Squat is the first out of three lifting disciplines performed in a powerlifting competition. It is one of the most intensive exercises performed in a gym. Squatting requires a lot of practice in order to master the proper form and technique. Without the correct execution form you are limited from reaching your full lifting potential during the squat exercise.
Powerlifting on the other hand relies on limit strength making use of the whole body to lift and support the heaviest weight humanly possible. Ability to control the barbell with the most weight is necessary in powerlifting competitions.Thus, it is in powerlifting, which is where the strongest athlete is determined. This is because of his ability of lifting, supporting and controlling the heaviest barbell.
Although this is true for professional regimes this is not necessary for recreational purposes. First and the most important benefit of this activity therefore is gaining strength. If you're squatting, benching and deadlifting on a regular basis, your level of strength will gradually increase, which then leads to better health, lower blood pressure, less body fat in the long run, stronger muscle/tendon/cartilage/bone structure, better posture, and other gains. But let's inspect one step at a time.
Now it gets really weird. I'm sure the person is thinking, I must have fell off the treadmill, while walking, reading a book and drinking a latte. So to avoid this, I tell them, my shins get scraped from deadlifting. At this point, they either pretend they know what deadlifting is, or just stare at me with their mouths open and nod.
The bottom line is this, power lifting is about being honest with yourself and testing yourself mentally, physically, and emotionally (I often cry when I miss a weight, just kidding). If you try and kid yourself or place the responsibility on someone else you are either gonna get pancaked under a pathetic squat, get choked by a dropped bench press, or move to the head of the line of the geriatric look-a-like contest because you chose to ignore the finer points of dead lifting and now have a "crick-in-yer-back" look to you.
If you are a serious lifter that wants to improve your squats and you have a variety of resources to tap into then the addition of weighted chains are an investment worth taking. The chains can be used to add a whole new dynamic of resistance to just about every lift that you do with a barbell. Since we are talking about the barbell back squat the chains just have to be secured to each end of the barbell. As you descend in the squat with the chains attached the weight of the bar gets slightly lighter because more chain comes to rest on the ground.
In the front squat, the weight (usually a barbell) is held in front of the body across the clavicles and deltoids in either an Olympic grip, as is used in weightlifting, or with the arms crossed and hands placed on top of the barbell.
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