Why you need to Squat

Most people only like to work there upper body because they are the muscles that other people can easily see and they are only what non-bodybuilders care about so they do endless amount of curls, crunches, bench press etc so they get other peoples approval. However people that do this actually look pretty stupid as they end up with an unbalanced physique, sure you might have big biceps and bulging pecs but your chicken legs are just pathetic. Now that we have established working your legs is important lets move onto why squatting is the most important leg exercise.

The squat is known as a compound exercise which means it works more then one muscle group compared to an isolation exercise which works only one muscle such as calf raises which only work the calves. Because the squat works so many muscle groups in your legs it means you can get overall leg development and it’s also much easier to do one exercise which works the whole of your legs instead of loads of different exercises which isolate. Being a compound exercise isn’t only reason why squatting is so essential. The other reason is because the legs are a large muscle group so when you squat you release large amounts of the hormone testosterone which helps muscle growth so for maximum all round the development you need to squat.

So, stop being a sissy and shut up and squat!