Do Squats really help upper body mass?!

[RuthlessRiot]

Do squats really help upper body mass, im after the infomation about sqauts what they really train,help & improve?
just once a week on leg day?

[terahammer]

you squat so in future you don't look like a ***got with a huge upper and skinny lower.
just do it. makes you a man.

[spiderman997]

They help your legs and core. You should do them 2-3x a week.

[RuthlessRiot]

Yeah im currently doing squats once a week, about 5sets 8-12reps. Just trying to improve my technique!

[Blade96]

Yes- When you workout legs you get lactic acid rushing up and down your body. This produces Testosterone.

[Xuaxace]

Definitely have added mass to the upper back thanks to squats (although this claim is hard to measure, i feel it that way)/. I also get the biggest bicep pump from grabbing the bar so tight (true story)

[spiderman997]

Yes- When you workout legs you get lactic acid rushing up and down your body. This produces Testosterone.

..... wut.

[SamTek]

Yes- When you workout legs you get lactic acid rushing up and down your body. This produces Testosterone.

Olawd.

[Halo300]

Yes- When you workout legs you get lactic acid rushing up and down your body. This produces Testosterone.

Stop passing around false information.

[Zunehmer]

Lets end the broscience and use evidence

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21327794

"In conclusion, performing leg exercises prior to arm exercises, and thereby increasing the levels of serum testosterone and growth hormone, induced superior strength training adaptations compared to arm training without acute elevation of hormones."

Yes, it helps. Will it help a lot long term? Better question.

[dano15w]

Yes- When you workout legs you get lactic acid rushing up and down your body. This produces Testosterone.

hahahahahahahaha what you on about!!!dont make up stuff!!!! but op i do light sqauts and go for about 12-15 reps seem to have better form that way!!!

[spiderman997]

Lets end the broscience and use evidence

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21327794

"In conclusion, performing leg exercises prior to arm exercises, and thereby increasing the levels of serum testosterone and growth hormone, induced superior strength training adaptations compared to arm training without acute elevation of hormones."

Yes, it helps. Will it help a lot long term? Better question.

Counter point

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19910330
"We conclude that exposure of loaded muscle to acute exercise-induced elevations in endogenous anabolic hormones enhances neither muscle hypertrophy nor strength with resistance training in young men."

[Incompliance]

Counter point

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19910330
"We conclude that exposure of loaded muscle to acute exercise-induced elevations in endogenous anabolic hormones enhances neither muscle hypertrophy nor strength with resistance training in young men."

This.

Squats increase test = broscience

[Zunehmer]

Counter point

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19910330
"We conclude that exposure of loaded muscle to acute exercise-induced elevations in endogenous anabolic hormones enhances neither muscle hypertrophy nor strength with resistance training in young men."

Interdasting... The studies are very similar with the difference that the study I quoted trained legs prior to arms and your quoted study trained arms first and then legs. T Levels were rising immediately following the leg training. Maybe thats why there is a difference. We don't know. May help, may not help, at least we mentioned some evidence for both sides now.

This.

Squats increase test = broscience

If you would have looked at the studies you would have seen that both studies tested t-levels and found out that they increased after squats more so then after the arm exercises. The debate is rather wheter this is leading to more muscle or not. Squats do increase t-levels.

[SamTek]

Interdasting... The studies are very similar with the difference that the study I quoted trained legs prior to arms and your quoted study trained arms first and then legs. T Levels were rising immediately following the leg training. Maybe thats why there is a difference. We don't know. May help, may not help, at least we mentioned some evidence for both sides now.


If you would have looked at the studies you would have seen that both studies tested t-levels and found out that they increased after squats more so then after the arm exercises. The debate is rather wheter this is leading to more muscle or not.

They may have been increased, but that doesn't mean it was increased to anything that could even be remotely beneficial. A cold shower would probably boost it more...

[AdamWW]

They help your legs and core. You should do them 2-3x a week.

LOL.. uh.. no.

[AdamWW]

Yes- When you workout legs you get lactic acid rushing up and down your body. This produces Testosterone.

possibly the funniest thing I have read all month..

Do you also think that brushing your teeth increases sex drive?

[Zunehmer]

They may have been increased, but that doesn't mean it was increased to anything that could even be remotely beneficial. A cold shower would probably boost it more...

Thats why in the study I quoted they looked if the arms were actually bigger and not only at testosterone. And they did grow, while the arms of the guys who neglected squats did not. As real as it gets.

[Jeffbelittle]

LOL.. uh.. no.

Are you trying to say theres something wrong with squatting 3x a week?

[SamTek]

Thats why in the study I quoted they looked if the arms were actually bigger and not only at testosterone. And they did grow, while the arms of the guys who neglected squats did not. As real as it gets.

Lolwut. I can't believe they did this. It only proves how rediculously stupid the study was. Thank you.

LOL.. uh.. no.

Please take your stupidity and leave the teen section.

[AdamWW]

Lolwut. I can't believe they did this. It only proves how rediculously stupid the study was. Thank you.



Please take your stupidity and leave the teen section.

You think you're going to make progress overtraining like that? go right ahead.

If you're ABLE to train your legs three times a week, you're NOT training intensely or heavily enough. And good luck telling yourself you know more than I do.

[AdamWW]

Are you trying to say theres something wrong with squatting 3x a week?

I would argue that if your legs recover after <1-2 Days, you are NOT training hard enoughto begin with. I would never train legs more than twice per week.. i only train them once/week because I train them into the ground and they need the rest.. which tells me im actually training hard. Training Mon, Wed, Fri would basically have no benefit over Monday and Friday only... muscles NEED to recover.

Also, if you're doing 15+ reps for squats.. you're not lifting heavy enough.

[zaidiraqii]

when you workout big muscle groups like legs. you get a lot of HGH and Testerone produced after your exercise which helps all your body grow including your upperbody. So squats are a MUST.

[Blade96]

Stop passing around false information.

I got this info from Men Fitness.

[TrexKare]

I would argue that if your legs recover after <1-2 Days, you are NOT training hard enoughto begin with. I would never train legs more than twice per week.. i only train them once/week because I train them into the ground and they need the rest.. which tells me im actually training hard. Training Mon, Wed, Fri would basically have no benefit over Monday and Friday only... muscles NEED to recover.

Also, if you're doing 15+ reps for squats.. you're not lifting heavy enough.

That quite funny, seeing as Smolov allows people to sometimes add 50+ pounds to their squat by squatting with frequency, as well as heavy ass weight. roughly 3-4 times a week, for a certain number of weeks

[TrexKare]

I got this info from Men Fitness.

Fitness magazines are the ultimate contributers to broscience, dont always believe what you read in them

[SamTek]

You think you're going to make progress overtraining like that? go right ahead.

If you're ABLE to train your legs three times a week, you're NOT training intensely or heavily enough. And good luck telling yourself you know more than I do.

Age: 26
Stats: 6'0", 160 lbs


Me:

Age: 16

Stats: 6'0", 240lbs

You have no idea.

Oh, btw, I train each bodypart 3x a week, how mad are you now?

[SamTek]

I got this info from Men Fitness.

That explains it. Take anything you read from those boolshiet magazines with a grain of salt. Everything in them has to do with advertisement and bullcrap.

[TrexKare]

Age: 26
Stats: 6'0", 160 lbs


Me:

Age: 16

Stats: 6'0", 240lbs

You have no idea.

Agreed
btw, lifts?

[AdamWW]

when you workout big muscle groups like legs. you get a lot of HGH and Testerone produced after your exercise which helps all your body grow including your upperbody. So squats are a MUST.

Proof please.

I got this info from Men Fitness.

Exactly...

That quite funny, seeing as Smolov allows people to sometimes add 50+ pounds to their squat by squatting with frequency, as well as heavy ass weight. roughly 3-4 times a week, for a certain number of weeks

Oh? Well, good luck with that. Let me know the next time you increase 50+ in a week.

Age: 26
Stats: 6'0", 160 lbs


Me:

Age: 16

Stats: 6'0", 240lbs

You have no idea.

Oh, btw, I train each bodypart 3x a week, how mad are you now?

And no pictures, which tells me you are most likely very, very fat.

But have fun with that. Im sure you're the envy of your highschool

Agreed
btw, lifts?

Enjoy your boyfriend.