 Hey guys, welcome to the dream lounge podcast. This is the first edition of the podcast It will be uploaded to a few different channels. So if you see it in different places, it's no worries. That's on purpose This podcast is actually an audio companion to a post that was published on my blog blog today The title of that post and of this podcast is top 10 reasons not to barbell squat There is additional commentary on the actual written blog post. There will be a link in the video description if you want to go see it Without further ado, though, I'm actually going to dig into the top 10 reasons So Top 10 reasons not to barbell squat These are presented in no particular order unless otherwise noted Reason number one the favorite most highly-tired exercise of the world's dumbest men is the barbell squat Reason number two the barbell squat requires quote-unquote good form they say Indicating that it is a skill unlike say walking which requires no measurable degree of skill for a normal human being or A horizontal leg press Which requires categorically less skill than a freestanding barbell back squat something grandma can do Well skill-based movement and a fatiguing protocol and a fatiguing and progressive protocol is a recipe for disaster Reason number three Russian roulette with a multi hundred pound barbell multiplied by 500,000 trigger pulls Means someone's gonna get hurt quote-unquote, but I've squatted for many years now with no injuries says the turkey Well, here's a quote from the black swan a best-selling book for the turkeys of the world Considered that the turkeys experience may have rather than no value a negative value It learned from observation as we are all advised to do hey after all this is what is believed to be the scientific method Its confidence increases the number of friendly feedings grew and it felt increasingly safe even though the slaughter was more and more imminent Considered that the feeling of safety reached at its maximum when the risk was at its highest That last part is especially important for the quote-unquote experienced trainee aiming for a personal record or even just squatting heavy on a given day Reason number four a barbell squatters ability to walk Is one pulled muscle one fallen eyelash one freak accident away from being at immediate risk The Wizard of all cut Wizard of Oz called by the way to the straw man is unavailable due to a medical emergency Something to do with the barbell and straw and straw Reason number five there is an absolutely definitively an entirely better alternative to the barbell squat all forms the little-known hip belt squat This is just coming here on the written portion of the blog. You'll see it when you read through it It's about the link Author and speaker build a Simone is called this exercise the most congruent lower-body exercise conceivable Reason number six the structure of the spine does not suggest that it is suited for top-of-the-loads Reason number seven the creators of the dictionary called me They said the new definition of wishful thinking now includes the idea that the muscles surrounding me human spine Track in accordance with the growth of the largest and strongest muscles and bones of the body Reason number eight There is nothing on earth to suggest that making your spine the middleman between a multi-hundred-pound barbell and your legs is A particularly good or even safe idea reason number nine Looks like heavy squats can and if it can go wrong it will go wrong cause nerve damage to the shoulders There's a link here to Chris Huycox blog Conditioning research with additional links and stuff like that Reason number ten This is a redundant point, but it is worth repeating the barbell squat is the most popular exercise on the planet among dipshit meat heads What in the world makes you think these people have good sound ideas? I have no doubt many of these people are big and strong what I doubt is that there's anything going on upstairs and The post you'll see a nice little image of a Biff Tannen from back to the future here talking to his cronies Anyway guys, that's it Real short and sweet podcast here just kind of in tandem with the written blog today If you want to go read the blog you can just go see it in the description You'll find a link in the description of this video Thanks for tuning in. See you