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Squats, Heavy Squats And Squatters (Part 2)

A great proven way to gain weight and having been so since the times of Mark Berry, Roger Eells and others are breathing squats and pullover combo. They have been backed up by Peary Rader of Iron Man for many years and what really makes them stand out is the fact that they don't put any strain on the spinal column like heavy squats do.

Nearly always in any of the pre-mentioned breathing squat, weight gain routines, "approx bodyweight poundages" are always suggested, and for most that is all that is needed. Japanese Sumo, and equally bulky Indian wrestlers, gained better results than some of the colorful adverts now abounding in modern mags after using Joe Blog's latest chemical drink.

You may be confused when you begin to understand that the more simple the workout, the bigger the gains...so stick to light squats. I mentioned Roger Eells who really was a pioneers in breathing squats, well it isn't so well known that when he wasn't training he was always in bed...but only resting.

If you wish to move on from 'free squats', especially the ones without weights, then you should try and do single leg bends on a bench, although this is hardly ever seen nowadays in schedules, yet old timers could work up to some really awesome poundages in this difficult style, as you also need to maintain some balance.

One of Britain's all time best wrestlers Bert Assirati, who in the 30's was able to make 10 reps with 55Olbs/249.4kg in basic squats, and was able do the single leg style with an extra 2OOlbs/9O.7kg on his shoulders, and Grimek could do the same.

Squatting without additional weight, George Eiferman, who was around at the same time as the late Steve Reeves, could manage I5O consecutive reps on one leg. Reeves didn't really like basic squats, preferring front squats, or 'hack' squats, in an attempt to avoid developing to large a posterior. Even Vince Gironda was under the same opinion when it came to less butt.

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).

Another all time great was Roy Callender and he did his workouts by instinct, and could manage to do squats 100 reps or more(sissy squats) and then would perform high reps lunges, and then finish off by working on the leg extension machine. He must have done his fair share of basic squats to produce his massive legs. Boyer Coe also liked to do sissy squats, although he had already got plenty of power built up by basic squats due to the fact that he could squat with 5OOlbs/226.7kg at 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)

By: Mick Hart

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