Squatters On Squats And Squatting (part 2)

BREATHING SQUATS...The 'breathing squat' and pullover combo to gain weight proven and in favor since the days of Mark Berry, Roger Eells (who usually gets the credit for it's invention), Joseph Hise, who added the rest pause, and pushed for decades by Peary Rader of Iron Man, does NOT require the trainee to strain or place the spinal column in a poor position, as in heavy squats.

The breathing squat is a great for bodybuilders and regardless of the version preference, the poundage that is always recommended is total bodyweight, which is quite enough to get going with for most people. This exercise is obviously just too much for those giant sumo guys and the Indian wrestlers, who in general have to rely on potent chemical cocktails in order to make any serious muscle gains.

It really doesn't seem to make sense that by doing a more simplistic workout you get bigger gains, so there is nothing wrong at all with light squats. One of the first to use this form of exercise was as previously mentioned Roger Eells, who when not training spent his time in bed, but only for the purpose of resting.

SINGLE LEG SQUATS...A progression of 'free squats', especially for those without weights, is to do single leg bends, preferably on a bench, seldom seen today in schedules, yet old timers could work up to some scary poundages in this difficult style, because you also have to maintain some balance.

It really is amazing that One of Britain's best wrestlers ever Bert Assirati, who while in his 30's managed to do 10 reps with 55Olbs/249.4kg in basic squats, and did single leg style with an additional 2OOlbs/9O.7kg on his shoulders, and Grimek was able to do the same.

Squatting without extra weight, George Eiferman, who was training in the same period as the late Steve Reeves, was able to perform I5O consecutive reps on one leg. Reeves disliked basic squats and always preferred to do front squats, or 'hack' squats, as he thought that this would help to avoid developing to large a posterior, and even Vince Gironda agreed with him on that one.

Gironda, who was better known as the "Iron Guru" was totally against basic squats, and in his gym squat racks were banned and if he should have seen anyone doing barbell squats; with weight held behind neck, well they were literally thrown out. Gironda was on the same wave length as Jeeves as he considered big buttocks as a result of squats, so he always recommended the so called "sissy Squat" for thigh development, which can be described as a highly controlled lean back free squat, although you could add light weights to a belt if you liked (without getting kicked out).

Roy Callender, who used to workout by instinct, used to squat 100 reps or more on sissy squats followed by high reps lunges, finished off by work on the leg extension machine - no doubt he also did his share of basic squats for such legs. Boyer Coe used sissy squats, having plenty of power already built by basic squats, able to squat with 5OOlbs/226.7kg when just I8yrs old.

As soon as racks became common, the poundages began to soar, with experienced bodybuilders soon beginning to use at first bodyweight, proceeded by double bodyweight, until powerlifters got to the magic IOOOlbs/453.5kg mark. It is thought that Anderson was able to squat with II6Olbs/526k of silver dollars twice a night in Las Vegas. (Coming Soon Part 3)

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