what are squats?

Question

i know they make your butt bigger, but what exactly do u do to do squats? thanks. oh and the most detailed answer gets 10 points!!

Answer 1

SQUATS are the 1# exercise you can do for overall leg development.
If there were only one exercise you were allowed to do, squats would be the one you should choose.

Squats are very important in your strength and muscularity development. This exercise can take a lot out of you, but the results are tremendous.

Usually, people don't do squats because they feel they do not need it. Some common excuses are, "I ain't no football player or powerlifter so I don't have to do that", or, "I have a weak back". This is one of the best exercises you can do to develop lower back strength.

When you begin a squat, make sure you position the bar parallel with your collar bone. Do not put the bar on the back of your neck. Just under the traps and on the rear delts is a good place.

Position your hand outside the rings on the bar. Lift the bar from the rack and take a few steps back.

Make sure your feet are slightly wider than shoulder width apart and toes are pointing out about 40 to 45 degrees.

Your head should be tilted back slightly and your eye is positioned upward.

Concentrate on dropping your hips, as if you were going to sit in a chair. Go down far enough so that your butt is even with your knees.

Control the weight as you go down, stay tight from the time you lift the weight from the rack until you return it.

Keep your knees directly over your feet. Concentrate on exploding upward, this is where the muscles and power development come from, each rep should be one smooth and fluent motion.

The mistake that beginner weightlifters do is load too much weight on and stop about half way down.

In this case, the emphasis is shifted away from your major muscles groups and on to your joints and lower back resulting in injury.

Be sure you have a good weight belt and a good pair of shoes.

Wraps are unnecessary unless you are injured, and if you are, you should not be lifting until you are healed. Wraps weaken the joints and ligaments; these areas need to be as strong as possible, that is how you move the weights.

Don't forget about your spotter, have him or her stand behind you. If you need a spot, the spotter should not grab the bar like in the bench press but the individual should hold your chest and pull back with little force. This spotting technique will force your body and the weight upward.

Doing squats flawless can develop unbelievable muscularity. The thickness you will have in your thighs and gluteus will be evident.

Answer 2

they help get ur butt in shape.
Front squats
This is the most popular exercise to develop the upper leg. It works the thighs, the hamstrings and the glutes. The drawback to the squat is that the main development occurs in the early part of the rise and that it never truly works the highly important vastus medialis muscle
How to do:

1. Get in a comfortable upright stance with your feet shoulder width
apart. Your toes should be either pointed straight ahead or slightly
outward, never inward or knee strain will result).

2. Focus your vision straight ahead. Do not tilt your head
backwards or raise your eyes in your head as this will disrupt your
balance.

3. Place the barbell high in the chest, resting on the shoulders (not
the neck) and grip the bar comfortably with your hands slightly
wider than your shoulders. Be careful to keep your elbows high, or
cross your forearms to balance the weight.

4. Keeping your heels planted firmly on the floor, inhale and move
your butt back and downward. Do not start by bending the knees.

5. Continue downward, by bending the knees, but be careful not to
allow your knees to move forward. This will save you stress on
your knees.

6. When the thighs reach parallel, begin exhaling and return to the
starting position. There should be no sideways movement,
especially in the knee or hip area.

7. Squatting deeper than parallel to the floor will not damage your
knees as many lifters believe. Knee damage is a result of raising
your heels off the floor, not by lowering your butt to the floor. Be
aware, however, the deeper you squat the more you call your
hamstrings into play.

Answer 3

If you want toned thighs and a toned butt, definitely do squats. Go into a squatting position, put your arms pointed to the sky and jump as high as you can. When you come down touch the ground. As you are doing it squeeze your buttocks. Do 10 of these. Take a 30 second-1 minute break and repeat 4 more times. Do that every day. You should feel the muscles in no time!

Answer 4

All I have to say is if you have never done squats before the last thing you want to do is start with weights.

You don't do squats with any type of weight until you get your technique perfected. You don't need to go below 90 degrees(which means your butt touching your heels). That is a little more advanced, and it requires good technique.

One sure fire way of getting bad habits, and a bad back and hating squats for the rest of your life.

Go to a gym and ask a trainer to show you the correct way to do squats. Ensure they know what they are talking about and watch you do squats, with no weight to start. That is the only way you will have good habits and a healthy back, hips and knees.

Answer 5

while keeping your back straight up and down you bend you knees until your butt touches your shoes, then straighten back up again.
This can be done with a weight bar across your shoulders for a more serious workout.
It may make your butt more muscled, but does wonders for the leg muscles as well

Answer 6

If you want the curve from you thigh to your butt to look nice then do them...Your butt doesn't get bigger!

A better way to do them then what has been mentioned is get a Pilate's ball..Then you just use your legs and but together saving your back..Its the more modern way to work out to. You can build your tummy too..Good luck~

Answer 7

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THEY MAKE YOUR BUTT BIGGER.?..........THEY ARE A FORM OF EXERCISE......THEY WORK THE BUTT, THE LEGS..BELLY......WHAT YOU DO IS STAND STRAIGHT UP WITH YOU FEET APART SLIGHTLY.....THEN YOU BEND LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO SIT IN A CHAIR.....AND BACK UP AGAIN...YOU REPEAT THIS ACTION FOR ABOUT 25 TIMES FOR THE FIRST WEEK AND EVERY WEEK ADD A FEW MORE ...THAT' IF YOU WANT TO BIG MUSCLE...IF YOU JUST WANT TO TONE UP STAY AT THE SAME AMOUNT AND DO OTHER EXERCISES ALONG WITH THEM....BUT AS FAR AS MAKING YOUR BUTT BIGGER....GIRL ARE WRONG.....

Answer 8

squats are the #1 exercise you can do for leg development.

Answer 9

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