The squat exercise is one of the best practical exercises that target most of the major muscle groups in
the human body; Squat exercises strengthen the buttocks, thighs, waist, hamstrings, and lower back. Squat exercises are especially beneficial for men and women.
Reasons why you should do squats to increase strength
And I consider it the main goal of the exercise, as the squat exercise activates large muscle groups at once that you cannot target with
the devices and the rest of the leg exercises, such as LegPress, as the squat focuses effort on the quadriceps muscle in the front of
the thigh Quadriceps femoris, but in the same Time distributes a great deal of work to the glutes, hamstrings, back and
abdominal muscles, which will work hard to keep the body stable with the relatively heavy weight on it!
Squats to strengthen the abdominal muscles
And as we mentioned in the first point, squat exercises put a difficult load on the abdominal muscles, as these muscles
remain tight throughout the exercise to keep the torso in a stable position under the weight during the descent and
ascent, and if you are one of those who go to the exercise halls to get a strong and dry belly ( Six Bucks) and you were
wasting your time on crunches and other time-wasting abdominal exercises, try squats, you might get the result with it.
Minimizing injuries in squats
The reason for some people staying away from the squats may be the fear of injuries.
When you see the movement technique from afar, you will automatically fear
the exercise, but it is surprising to know that squatting exercises are used by professionals to reduce injuries, so how is that?
As mentioned above, the squat distributes the workload on the abdominal and back muscles, thus strengthening these muscles, which relieves pressure on
the joints of these areas, as the lower back is prone to herniated disc injuries, especially in old age, but by increasing
the strength of these muscles, you can prevent this from happening.
And the same thing in the knee, as the squat strengthens the muscles
surrounding the joint from the front and the back, which makes the load on it easy.
The mental benefit of squats
Beginners are afraid when they see the exercise and its complexity, and perhaps it is somewhat so. Unlike an exercise
like the bench press, which is represented by one movement, which is pushing the bar up, the squat technique is
relatively difficult and requires a great focus on the movement while doing it, and this is the point here.
When you become accustomed to movement, you will notice that your body has saved the technique itself, and
the focus will become less, and on this principle, I see that squats help to increase the intensity of focus.
Technique of squats and steps
I can write the steps for the exercise, but I know that this will be a waste of my time and your time as well, so to understand how
to do it, you first have to see it with your own eyes, see a professional doing it and then try it yourself, so I will put here two
clips of the squat technique, one of which is foreign to the power player Alan Thrall If you do not have a problem
with the English language, I recommend it and another clip in Arabic, and you can search for yourself for anyone who explains the technique correctly on the YouTube platform.
And what I want to say finally about the way to do squats is that if you are an amateur in the field, try to start with squats without any weight on your back, i.e.
with your body weight, and then when you master the technique tightly, increase the weight regularly, and you can also increase the depth of the descent also, there is no
problem to do squats Half at first to get used to the movement, but do not forget that to take full advantage of the exercise, you must go down to the knee, almost or slightly below!