At the link below is a youtube of the "perfect squat".
On the one hand it is very cool that a mainstream (for
"fitness") site like Mercola has a post about the virtues of
squatting. But it’s a mind blower that
this guy takes almost ten minutes to warm up before squatting. Does he do that before he sits on the toilet, sit in his car or - after the two hour drive - stand up out of his car? Did Paleoman stretch out and warm up before
he squatted to dump, or rest?
If you want to get ready for squats to do a workout, do some
squats! I guarantee you will get some
stretching, your muscles will warm and you will not explode in a puddle of
overexertion from the effort. I've seen hundreds of deconditioned folks squatting without injury. Just start.
For what it’s worth, I do not give style points for copying his stylish
breath behavior – but it is entertaining to see the gent making the dramatic
noises for his squatting efforts.
It is good to breath. It is good
to breath while squatting. It can be
good to hold one’s breath while squatting.
But first, just move right and the body will take care of the breathing
for you.
One thing I’ll grant this gent – it’s not easy to either teach or learn
to squat with virtuosity. I’ve been
working it since 2007, and still have to pay attention to get it closer and
closer to right. I did some squats
tonight with 275 pounds, to below parallel, and the technique did not
suck. Not much to show for all those
years of work but it felt great! And
when I started to squat again after knee surgery, I thought I’d never be able
to do it pain free.
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