Dr. Bret Contreras

That's what you're going for the PR on.

But I'm not trying to have you get stronger at squats every single month.

And if you don't like barbell squats, you can do, you know... Hack squat.

Hack squat, leg press.

It could be a single leg movement.

It's the movement pattern.

From the side view, does it look like a squat?

Mm-hmm.

That could be a squat, hack squat, lunge, belt squat, leg press, V squat, step up, Bulgarian split squat, a lot of different things.

It's a buffet.

People can pick what works best for them.

From the side view, does it look like a squat on one or two legs?

They all work very similarly.

So I want you getting stronger at those, but not every month because the next month I might switch to deadlift, but they all have different rules.

So here's what I kind of realized.

Have you ever focused on, you say you don't want, your chest and back, you're not trying to grow maximally.

But if you, let's say you're just trying to get as big as humanly possible.

Have you ever said, I want to see if I can work my way up to 20 chin-ups?

I haven't, but even in a single set, no, I have not done that.

Well, if you did do that, your back muscles would probably get bigger, right?