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3 Old School Squats

October 10, 2008

If you do not want your legs suffer anymore, you can switch over to the old school time simple free-weight squats, which are basically the rigorous leg exercises.

In case, you are fed up of doing conventional squats, want a way to enhance your strength and potency, then change your leg’s routine workout. The routine consists of strength moves for three weeks. After this practice when you go back to your regular routine workout, you would realize the boost of overall power on the squat.

You can practice four sets of 8—12 repetitions each. Before these practices, two sets of light barbell squats to warm-up the body. It can be divided into the following steps:

1) START: Following an overhand grip you have to hold on a barbell at the back your thighs with your arms stretched out, hands should be at shoulder-width.

2) MOVE: Sustaining your feet flat on the floor with torso erect, chest up and shoulders thrown back, squat down till your thighs become parallel to the floor. Turn around by vigorously stretching your hips and knees and keeping your heels safely on the floor.

One-Arm Overhead Dumbbell Squat can be performed in four sets of 8—12 repetitions
It can be divided into the following steps:

1) START: begin with a lighter dumbbell till you get accustomed. Pull the dumbbell overhead. Keep your arms straight and extended overhead.

2) MOVE: keep your feet slightly wider and push your hips back and bend your knees to go down. The dumbbell should be positioned above the head. The arms should be kept straight up with the abdomen and lower back firm. When the thighs are parallel to the floor, force back up by stretching your knees and hips.

Barbell Sumo Squat can be performed with four sets of 8—12 repetitions each. It can be divided into the following steps: Place a barbell slightly lower than normal or 2—3 inches so that it sets across the back of your rear deltoid. Stretch your feet quite wider and point them out slightly.


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