If you don’t know what a squat is… watch and learn:
1.) “It's hard to puke doing curls.” – Dave Tate 2.) “It's a great excuse to wear a big ass belt that makes you look less fat.” - Dave Tate 3.) “I love hearing ‘head up’ and it NOT being from a teacher.” – Dave Tate 4.) “Bashing your head on the bar is totally okay.” – Dave Tate 5.) “Internal rage.” – Dave Tate 6.) “You can gear whore up more than any other lift.” – Dave Tate 7.) “Very few movements require the same degree of dedication, desire and determination as heavy squats. Squats are more than a physical strength builder and may be the only movement that builds a person’s character. Life is about standing up AFTER a heavy load takes you down.” – Dave Tate 8.) “Light squats need to be treated as though they are heavy and heavy squats as if they are light.” – Dave Tate 9.) “No other exercise requires the same degree of total body tightness as the squat.” – Dave Tate 10.) “Any movement that uses cues ‘head up’ and ‘chest up’ is providing more positive reinforcement in ONE workout than most people get in a month.” – Dave Tate 11.) “ ‘Tweeds’ never squat.” – Dave Tate 12.) “One of the few lifts that can cause blood, sweat and tears to leave the body at the same time - without you knowing.” – Dave Tate 13.) “Increases bone density.” – Dave Tate 14.) “I can’t stand to see a rack alone.” – Dave Tate 15.) “ ‘Scrop’ – nothing better!” – Dave Tate 16.) “Because you told me to!” – Chris Bell 17.) “Great assistance work for the deadlift.” – Jeff 18.) "There is simply no other exercise (and certainly no machine) that produces the level of central nervous system activity, improved balance and coordination, skeletal loading and bone density enhancement, muscular stimulation and growth, connective tissue stress and strength, psychological demand and toughness, and overall systemic conditioning than the correctly performed full squat." –Mark Rippetoe 19.) “After breaking my ankle twice and destroying my knee wrestling, my doctor said I shouldn't squat or deadlift anymore. That was 5 years ago. No one tells me I can't.” – Roman 20.) “To prevent other people from doing curls in the squat rack.” – Nick 21.) “There's nothing like throwing 300+ pounds on my back at 5AM, right?” – Sam 22.) “It’s sadomasochism in its finest. The endorphins released by not getting crushed by a weight and completing the lift is immense. I also like the joy of being sore after a great session, as well as the complete stress release it has. After a hard squat session, I can’t be stressed because I don’t have enough energy.” – Curtis 23.) “For performance and the fact it makes me feel strong(er)!!!” - Luka 24.) “I wouldn't ask the kids I coach to do something I wouldn't do myself. Plus, they cure cancer.” – Chad 25.) “Because I can. Ok, so I also kind of like hearing the guys whisper ‘damn’ under their breath when they watch.” – Charlotte 26.) “They cure cancer. AND they make you one STRONG old lady pushing 60!!” – Elaine 27.) “I love the belt taking a few inches off my waist. No need for cardio!” – Curtis 28.) “If you don’t squat, you’re officially an arsehole!” – Sean 29.) “The squat just builds overall body power... no exercise like it.” – John 30.) “Nothing else gives that same sense of being a F*CKING man.” – Tone 31.) “If you go heavy enough you can see twinkling lights all year round instead of just waiting for Christmas.” – Steve 32.) “Because if I don't, I get cranky.” –Ben33.) “I like breaking capillaries and blowing blood vessels in my eyes just so people look at me like I’m crazy.” – Peter
34.) “I like to see just how far I can push my body.” – Mike
35.) “I'm addicted to squatting. I don't even like it.” – Dan 36.) “They make me happy. And they give me something to look forward to all day on Mondays.” – Josh 37.) “They make my ass look good.” – Jane 38.) “They cure EVERYTHING!” – Joel 39.) “The only thing that feels better than squats are deadlifts, and because it makes me feel good for ages afterwards.” – Brian 40.) “I enjoy the pain and the misery of the hard work that it requires.” – Ken 41.) “To prove that it can be done even though I have a bad back, bad knee and messed up shoulder.” – Jim 42.) “Easy to do, long time to master.” – Timothy 43.) “It is HARD and I think it takes years off of your life when you use bands.” – John 44.) “It is great way to utilize the curling rack... Oh, and it is the GREATEST LIFT OF ALL TIME!” – Jerome 45.) “It’s better than a leg press.” – Mike 46.) “What else would I do on Sundays?” – Bill 47.) “Because cowards won't.” – Larry 48.) “More muscular bulk equals more muscular power. Squats are the best exercise to gain muscular weight, so squats are the most important lift.” – Todd 49.) “Squats build back strength contributing to other lifts. Even a bench press person can benefit the bench through squatting. I like the squat because it has a rebound motion making it different from the one-way pull-from-a-dead-stop of the deadlift.” – Hans 50.) “It makes me uncontrollably slap ignorant people… the whole day.” - Larry 51.) “I named my website deepsquatter.com…kind of stupid if I don't squat.” – Jason 52.) “I love squatting and occasionally puking from them. I thought I was really getting in great shape and the mad scientist Joe McCoy told me to do all my squat sets a couple weeks ago for 2 minutes straight, yeah I'm in great shape- puked everywhere. Whether it's speed reps, max effort or conditioning squats, they are ass-kickers for your whole entire body no matter what level you are..........if done right!” – Darryl 53.) “You don’t have to wait for the squat rack on Monday. Plus, squatting heavy validates your man card.” – Sam 54.) “It gives me a 'squat butt' that my husband loves!” – Kori 55.) “I am a sadist and it's the only piece of equipment in the chrome and fern gym that I train in that isn't always full of pumpers.” – Robert 56.) “I love the way a barbell feels and looks across my shoulders. It is also a great rehab for an ‘effed’ up knee/leg.” - Jerome 57.) “Same reason I deadlift. I like to go to failure and then have the weight drop off my back onto the racks so it makes a huge noise and interrupts everyone's set, so they can see how strong and awesome I am.” – Louis 58.) “Nothing drops panties faster than a heavy, deep back squat.” – Mike 59.) “It's an exercise that is rarely done properly amongst the general population, and I need to be good at something (because I suck at everything else).” – Brian 60.) “Develop more power in my legs to kick down doors.” – Bill 61.) “As soon as you sit back you can call your own depth...” – Ryan 62.) “My gym is full off sissies that do biceps and abs every workout.” – Brant 63.) “People who are smaller and weaker than me tell me not to squat and I choose not to listen.” – Andy 64.) “I love to squat. When I started lifting at age 13 I had one of those cement filled weight sets. There were a few iron plates that my dad let me have. I had no squat rack so I had to clean and press the weight overhead to squat. Fuck, I did floor presses before anyone, including me, knew what they were because I had no bench either. When I was around 18, I went to a friend’s gym and wanted to do a Tom Platz squat workout. I hit 315 for 15 and 225 for 25. Then I staggered outside and went down on all fours puking for at least a half hour. I couldn't walk right for a week and had to crawl up the stairs to my bedroom while my Mom heckled me from the bottom of the stairs.” – Paul 65.) “I believe the squat to be a very functional movement in life. If a lot of people learned how to do it properly, there would be a lot less lower back injuries.” – Jason 66.) “I like it when I squat to a box and people tell me I squat too low.” – Matthew 67.) “It is just plain fun!” - Jesse 68.) “When your squat goes up EVERYTHING goes up!”- Bobby 69.) “I don't want to be one of those guys in the gym with a big ass upper body and chicken legs.” – Brandon 70.) “Chicks dig big legs.” – Jon 71.) “Balance between the upper and lower.”- Richard 72.) “They hurt so good.” – Jordan 73.) “So that I can be the only one on my football team that actually squats.” – Morgan 74.) “I squat mainly because it makes me feel strong. I don't know, for some reason when I squat all my other lifts improve. Also, it impresses the shit out of the Average Joe.” – Charles Bailey 75.) “A guy who squats and has an iPod on, while wearing a ‘fuck you, pay me’ look on his face, doesn't get messed with.” – Jay 76.) “All the losers and dweebs are always hogging the leg press!” – Gordon 77.) “I want to see how far I’m willing to push my body. If you don’t squat, you’re gay.” – Matt 78.) “I love the challenge of it.” –Vince 79.) “Because no one else will!” – Sam 80.) “I love the feeling of not being able to walk or sit down for the entire week!” – John 81.) “Running out the door to puke because it's closer than the bathroom is wicked cool.” – Dan 82.) “Because bars need to be bent.” – Adnan 83.) “It gives me a reason to drink more milk.” – Tyler 84.) “Squatting makes me want to eat more!” – Josh 85.) “I hate and fear them! Who in their right mind would want to put a weighted bar across their shoulders and possibly get crushed? Talk about facing your fears! I guess I’m not in my right mind.” – Kelly 86.) “I was told if I didn't squat I would go to Hell.” – Justin 87.) “I squat because God told me to.” – Howard 88.) “I squat because it is what I was built to do, plus my bench is weak!” - Dustin 89.) “Squatting is my anti-drug.” – Corrigan 90.) “Squats made hair explode out of my chest and face.” – Brian 91.) “The best way to gain overall strength is to squat. And squat heavy my friends - rumor has it that squats can raise test levels!” - Matt 92.) “Squats cure cancer.”- Ben 93.) “Chicks dig a big back squat.” – Michael 94.) “It’s one of the 3 lifts I compete in, and if you don't squat, you are a pussy.” – Chris 95.) “It’s more fun than benching!” – Jeremy 96.) “Keeps the hips and core strong and healthy.” – Dewey 97.) “To build leg mass.” – Charles 98.) “To keep the junk in the trunk tight.” – Kimberly 99.) “I like doing the stanky leg around the gym!” – Francy 100.) “So I can’t wear ‘skinny’ jeans” - Carl Another Day at the EFS Gym: Squats
