How Important Are Squats?

[Gully Bull]

i keep seeing this. base/foundation. what does that even mean? that i wont be strong in other lifts without it? that's horseshyt, i'm already strong in other lifts without it

Your legs are the foundation of your structure. You might be strong but you’ll be stronger when your legs are stronger.

 

[The ADD]

Never got the Obsession with squats unless ur an IG thot tryna get a larger derrierre

Deadlifts are cool tho


My legs get toned enough from cardio

Depends on your goals. If you are looking to add lean muscle it can be great pathway to that. Also most exercises that recruit that many muscle groups is going to have benefits.

 

[sinistersouth]

Squats are critical for explosiveness and for shedding weight at the belt line and glutes.

well i don't too much care about explosiveness, i mean, i'm not trying to help my team get to the state championship, but i would like to lose this gut

 

[surv2syn]

Your legs are the foundation of your structure. You might be strong but you’ll be stronger when your legs are stronger.

this 100x. as someone recovering I feel I am qualified to speak in great deal on this. you dont know what you had until its gone. I dgaf how strong your upper body is, if you have no lower body strength you cant do shyt really and have to make your upper body work twice as hard. most of you wont understand because you havent gone through what I have but right now, opening a heavy door is a task because I dont have the lower body strength back yet.

 

[Turbulent]

If you don't like squats or don't feel like doing them then don't do them.

If you want to lose the gut, eat less food breh.

 

[surv2syn]

well i don't too much care about explosiveness, i mean, i'm not trying to help my team get to the state championship, but i would like to lose this gut

then you dont need weights really, or very little. you can do exercises at home. like up-downs from chair with small weights. power lifting is not necessary.

 

[surv2syn]

If you don't like squats or don't feel like doing them then don't do them.

If you want to lose the gut, eat less food breh.

pretty much. lol. who says squats help you lose gut? I never heard that.

 

[1-8-7-Skillz]

How the fukk someone skips leg day ?

 

[patscorpio]

Squats are most certainly a key exercise

 

[Jean Jacket]

Work on your core before go for squats with resistance.

Also, leg presses and walking lunges are a good start before you go heavy on deep squats. It's all about form.

 

[Luck]

The more muscles you use, the more testosterone and other growth hormones your body releases, the more fat you burn, the more you grow overall...

plus I mean, how much can you really do upper body a week? Give your lil planet fitness bird chest a rest. Never understood that

 

[AquaCityBoy]

TLR fitness threads always make me die a little inside.

 

[sinistersouth]

The more muscles you use, the more testosterone and other growth hormones your body releases, the more fat you burn, the more you grow overall...

plus I mean, how much can you really do upper body a week? Give your lil planet fitness bird chest a rest. Never understood that

it took 40 replies 'fore someone gave me what i was looking for


i could've done without your little snide remark though at the end there, big man

 

[NYSTATEOFMIND]

Squats are the king compound exercise, it works quads, hamstrings and glutes. Is it a must to build legs, no.

You can build legs with leg press, hack squats (planet bytchess aint got those)
Walking lunges or reverse lunges. In my opinion volume is key with these exercises...dont try and put 15 plates on the leg press to start. Let ya ego go and start with moderate weight

 

[sinistersouth]

yeah we used to do a lot of lunges i used to hate those