This entry was posted on 7/3/2007 7:48 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
Dan John has a video floating around the internet that teaches the value of goblet squats in learning the bottom position of the squat. Squatting is something I've struggled with for years, so I took the message to heart. For the past 6 months, I've been doing goblet squats as a regular part of my lower workout, typically twice a week. One of my goals was to comfortably do them with my 32k kettlebell. I have finally reached that point:
Have they helped? Definitely. I comfortably hit 165 a few days ago. It doesn't sound like much, but it was a huge victory for me. Here's me struggling with 95lbs about a year ago (note the depth):
7/5/2007 8:09 PM
Mike wrote:
Well done on the goblets. I have found that some nice slow goblets, with a full stop at the bottom, are a really nice way to warm up for a workout with squats in it. It seems to get the nerves all working in the right order and wakes up the right muscles.
