Just squat more

I read an interesting training article the other day. The crux of the approach was a 6 week squat every day routine.

Now that sounds pretty intense and by all accounts it was a full on routine. The writer's basic premise was the everyday squatting followed by NO mobility work would induce a compensatory overload in the squat. Further more neglecting the mobility work it was suggested leads to a super tight structure that actually assists the squatting.

Now the reason for discussion this article wasn't to get stuck into the writer but it just appeared one of those wishy washy articles that missed the point.

So if you squat every day you will improve your squat...ah..mmm like NO SHIT. What was interesting was the article ignored the changes in macro nutrient profile you wil likley require with the increased frequency and potential intensity of the routine.

The philosophy suggested in the article certainly aligns with Broz gym and their  concept of no such thing as overtraining. Now here is the thing this works to a point, clearly our Weighlighting brethren hit the platfrom daily to completed the same movements. However these articles allways gloss over the support mechanisms and changes required to support such frequent squatting.

I must say though the more I read the article the more compelling it gets. The idea of slugging away on just the squat and a handful of assistance  exercises is the type of simplicity that lead me to adopt Wendler.

However I shall delay the foray into every day training and squatting until well after nationals. Given I don't want to completely fry the body now that injuries are just starting to settle down.


Stay Strong
Thomo