According to author and competitive powerlifter Tim Henriques, achieving a squat of 1.5 times your body weight is an ...

As one of the most effective compound exercises, squats will always have a place in any well-rounded training plan. They ...

Here's how heavy women should squat as beginners, novices, intermediates, advanceds and elites, and when to increase this ...

CHICAGO – The squat lift, an exercise that has long been a standard training technique for athletes, puts inordinate stress on the spine and likely is the cause of chronic stress fractures in young ...

Behold: The humble bodyweight squat. Not only will dropping it like it’s hot strengthen your quads, hamstrings, and glutes, adding squats to your regular workout routine could mean fewer knee injuries ...

Unrack it and bring it over your chest. As you lower, aim for about a 45-degree angle between your upper arms and your torso.

YOU HAVE TO make one major decision when planning for your lower body day workout: should you squat or deadlift? Both the back squat and the barbell deadlift are renowned for their ability to build ...

We know squats are good for you. The move helps to build a stronger, better butt and strengthen hamstrings and quads, and through all of this, protects your lower back and knees. But doing the same ...

The tyrannosaurus rex wouldn’t have liked pushups. That’s because it had short arms. The mechanics would have been difficult for a T. rex to get into pushup position. The range of motion its arms ...

Dear Editor I want to start off by letting you know that I am a big fan of Colin Hoobler. I always have at least one of his articles on my bulletin board at a time. It is nice to get the same ...

My son is in a high school weightlifting class. He's been having a lot of pain in his knees and low back from doing dead lifts and deep squats, and has told his teacher. His teacher's response is ...