Last week, I posted on the deadlift as it's one of the largest builders of awesomeness that there is. It builds muscle, strength, explosiveness, and all around bad-assery. With all of this awesomeness comes a price, the nervous system takes an epic beating over time.
Performing this lift isn't all that complicated, but perfecting it is. The carryover into every day activities is also unmatched, as long as you're walking. With very few exceptions should anyone not perform this lift. Every sport known to the human race benefits from this lift. Every activity known to the human face benefits from this lift.
Enter, the squat. The squat is another one of the greatest exercises known to man. The beauty in the squat is that it can literally be done anywhere and with anything. While you're reading this, you can bust out some body-weight, or "air" squats; or you can load up a barbell and work everything in the process.
Squats are traditionally held on "Leg Day," of which you guessed it, you work your legs. But the squat is much more than that, it's one of the best mass builder, strength builder, and fat burner that you can possibly perform. It's right up there with the deadlift as one of the largest builders of awesomeness.
Performing this lift isn't all that complicated, but perfecting it is. The carryover into every day activities is also unmatched, as long as you're walking. With very few exceptions should anyone not perform this lift. Every sport known to the human race benefits from this lift. Every activity known to the human face benefits from this lift.
Summary is, everybody can benefit from a simple yet somehow brutally demanding exercise. Even with no weight, you can improve your life, legs, and lungs; with weight, so much more. Now that you're done reading this, go ahead and try a few.
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