Stop doing this. Then keep reading to fix your already bad real squat.

The Squat is a technical lift … maybe … the most technical lift of all.

  • Chest should be up,
  • shoulders back and down,
  • elbows down,
  • lower back slightly arched,
  • sitting back into the squat,
  • weight on the midfoot/heels,
  • knees pressing out to the sides,
  • posterior chain loaded …

… And rebounding strong out of the hole … there’s a LOT to get right!

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Pudzianowski knows how to lose fat and not strength. Do you?

Got this excellent comment:

“alright so here it is. I weigh about 180 lbs and I am High Bar squatting 225 lbs for 3 x 5. I do this 3 times a week as per the Starting Strength program (yeh I am going against Rippetoe with the High bar squat, but I like it better). I want to lose a lot of fat and am at about 20% bodyfat right now? My nutrition is now in check so the only variable that I am missing is cardio. I used to do basketball but i rolled my ankle for the 5th time on friday so I have to take a week off. Anyways, what type of cardio would you recommend to lose fat fast? Should I do something like the BEAR complex post workout? There is no track in my area for me to sprint on, which is a shame since I love sprinting. Anyways, how many times a week should I do some sort of HIIT and how many times a week should I do steady state so that it DOES NOT interfere with my strength gains?”

Ahh … where do I start?

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New York Times FINALLY Admits 6 Meals a Day Is a Myth

April 2, 2010

This is great! But at the same time, it’s really annoying that it took this long for it to be accepted as fact.
An article in the New York Times proves “6 meals a day speeds your metabolism” is a myth.
Of course, I wrote about this in my smartly titled, The “6 Meals A Day” [...]

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Never Eat These 3 Foods

March 29, 2010
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There’s not a lot of things that you shouldn’t “ever” eat.
In fact, I’ve never been the “never” type of guy. Pretty much EVERYTHING is good in moderation … and even most things that seem to be unhealthy … have some health benefits when used in moderation. Stuff like …

Drinking alcohol …
Eating saturated fat …
Smoking certain [...]

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A Sample Of How I’m Eating These Days …

March 23, 2010

In response to multiple requests from subscribers about how I’m eating, I’ll share with you a couple days of my diet lately …
A while back, I did this post: Some Examples Of What I Typically Eat Every Day — this was a little over a year ago. Back then, I was focusing HEAVILY on eating [...]

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Running Too Much Can Straight Up Kill You, Yo!

March 19, 2010

So, as you know, I’m not the biggest fan of running.
Actually, it’s not the bipedal form of moving from place to place faster than walking that I’m against …
It’s long, slow, boring “cardio” in the supposed “fat burning range” because … well … it doesn’t really burn that much fat, it makes you weaker, and [...]

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