What we're trying to do is get things fixed, not allow them to stay broke.

The 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.

Any idiot can get on a treadmill and watch TV and then take great pride in the fact they've ‘exercised.

A weak man is not as happy as that same man would be if he were strong. This reality is offensive to some people who would like the intellectual or spiritual to take precedence. It is instructive to see what happens to these very people as their squat strength goes up.

Strength is an excellent example of a physical characteristic that drives improvement in other athletic parameters. More strength means more power, more endurance, better coordination, and better everything else. This is why, all other things being equal, the stronger athlete is the better athlete.

I recommend against a wooden squat rack, for much the same reason that I recommend against a wooden car.

An adult male weighs at least 200 pounds