Paul Anderson and Anderson Squats  

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created by JoeWeir 2009-11-03 09:02:42 pm

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Anderson Squats can be a good way to develop your explosive starting strength. This type of strength is especially valuable in strength training. It not only helps to get the weight moving but will also get it accelerating.

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submitted by JoeWeir 2009-11-10 02:13:37 pm    

 



Paul Anderson was a great powerlifter. In his training he implemented movements that involved deloading the barbell. Front and back squats can be turned into Anderson Squats by lowering the barbell onto pins between the eccentric and concentric movement.

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submitted by JoeWeir 2009-11-03 09:02:42 pm    


Two of the main benefits of Anderson Squats: 1)Core activation must be done quickly in order to support and accelerate the barbell from a dead stop 2) The performance benefits of the stretch shortening cycle are negated by deloading the bar.

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submitted by JoeWeir 2009-11-06 11:19:15 am    

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