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Old 11-22-2013, 12:28 PM   #28479
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there's no point. your strength is a combination of your technique, contractile force, muscle mass, etc etc.

Let's compare guy A and guy B and both weigh 200 lbs.

Guy A has no lower body muscle mass whatsoever, but injects creatine into his body so all his muscle mass is focused on his upper body. He now has to push that much more weight with his inferior legs on top of the weight on the bar. he is the equivalent of the bermudas triangle, a tree without a trunk.

Guy B has the wheels of a freight train, and a medium upper build. the muscles that are active in a squat, ie. thigh, hips, back etc have the contractile muscle tissue he needs to squat big, and hence most of his bodyweight is concentrated in the lower body.

so yes, if you are guy A you will not be a strong squatter, in which case, it would be to your advantage to make up silly excuses such as factoring your bodyweight into account when you squat.
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