SQUATS SHOULD MAKE you feel something, since they're among the most important—and potentially the most heavily-loaded—compound lifts in your strength training arsenal. One thing you shouldn't feel ...

IF YOU'VE EVER experienced lower back pain after a heavy day in the squat rack, you know all too well how the nagging aches can throw a wrench into your training plans and take the fun out of leg day.

Regular squats train various muscle groups in our body, but it can take quite a while. However, there’s a variation that ...

Squats are one of the very best exercises for your legs, and nearly everybody who lifts heavy weights regularly does some form of squat. But perhaps you’ve heard that squats are bad for your knees, or ...

This story is from Manual, GQ’s flagship newsletter offering useful advice on style, health, and more, four days a week. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. A few years ago, longtime CrossFit ...

The pendulum squat is the squat variation you might never have known you needed, but it could be a game-changer for your lower back and knees, and it’s certainly worth a try if you want to grow your ...

Step inside the weight room with Notre Dame Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman as he reveals the mindset, discipline, and intensity behind his daily training. From heavy squats to dumbbell supersets, ...

I’ve been lifting weights for more than a decade now and, bar a misinformed early phase dominated by bicep curls, I’ve been doing heavy squats for most of this time. But despite this, I’ve never worn ...

It's one of the simplest exercises, and yet it comes with a whole host of benefits. Squats are great for building strength in the key running muscles, flexibility in the joints and can even build core ...

When you’re just getting started with squatting movements, a goblet squat is easy—just pick up a tiny kettlebell (or dumbbell). At that stage it’s light enough that you can simply bend your arms to ...

Want to make leg day more fun? Enlist your girlfriend. Not only does exercising with a partner help your energy, motivation, and stamina, but she can also serve as a stand-in for a barbell during a ...

The bench press, pull-over, shoulder press, deadlift, and the weighted back squat constitute the five main compound exercises. Even being able to do an intermediate level version of these five can be ...