The Low-Down on Squatting
The barbell squat should be your desert island exercise. If you had to choose one exercise to do for the rest of your life it should be the squat. The barbell squat will build a fantastic platform for overall body strength. While focussing on your leg power, the barbell squat will also engage many muscles head to toe. Done properly, it will build a massive leg power, stronger back, and a powerful core. However, if done improperly, it can cause injury, irritating pain, and muscular imbalance. The squat is not by any means hard to learn, or unsafe to learn on your own, but it is imperative that you take a smart and well-informed approach to learning this exercise. Some important aspects to pay close attention to are bar position, depth, and platform.