{"id":5179,"date":"2022-07-11T19:32:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T19:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=5179"},"modified":"2022-07-11T20:36:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T20:36:50","slug":"how-to-do-the-back-squat-for-size-and-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/how-to-do-the-back-squat-for-size-and-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Do the Back Squat for Size and Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Down the road, in a gym far away, a young man was heard to say, ‘No matter what I do, my legs won’t grow!’ He tried leg extensions, leg curls, leg presses, too. Trying to cheat, these workouts he’d do!<\/p>\n

From the corner of the gym where the big guys train, through a cloud of chalk and the midst of pain, where the big iron rides high, and threatens lives, where the noise is made with big forty-fives, a deep voice bellowed as he wrapped his knees.<\/p>\n

A very big man with legs like trees, laughing as he snatched another plate from the stack, chalked his hands and monstrous back, said, ‘Boy, stop lyin\u2019 and don’t say you’ve forgotten! Trouble with you is, you ain’t been squattin\u2019!’\u201d<\/p>\n

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This poem might sound like something written by a meathead Dr. Seuss, but it\u2019s been popular among lifters since its first publication in Iron Man<\/em> magazine in the early-1980s. It highlights how essential the exercise can be for building size and strength.<\/p>\n

The back squat is such a foundational lift; it\u2019s the default reference point when people talk about \u201cthe squat\u201d \u2014 sorry, front squat<\/a>, it\u2019s just not your day. It\u2019s time to get better acquainted with what some call the king of all exercises. Here\u2019s a complete guide to the barbell back squat.<\/p>\n