Squat Deep and often

 

 

One of the long term topics I've wanted to write on is squats.  I love squatting, and I have many thoughts on the subject.  I've squatted often, a lot of weight, high reps, low reps, etc. Here are a few of the basics in which I believe:

• Squatting is necessary in a program
• deeper is better
• light is just as import as heavy
• minimal assistance gear

Any good program has squats in it.  Any personal trainer, coach, whomever who doesn't have people squat is a joke of a trainer.  This doesn't mean that people have to high bar back squat for 5x5; but the squatting movement is the foundation for everything else in a training program (in my opinion).
--Mike Mckenna