If you want more muscle size (and who doesn’t?), make sure you’ve placed Squats at the top of your favorite exercise list.

Squats have been proven time and again to build muscle size like no other weight training exercise, in the lab as well as in gyms all around the world.

Find a champion bodybuilder who didn’t squat when he or she was gaining size, and you will have found a rare individual indeed. While you may find a champion muscle-builder who doesn’t squat now, bet your bottom dollar the he or she did coming up through the ranks while building size.

If you REALLY want to gain muscle mass, you have to Squat! Squats stimulate huge production of growth hormone and they stimulate muscle growth unlike any other exercise.

In fact, you should build your entire weight training routine around the Squat.

Here are some rules of thumb with respect to Squats:

• Do them first on Leg days
• Vary your reps and weights. Reps can range from 4 to 30.
• Strict form is absolutely essential when doing Squats
• Try Breathing Squats for even greater mass and strength gains

If you look at all the top old-time bodybuilders like Arnold, Zane, Columbu, and Platz. They share one thing in common: They did Squats!

Platz, in fact, was the king of the Squat when he was training. He performed some miraculous squatting feats. Stuff like 405 pounds for 30 reps. Crazy stuff.

And he was crazy big.

When trying to build mass, eating is important, too. Take in 1 to 2 grams of complete proteins per pound of bodyweight (and don’t forget to add protein as you gain weight to maintain the same ratio).

Do yourself a favor: Add Squats to your workout. You will derive many benefits from doing so.

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