Squats: 100 reasons why YOU do them
By
Rachel Cassano
1.) “It's hard to puke doing curls.” – Dave Tate
2.) “It's a great excuse to wear a big ass belt that makes you look less
fat.” - Dave Tate
3.) “I love hearing ‘head up’ and it NOT being from a teacher.” – Dave Tate
4.) “Bashing your head on the bar is totally okay.” – Dave Tate
5.) “Internal rage.” – Dave Tate
6.) “You can gear whore up more than any other lift.” – Dave Tate
7.) “Very few movements require the same degree of dedication, desire and
determination as heavy squats. Squats are more than a physical strength builder
and may be the only movement that builds a person’s character. Life is about
standing up AFTER a heavy load takes you down.” – Dave Tate
8.) “Light squats need to be treated as though they are heavy and heavy
squats as if they are light.” – Dave Tate
9.) “No other exercise requires the same degree of total body tightness as
the squat.” – Dave Tate
10.) “Any movement that uses cues ‘head up’ and ‘chest up’ is providing more
positive reinforcement in ONE workout than most people get in a month.” – Dave
Tate
11.) “ ‘Tweeds’ never squat.” – Dave Tate
12.) “One of the few lifts that can cause blood, sweat and tears to leave the
body at the same time - without you knowing.” – Dave Tate
13.) “Increases bone density.” – Dave Tate
14.) “I can’t stand to see a rack alone.” – Dave Tate
15.) “ ‘Scrop’ – nothing better!” – Dave Tate
16.) “Because you told me to!” – Chris Bell
17.) “Great assistance work for the deadlift.” – Jeff
18.) "There is simply no other exercise (and certainly no machine) that
produces the level of central nervous system activity, improved balance and
coordination, skeletal loading and bone density enhancement, muscular
stimulation and growth, connective tissue stress and strength, psychological
demand and toughness, and overall systemic conditioning than the correctly
performed full squat." –Mark Rippetoe
19.) “After breaking my ankle twice and destroying my knee wrestling, my
doctor said I shouldn't squat or deadlift anymore. That was 5 years ago. No one
tells me I can't.” – Roman
20.) “To prevent other people from doing curls in the squat rack.” – Nick
21.) “There's nothing like throwing 300+ pounds on my back at 5AM, right?” –
Sam
22.) “It’s sadomasochism in its finest. The endorphins released by not
getting crushed by a weight and completing the lift is immense. I also like the
joy of being sore after a great session, as well as the complete stress release
it has. After a hard squat session, I can’t be stressed because I don’t have
enough energy.” – Curtis
23.) “For performance and the fact it makes me feel strong(er)!!!” - Luka
24.) “I wouldn't ask the kids I coach to do something I wouldn't do myself.
Plus, they cure cancer.” – Chad
25.) “Because I can. Ok, so I also kind of like hearing the guys whisper
‘damn’ under their breath when they watch.” – Charlotte
26.) “They cure cancer. AND they make you one STRONG old lady pushing 60!!” –
Elaine
27.) “I love the belt taking a few inches off my waist. No need for cardio!”
– Curtis
28.) “If you don’t squat, you’re officially an arsehole!” – Sean
29.) “The squat just builds overall body power... no exercise like it.” –
John
30.) “Nothing else gives that same sense of being a F*CKING man.” – Tone
31.) “If you go heavy enough you can see twinkling lights all year round
instead of just waiting for Christmas.” – Steve
32.) “Because if I don't, I get cranky.” –Ben
33.) “I like breaking capillaries and blowing blood vessels in my eyes just
so people look at me like I’m crazy.” – Peter
34.) “I like to see just how far I can push my body.” – Mike
35.) “I'm addicted to squatting. I don't even like it.” – Dan
36.) “They make me happy. And they give me something to look forward to all
day on Mondays.” – Josh
37.) “They make my ass look good.” – Jane
38.) “They cure EVERYTHING!” – Joel
39.) “The only thing that feels better than squats are deadlifts, and because
it makes me feel good for ages afterwards.” – Brian
40.) “I enjoy the pain and the misery of the hard work that it requires.” –
Ken
41.) “To prove that it can be done even though I have a bad back, bad knee
and messed up shoulder.” – Jim
42.) “Easy to do, long time to master.” – Timothy
43.) “It is HARD and I think it takes years off of your life when you use
bands.” – John
44.) “It is great way to utilize the curling rack... Oh, and it is the
GREATEST LIFT OF ALL TIME!” – Jerome
45.) “It’s better than a leg press.” – Mike
46.) “What else would I do on Sundays?” – Bill
47.) “Because cowards won't.” – Larry
48.) “More muscular bulk equals more muscular power. Squats are the best
exercise to gain muscular weight, so squats are the most important lift.” – Todd
49.) “Squats build back strength contributing to other lifts. Even a bench
press person can benefit the bench through squatting. I like the squat because
it has a rebound motion making it different from the one-way
pull-from-a-dead-stop of the deadlift.” – Hans
50.) “It makes me uncontrollably slap ignorant people… the whole day.” -
Larry
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