The Squat: Greatest Single Exercise.

The Squat: Greatest Single Exercise.

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By Peary Rader.

The Squat is absolutely and without exception the greatest single exercise known to man, for

conditioning the entire body, improving health and energy, strengthening the function of the

internal organs, giving the most rapid gains in bodyweight, adding to all-around athletic ability.

That is quite a large order, but it's true.

There was a time in the history of America bodybuilding when the squat was given very little

consideration. It was thought that the arms and shoulders were most important to either a

bodybuilder or lifter.

However, in time, that way of thinking was changed, largely by certain teachers who had found

the squat to be very valuable, and also by bodybuilders and lifters who used it. Lifters found

that the only way they could become superior to other lifters was to develop great power in the

legs and hips.

In the days of Alan Calvert and George Jowett's teaching, the squat was thought to be just

another exercise of average importance, like the curl or rowing. Because it was hard to do, and

little importance was attached to it, many lifters and bodybuilders never included it in their

programs. By this omission they greatly limited their progress and ultimate possibilities,

although they weren't aware of it.

Old Time wrestler and strongman Henry (MILO) Steinborn came over to the USA from

Germany and brought the squat with him. He had practiced it a great deal with crude,

homemade barbells while in a prison camp in World War I and had reached a very high

standard in poundage used and found his other lifts had greatly increased so that he was able to

snatch and clean and jerk recorded poundages.

He was a man with a very rugged physique and for many years was a top wrestler. Another

young fellow, who, although a lifter, had always been quite slender, caught a spark of enthusiasm

from Steinborn and began practicing the squat. This man's name was Mark Berry. He succeded

in gaining about 50 pounds of bodyweight in a short time through use of the squat.

He later became editor of the old Strength magazine and through it encouraged others to adapt

the squat for greater progress in lifting and bodybuilding.

When Steinborn did not have access to a squat rack, he did not compromise. He improvised with

this:

The Steinborn Lift.

1) Load the Barbell - use the collars
2) Put the bar on its end
3) Get under the barbell
4) Let the barbell fall on your shoulders
5) Squat the needed reps
6) Reverse the movement when done

Go To: http://stronglifts.com/ways-to-squat-when-you-dont-have-a-squat-rack/

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