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How To Do Box Squat

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Box squat is often used by powerlifters to gain strength to do squat. This exercise involves doing a squat sitting on a bench for 1-2 seconds and returning to the standing position . In classic squat the tension accumulated in the […]

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How To Do Hack Squat

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Your legs are strained with your back against the backrest. Your shoulders are wedged under the pads with your feet averagely apart : Inhale, unblock security and bend legs. Back to the start position and exhale at the end of the movement.

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Power Squat

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. This movement is the same as the classic squat but the difference is that legs are really wider and the feet are outwards. This position allows to work the inner thighs more intensely. This exercise works quadriceps, adductors (adductor magnus, adductor

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How To Do Front Squat

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Standing with your feet apart at about the shoulder’s width. You take the barbell with a pronated grip and you put the barbell on your upper chest and your anterior deltoid : Inhale deeply to maintain intrathoracic pressure that prevents your torso

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How To Do Dumbbell Sumo Squat

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Standing with your legs apart. Your toes are pointing outwards and you hold a dumbbell between your legs : You look straight in front of you. You inhale deeply. You arch a little bit your back and squat down. When your thighs

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How To Do Dumbbell Squat

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Standing with your feet apart. A dumbbell in each hand with your arms relaxed : You look straight in front of you. You inhale deeply. You arch a little bit your back and squat down. When your thighs are parallel to the

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