What are the benefits of weighted squats?

Many people know that if we want to make our body healthy, we need to do more physical exercise. Among them, weighted squats are a relatively simple exercise method, but we must master its conditioning effect on the body and then exercise according to our own physical condition. Only in this way can the body become healthier. Let's take a look at the benefits of weighted squats.

What are the benefits of weighted squats?

1. The most effective exercise to improve whole body strength

People call squats the "king of strength training". It's very simple. Squats use the most large muscle groups. If you take the supporting function into consideration, almost all skeletal muscles are involved in exerting force. Scientists have measured the work done by many movements. Using the same weight, squats do the most work, nearly twice that of deadlifts and five times that of bench presses. The weight that can be used in squats exceeds that of deadlifts and much more than that of bench presses. Therefore, squats are much more effective in increasing whole-body strength than other movements.

2. The most effective exercise to increase whole body muscle

Squat is a two-joint compound movement, and the human body secretes the most growth hormone when squatting. Therefore, heavy squats can not only promote the growth of leg muscles, but also promote the growth of muscles throughout the body. In addition, compared with other movements, squats, which are high-power movements, not only increase muscle circumference, but also increase muscle density, which means that the muscles become stronger.

3. The most effective action to improve explosive power

Explosive power is the ability to exert as much force as possible in the shortest possible time. The key points of explosive power training are heavy weights, rapid force, coordinated use of as many muscles as possible, and good neural regulation ability. Heavy weight squats meet all four of the above conditions, especially the last one, which makes many practitioners feel that squat training is particularly tiring, but it is this feeling that exercises good neural regulation ability. Squats are the first choice for explosive power training.

The above is an introduction to the benefits of weighted squats. After understanding it, we know that weighted squats can greatly increase leg strength and also have a good effect on weight loss, but we must persist in exercising to achieve good results.