Throughout the annals of powerlifting history and lore, one technique has stood out among all the others (and there are many) for helping men and women to squat more and more poundage: The box squat. Many powerlifters have attributed leaps from their previously plateaued weight limits, to some higher number (often by 100 to 200 additional pounds) after introducing box squats into their routine. How to Box Squat This part is easy. Place a solid, 4-inch to 6-inch tall box behind you as you prepare to squat. Squat back to a sitting position. You don’t sit – rather, you “set” your body down upon the box for just a split second, and then return to the standing position. Use a low weight when completing this movement for the first time, as you may find balance to be an ...

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There are so many variations of the mighty squat - the only true leg building mechanism around in old school opinion. Unlike many of the variations of exercises for other body parts, variations for squats never take the beneficial range of motion out of the exercise. With any type of squat, you'll always, well, squat. So box squats were invented by a guy called Louie Simmons - the only guy over the age of 50 to squat 920 pounds. He's also the head of an elite, hardcore lifting crew called Westside Barbell in Culver City. Lots of lifters at this hardcore emporium have squatted more than 900 pounds, in fact, and that's due to pure and simple technique and the support of a crew who want its members to achieve more and more in powerlifting. A couple of these guys have joined the 1000 ...

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