Archive for 12/12/12
Squat
Purpose of the exercise
This resistance exercise engages and develops the whole body but is primarily the muscles of the thighs and buttocks. This is the king of bodybuilding exercise: "Those who do not are not Squat Strength" is a phrase often heard from the mouths of bodybuilders.
Targeted muscles
The gluteus maximus, quadriceps (rectus femoris, biceps femoris, vastus lateralis and internal), rear thigh (semimembranosus, semitendinosus), soleus