Do Squat Suits Improve Performance?
Many powerlifters use equipment like shirts, wraps, suits, and belts to aid their performance on the bench press, squat, and deadlift. This equipment is believed to help them lift more weight and...
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The Squat Exercise, Part 3: How To
The squat basically has three parts: set-up, the descent, and the ascent. The squat begins with you standing up with the bar on the back of your shoulders. Success in the lift...
The Squat Exercise, Part 2: Dangers
We’ve probably all heard that squats are bad for the knees. This all comes from a classic study done in the 1960’s by a professor at the University of Texas named Karl...