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Anonymous
squats are hard when you first start doing them, period. reason being they place enourmous strain on the heart. if you're unfit this makes them difficult. they are also the most important exercise, period. so good work on starting to squat.
there are a bunch of things you can do. first, increase general physical preparedness. sled pulling if you got one, hiit and sprints will all increase fitness and make the exertion of the squat less taxing.
secondly, accessory exercises. this does not include the leg press. the leg press is the only exercise that stimulates the release of more growth hormone than the squat. it also has little or no carryover to the squat. i myself am not sure how this works, i think it has to do with the patterns the nerves fire in with each exercise. it's complicated sports shit.
your lower back, ass, and hamstrings as hip extensors are all vital to the squat, especially if you're going deep. the calves play a stabilising role, but would be a much lower priority. so working on all these muscles will help bring up the squat.
lunges and split squats will also help, but i'll note this is more because they recruit the glutes and hamstrings effectively if preformed properly, more than because they work the quads.
in short, SQUATZ.
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