Squat Month

**Phil82** · Posted On: 9/28/2012 6:17pm

Originally Posted by Ming Loyalist

i have probably spent more time doing that stance than most on this forum, also more time in horse stance, and i can tell you this... while both those exercises are beneficial, and are extremely taxing, they don't replicate a squat.

in addition to the golden turtles shown above, and plain old horse stance, i also made bodyweight squats a big part of my routine in the past. my legs are fairly strong (proportionally a lot stronger than my upper body as well) but now that i am in judo, when i turn in, squat down and load up someone larger than me on my back in seoi nage, i don't have the strength to explode out of that position and throw them (this leaves me the much less awesome version of seoi nage where you drag them down with you - meh to that.)

there is only one exercise that i know of to solve that problem and it's the weighted squat.

AFAIK there has been a good deal written on the theory that low reps of high weight will develop more functional strength than high reps of low or no weight. it's a theory that seems to (bad pun incoming) carry a lot of weight on this forum, and is considered the way to get stronger.

the bit about seoi nage is most definitely the truth....there was a Japanese international who used to hit 484lbs at 156lbs BW and he was a SN specialist....most SN specialists are/were VERY strong in the legs relative to their weight.

**1point2** · Posted On: 9/29/2012 1:03am

Originally Posted by Jack Rusher

That pic is so dope. And that's quite a peculiar way for that guy to pick up the atlas stone.

I have been deeply considering Jim Wendler's opinions about expanding explosiveness training from box jumps into long jumps, hurdles, and throwing things. Deeply considering, I say.

**Kambei Shimada** · Posted On: 10/12/2012 8:13am

Originally Posted by LesbianSeagal

Are you worried about over-training the lumbar spine?

To be honest I've eased off a little now I reached my target.

Grappling has become my main focus now - so only taining weights 1-2 times a week.

**RynoGreene** · Posted On: 10/16/2012 7:06pm

Amen for squats. After having been a lazy **** for a year or so, then having a hernia operation, I finally got back into lifting for the last two months or so. I'm not nearly to where I want to be, but I'm repping 270 now which is at least getting towards respectability. My body weight has been remaining stable, even though I've been eating like a horse. I love the side benefit of the metabolism up-swing, as I'd been packing on some fat during my year of sloth.

**Tyrone Slothrop** · Posted On: 12/19/2012 4:03pm

My personal best was 130 kgs (286.5 lbs), two reps with good form (deep back squat), at 83 kgs BW (182.9), after a kyokushin session. Afterwards, I tried to go for 1 rep with 140 but I almost blew it and needed assitance to finish the lift, so it doesn't really count.
Haven't been lifting for a few months. I'm looking forward to get back to it in january.

**Resonance10** · Posted On: 1/26/2013 7:29am

Minor Necro

Good article on performing squats and there benefits, I know a lot of people who would be shocked at how wrong their perception is of whats good for your knees and back.

Good fairly in depth article:

http://www.precisionnutrition.com/all-about-the-squat

**Resonance10** · Posted On: 1/26/2013 7:31am

Minor Necro

Good article on performing squats and there benefits, I know a lot of people who would be shocked at how wrong their perception is of whats good for your knees and back.

Good fairly in depth article:

http://www.precisionnutrition.com/all-about-the-squat