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.

Only people willing to work to the point of discomfort on a regular basis using effective means to produce that discomfort will actually look like they have been other-than-comf ortable most of the time. You can thank the muscle magazines for these persistent misconceptions, along with the natural tendency of all normal humans to seek reasons to avoid hard physical exertion.

Exercise is not a thing we do to fix a problem - it is a thing we must do anyway, a thing without which there will always be problems

There is no such thing as "firming and toning." There is only stronger and weaker.

The only legitimate use for a glove is to cover an injury... A desire to prevent callus formation (possibly so as to not snag one's pantyhose) does not constitute a legitimate use. And if you do insist on wearing gloves, make sure they match your purse.

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

There are few things graven in stone, except that you have to squat or you're a pussy.