. Take care, and remember, if you still hate squats, do them first and congratulate yourself on your will power.

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