Behold: The humble bodyweight squat. Not only will dropping it like it’s hot strengthen your quads, hamstrings, and glutes, adding squats to your regular workout routine could mean fewer knee injuries ...

YOU HAVE TO make one major decision when planning for your lower body day workout: should you squat or deadlift? Both the back squat and the barbell deadlift are renowned for their ability to build ...

The tyrannosaurus rex wouldn’t have liked pushups. That’s because it had short arms. The mechanics would have been difficult for a T. rex to get into pushup position. The range of motion its arms ...

My son is in a high school weightlifting class. He's been having a lot of pain in his knees and low back from doing dead lifts and deep squats, and has told his teacher. His teacher's response is ...

We know squats are good for you. The move helps to build a stronger, better butt and strengthen hamstrings and quads, and through all of this, protects your lower back and knees. But doing the same ...

After years of caring for others, Dr. Shernan Holtan discovered strength training not only transformed her body — it changed ...

Even more research has just confirmed that squat lifting (knees bent and back straight) techniques are no safer than stoop lifting (knees straight and back bent) techniques when picking up heavy ...

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CHICAGO – The squat lift, an exercise that has long been a standard training technique for athletes, puts inordinate stress on the spine and likely is the cause of chronic stress fractures in young ...

Begin holding weight in both hands at a 90-degree angle and stand with feet about shoulder width apart. Squat down, staying back on the heels and keeping both feet flat on the ground. Return to start ...