What does the barbell squat do?

Nowadays, people are beginning to pay more and more attention to physical fitness. However, due to work and living environment, many people find it difficult to find a good place to exercise, so many people have flocked to fitness venues to exercise. The barbell squat mentioned here is a type of exercise that needs to be completed indoors. In fact, barbell squats can actually be said to be a form of weighted squats, so before trying this, you must first see if your body is suitable for this exercise.

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The key to leg training is to train lung capacity and improve heart function. It can be said that the development of thigh muscles is directly proportional to lung capacity and heart function.

As we all know, squats are the best exercise for thigh training. The squat happens to be the exercise that requires the greatest lung capacity and a strong heart. The deeper you squat, the more lung capacity you need and the stronger your heart function. Obviously, the lung capacity of the lower squat is greater than that of the upper squat.

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The vertical squat with weight on your shoulders requires more lung capacity and more heart function than other squats (deadlift bar dumbbell squats, hand-held barbell squats, and incline squats). Because the barbell is pressed vertically above the heart.

The main reason why the push-up requires more lifting volume than the squat is that the lung capacity required for the push-up is smaller, about 1/2 of that for the squat, and the pressure on the heart is also smaller, so the push-up volume is twice that of the squat. However, the knee joint moves a large distance during the push-off, which affects the force applied to the thigh. The elbow joint also moves a large distance during the bench press, which affects the force applied to the upper arm. So the press is similar to the bench press.

Barbell squats can help exercise muscles throughout the body, which is very effective. If you are interested in building muscles in both aspects, you can try this method. Another thing is that it can help the exerciser increase the muscle mass in the body. The barbell squat itself is a kind of exercise that exercises the whole body. Muscles such as thigh muscles, buttocks muscles, biceps, triceps, etc. are all trained.