I'm Such A Loser

Image via WikipediaDuring my usual stumblings, I came across this article here. It talks about the one exercise that "rules them all", kinda like Lord Of The Rings :)

Anyway, squats should be no stranger to people who are building muscles. In fact if you go to the various health and body building sites, almost every single one of them advocates that you should never miss doing squats in your routine.

Ok so I have not been taking this advice to heart. However, after reading through that article, it appears I will have to incorporate that into my routines from now on.

For one thing, as almost every website says, the squat works the whole body in one go. Your back and abs tighten to balance yourself, your legs strain to hold up the weight, and unconsciously, you will squeeze and tighten your grip on the bar.

Using my home-made bar add-on to Bodylastics, I am sure I can replicate the exercise here at home with Bodylastics. The normal way Bodylastics advise you to do the squats is to hold the handles at your shoulders and then you do the squat.

However with the metal bar that I have, I could almost replicate the exercise as it would be done in the gym proper.

Now I can't get on it right away and do it right this minute, because today's my "cheat day" and also, I'm going to be drinking tonight at a friend's birthday bash. However, I'll post my thoughts and feelings on this the next time I work out, which should be Sunday or Monday.

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