The King of All Exercises Summons Ye
A subscriber pops the question:
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“In quite a lot of your emails you refer to doing squats and dead lifts a lot and how much this can help your body ‘bulk up’.
Just wondering is this quite essential to building your upper body strength instead of just concentrating on arms chest etc in the gym.”
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Don’t think I’ve ever used those terms… but I know what he’s gettin at.
Now before I answer your question, I could spout off a list of feel good isolation exercises.
So nobody feels left out.
Or say that you can get all the training you need from a towel or makeshift home gym.
But that would make me a liar.
So I’ll tell it to ya straight:
You wanna build a lean Spartan physique?
Ya know, the kind were you look fit and tough but not hopped up on ‘roids.
Well…
You gotta lift.
Real weight on REAL exercises.
Not bicep curls.
Not tricep push downs.
Not leg presses.
Not even dumbbell raises.
So yes, squats are a must.
If that makes your stomach shrivel – good!
You’ve gotta strech past your comfort zones to grow.
If that scares you so much you’ll never attempt them, ummm… you better call it quits now.
Even the Doctore can’t save you.
Deadlifts you don’t have to get into until later.
But squats are required for fast, effective full body muscle growth.
When trained the correct way (as taught in A Spartan Rises) you’ll be stunned at your overall growth.
They’re p-o-w-e-r-f-u-l.
Which means it’s easy to train them powerfully WRONG.
Like so many often do, and then wonder what the hubbub is about squats.
Sigh.
Some men you just can’t reach.
But those who answer the squat racks call and follow The Spartan Strength Ladder are always happy they did.
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Never Retreat & Never Surrender,
Ryan Masters
The Spartan Doctore
Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist