Before you Squat - article by Greg Everett

[conorvansmack]

"It struck me the other day while being miserable squatting that for all the talk and writing about how to squat, where to put the bar, how to program squats, there's a lack of talk on what to do before you squat. Maybe that's because I'm the only one who thinks it's worth talking about, but hopefully that's not the case."

http://www.cathletics.com/articles/article.php?articleID=69

 

[darkewaffle]

Often squats are performed at or near the end of a workout

Who in their right mind does squats last? They're my first lift, and of course I warm up before hand as well as doing 2-3 lighter loads before reaching my workout weight.

 

[MJinZ]

Who in their right mind does squats last? They're my first lift, and of course I warm up before hand as well as doing 2-3 lighter loads before reaching my workout weight.

Yes, big muscles and compounds first - always.

I don't Squat but if it's a leg day, I will always do quads and glutes first, followed by calves.

 

[surfsatwerk]

Who in their right mind does squats last? They're my first lift, and of course I warm up before hand as well as doing 2-3 lighter loads before reaching my workout weight.

Hell's bells If I do a heavy high volume squat workout it will be the only thing I do that day other than eat and sleep.

 

[brikis98]

Who in their right mind does squats last? They're my first lift, and of course I warm up before hand as well as doing 2-3 lighter loads before reaching my workout weight.

Greg Everett is an olympic weightlifter and typically writes articles for other o-lifters. For them, the o-lifts (snatch, clean, jerk, etc) go first and everything else (including squats) follows.

 

[conorvansmack]

Greg Everett is an olympic weightlifter and typically writes articles for other o-lifters. For them, the o-lifts (snatch, clean, jerk, etc) go first and everything else (including squats) follows.

It's almost ironic that squats are an accessory lift for him.

 

[jlee]

I hired a trainer to teach me the power clean, and he also said that the thing now is to do explosive lifts (i.e. power clean) before the slow/heavy lifts such as squats. I still squat first, though.