10 reasons squats are a terrible excercise

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lady_jessi
lady_jessi Posts: 77 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
My cousin posted this on facebook today, and I was very taken aback by it.

http://www.trainbetterfitness.com/10-reasons-squats-are-a-terrible-exercise/

It's very aggressive and oh so many steroids references. I know a ton of y'all squat, so what's your take on it?
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  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
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    You sarcasm meter, is broken?
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
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    You sarcasm meter, is broken?

    I was trying to figure out how to say this. This.
  • hulkklogan
    hulkklogan Posts: 77 Member
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    Dumb article is dumb
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
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    That's pretty funny.
  • TAsunder
    TAsunder Posts: 423 Member
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    The parody article is kind of amusing, but I had no idea that there were people who actually argue against squats. Almost every fitness class ever makes liberal use of them.
  • originalkazila
    originalkazila Posts: 200
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    Squats require you to place a loaded barbell on top of your spine! It’s practically in direct contact with the vertebra. This is just stupid. It would be different if there were some kind of muscle group there, maybe trapezoidal in shape, that could form a cushion between the bar and your delicate spinal structure but since that hasn’t yet been discovered this statement is 100% accurate.


    I died at this part.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
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    The parody article is kind of amusing, but I had no idea that there were people who actually argue against squats. Almost every fitness class ever makes liberal use of them.

    And the next day, I always have a strong argument against them!
  • BamaBreezeNSaltAire
    BamaBreezeNSaltAire Posts: 966 Member
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    Anyone got the pic of the Godzilla facepalm?
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
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  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
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    Squats require you to place a loaded barbell on top of your spine! It’s practically in direct contact with the vertebra. This is just stupid. It would be different if there were some kind of muscle group there, maybe trapezoidal in shape, that could form a cushion between the bar and your delicate spinal structure but since that hasn’t yet been discovered this statement is 100% accurate.


    I died at this part.

    IF ONLY we had a big triangular shaped muscle group there. IF ONLY. Ohhhh the humanity.
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
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    :noway:
  • lady_jessi
    lady_jessi Posts: 77 Member
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    Oh man, are y'all serious?! I'm so naive. Sorry, y'all. Carry on with your lives now. XP

    I'm not trolling I am just dumb. I'm a newbie lifter, and don't know all the technical names for muscles and that.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
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    1. They make you look awesome and people are mean to you because they're so jealous of your booty.
  • TAsunder
    TAsunder Posts: 423 Member
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    The parody article is kind of amusing, but I had no idea that there were people who actually argue against squats. Almost every fitness class ever makes liberal use of them.

    And the next day, I always have a strong argument against them!

    Well played! :drinker:
  • diodelcibo
    diodelcibo Posts: 2,564 Member
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    There's a reason my booty is twice as big and better than yours...
  • fab50G
    fab50G Posts: 384 Member
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    He lost me when he said squats were a terrible exercise "choose" instead of choice.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
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    My jimmies remain unrustled
  • MandaPaigeSparkles88
    MandaPaigeSparkles88 Posts: 1,289 Member
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  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
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    You sarcasm meter, is broken?

    trolling trolling trolling . . .
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
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    If my math is correct, and according to my PhD. in Mathology from the correspondence college of Nigeria it is, the following formula illustrates my point perfectly:

    L2*Sq=(R3/3I)531

    I won’t bore you by actually explaining what any of that means in terms that any normal person could actually understand...

    Lol!

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