Climb out of that training rut and challenge your muscles and mental fortitude with these old-school squat workouts.
Forget about ass-to-grass squats and learn how to find the perfect squat depth. It's almost always parallel. Here's why.
This type of squat improves your form, saves your joints, and makes a great addition to your regular squatting.
Does starting your squats from the bottom position make a great exercise even better? Check this out.
It helps the powerlifter squat big weights and the athlete perform better, but what can the box squat do for the bodybuilder? A lot more than you'd think.
To be strong, you have to squat. But which barbell variation is best for you? Low bar, high bar, front, overhead? Find out here.
A single "squat day" isn't going to cut it anymore. Bring up your Olympic lifts by starting every workout with squats. Here’s how.
The classic 5 x 5 set/rep scheme works. But here’s how to make it even better.
Some say that ass-to-grass squats are natural and ideal. Everything else is cheating. Well, they're wrong. And they're sissies. Here's why.
A strength coach decides to throw the rules out the window and do high-frequency squatting. Here’s what happened.
The squat is a great exercise, no doubt. But research shows that, for bodybuilding, it misses a lot of leg muscles. You need these exercises too.
Squats aren't all that simple, but these recommendations are. Get under the bar and squat right with these tips.
Four experts - a functional strength coach, a bodybuilder, a powerlifter, and an athlete-creator - share their thoughts on one of the most beloved (and hated) exercises.
Leg day shouldn't involve knee pain. Here's how to make your knees feel great again so you lift heavier and crush PRs.
Record-breaking powerlifter. Pro bodybuilder. Olympian. Amit Sapir might just be the world's best barbell sport athlete. Check out this exclusive interview.
You should be able to perform a strict rock-bottom squat, at least with bodyweight. Here’s why and how to achieve it.
Some people say the only correct way to squat is ATG. And some people are a little smarter than that. Here's the truth.
Friends don't let friends squat high, but there's really no point in squatting any deeper than slightly below parallel. Here’s why.
Everything you need to know about squatting heavy, from stance to hand position. Check it out.
The Zercher squat can pack muscle on quads and traps like nothing else. It'll also weed out the weaklings. Most people won't do them. Will you?
The basic squat is the missionary position of leg workouts. Go Kama Sutra on your leg training with these alternatives.
Hit a new PR in about a month using these proven deadlift-boosting exercises.
It's a common plyometric exercise with athletes, but there's a better, safer way to do it. Check it out.
Good movement, but not for most people. And it's the worst squat for leg growth. Here's why.
Take this quick test to find out. The result will determine how you should best train work capacity.
