High-Intensity Squats Squats are often the exercise that separates the wannabes from the big boys.
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"As every serious bodybuilder knows, Squats are often the exercise that separates the wannabes from the big boys. Theres no doubt that good old Squats are still the best all around muscle developer out therethey not only work to increase muscle-mass in the lower body, they also have a beneficial anabolic effect on the entire body.
Heres an easy way to up the intensity even higher with your Squats and blast your legs to new growth. Some of you may already do this, but if you dont give it a shot.
Do your regular warm-ups. During your working sets, drop your weight down by about 15%-25%. Perform your Squats as usualdescending to parallel with proper form. However, instead of locking out your knees at the top of the movement, maintain continuous tension on your muscles by stopping short of lock-out and slowly dropping back down to parallel. Repeat for a set of 8-20 reps without locking out until the last rep. Youll feel your upper legs explode."
