EPISODE · Jul 2, 2017 · 10 MIN
What To Do If You are Afraid of the Squat and Deadlift
from The Art of Health · host Alexander Juan Cortes
Are the barbell squat and deadlift mandatory movements in training? Probably not, and relative to your training goals, you must ask the question of whether you truly need to do them, If you are determined to squat and deadlift though, but are not physically prepared to do so, then you should adopt a muscle first approach to build your body up to the level of being able to do these movements pain free
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Are the barbell squat and deadlift mandatory movements in training? Probably not, and relative to your training goals, you must ask the question of whether you truly need to do them, If you are determined to squat and deadlift though, but are not physically prepared to do so, then you should adopt a muscle first approach to build your body up to the level of being able to do these movements pain free
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