Page 162 - Muscle & Fitness (February 2020)

FLEX_5 TIPS

Know

Your

Squat

IFBB Pro League

superstar Jon Delarosa
gives us a lesson in

Squatting 101.

WITH MORE TRAINERS
and gurus in the world of
bodybuilding and fitness than
ever, it seems like almost
an impossible task to get
experts to agree on what
exercise works best for what
body part. But there’s one
thing that still seems to be
universally accepted: When
it comes to legs, the squat
reigns supreme. This month,
IFBB Pro League athlete Jon
Delarosa gives us his five best
tips on performing the squat
and takes us through how he
developed some of the best

thighs in bodybuilding.

TAKE YOUR TIME
WARMING UP

1With a lift like squats, many
people are eager to move up to
the big weights and get into their
heavy working sets at a furious
pace. No lift taxes the body quite sa stresses that there is no right KEEP YOUR FEET
like the squat can, and no lift can number, and the time to get into SHOULDER-WIDTH
cause an injury with the potential your working sets is when you 2APART
to set you back as much if you’re feel like everything is primed How you place your feet when
not careful. “I like to do at least and ready to go. “When you think you squat plays a major role in
four to five warmup sets before about it,” he says, “doing a few how the thighs are stressed and
I get into my heavy weights, extra warmup sets only adds a which muscles take on most of
sometimes more if I feel it few minutes to your time in the the workload. While a narrow
necessary,” Delarosa says. While gym, and if that short period can stance can help focus on your
your program may call for a set help you avoid injury, then it’s outer quad sweep, and a wider
number of warmup sets, Delaro- worth it every single time.” stance—favored by many

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