At the end of part 1, I mentioned how some explain massive gains in size to ‘natural growth spurts.’

What I’m referring to is how a young teenager’s physique develops as he matures into adulthood.

I bring this up because some people feel that squats are overtyped.

And you know what, trained the way they are nowadays, I might agree with the naysayers. Then again, you can’t blame the exercise for a lifter’s lack of effort.

Squats work as long as you work. Period.

And Hise is a perfect example of this.

Even though Hise went from 160 lbs to 229 lbs, he still wasn’t finished ‘growing’ yet.

By the time he was 26, he weighed 237 lbs at 5’10“. (I think we can all agree that most people are finished growing by the time they’re 26 years old. So any additional gains would be fat, or muscle gained from training.)

From there he kept squattin’ away until he reached a bodyweight of 298 lbs!

Even if the original 77 lbs he gained were all due to natural growth. (in other words, he would have grown to that size without any training), the next 70 lbs gained were almost certainly due to training. And in particular, squats.

By the time he reached nearly 300 lbs, Joe’s arm measured in at 19½ inches, his chest was 56 inches and his thighs were 33 inches. And it was all packed onto a 5’10” frame.

And like the others that followed his footsteps and had similar gains, they all swear that squats were the key to their success.

That’s how powerful this exercise is.

If you want to gain size, be it 10, 20. 50, or 100 lbs, and haven’t gotten serious about squats, it’s time to rethink you plan of attack.

Train Smart, Train Hard

Ray Toulany

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