There is simply no other exercise, and certainly no machine, that produces the level of central nervous system activity, improved balance and coordination, skeletal loading and bone density enhancement, muscular stimulation and growth, connective tissue stress and strength, psychological demand and toughness, and overall systemic conditioning than the correctly performed full squat.
Mark RippetoeAccumulating injuries are the price we pay for the thrill of not having sat around on our asses.
Mark RippetoeThere are no shortcuts. The fact that a shortcut is important to you means that you are a pussy.
Mark RippetoeThe full-range-of-m otion exercise known as the squat is the single most useful exercise in the weight room, and our most valuable tool for building strength, power, and size.
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