Comments on MarksTraining.com: The Squat, A Great Exercise

I love squats... you know you're a squatter when ...

2009-11-17T06:13:23.331Z

I love squats... you know you're a squatter when you have a burning grudge against guys who do curls in the squat cage =P Anyway, have you heard of one-legged squats.. now *those* are intense :)

Hi, Dand: This exercise is the primary exercise u...

2009-11-12T02:17:46.410Z

Hi,

Dand: This exercise is the primary exercise used by the ancient Hindu Pehalwan (Wrestlers), who fight in the dust of Akhara (ring) covered with various herbs and special river sand. Even as a kid, when I used to get out of line, my dad would punish me by making me do 10/20 Dand (squats, as you say).

Even if you do MORE squats and dont use weights (heavy ones), you will get the many benefits, apart from muscle growth. Some Vaidya (traditional Hindu physicians) also advise Dand to lower BP and strengthen stress resistance.

Of course, for many of you this will be old fashioned and trite, I just added my 2 bits to broaden the horizon.

Regards,
Vibhav

ELIAS - When doing heavy squats it is always encou...

2009-11-05T09:33:09.330Z

ELIAS - When doing heavy squats it is always encourged to wrap the knees. The wraps act as a sort of extra ligament to the knee joint, allowing one to squat with heavy weight quite comfortably.

Yes, I also do not squat as low as in the pictures but do like to get my thighs parallel with the floor. A great way to work up to heavy squats while still going low enough is to use the smith machine.

Good luck

I did a heap of pylometric squats this evening, I ...

2009-11-04T14:06:11.783Z

I did a heap of pylometric squats this evening, I love squats, swear by them.

I don't like the technique showed in the photo's though; I've been told that the knees should not go past the toes. Widening the stance should be enough to prevent that from happening, and this will relieve most of the pressure placed on the knee, as well as removing a lot of the load from the quads and put more of the load on the glutes.

Unfortunately for me I can't squat particularly heavy weights, and if I try I can't complete the full range of motion.

It's one of my current goals though :)