2.) �It’s a great excuse to wear a big ass belt that makes you look less  fat.� - Dave Tate 

3.) �I love hearing �head up� and it NOT being from a teacher.� � Dave Tate 

4.) �Bashing your head on the bar is totally okay.� � Dave Tate 

5.) �Internal rage.� � Dave Tate 

6.) �You can gear whore up more than any other lift.� � Dave Tate 

7.) �Very few movements require the same degree of dedication, desire and  determination as heavy squats. Squats are more than a physical strength builder  and may be the only movement that builds a person�s character. Life is about  standing up AFTER a heavy load takes you down.� � Dave Tate 

8.) �Light squats need to be treated as though they are heavy and heavy  squats as if they are light.� � Dave Tate 

9.) �No other exercise requires the same degree of total body tightness as  the squat.� � Dave Tate 

10.) �Any movement that uses cues �head up� and �chest up� is providing more  positive reinforcement in ONE workout than most people get in a month.� � Dave  Tate 

11.) � �Tweeds� never squat.� � Dave Tate 

12.) �One of the few lifts that can cause blood, sweat and tears to leave the  body at the same time - without you knowing.� � Dave Tate 

13.) �Increases bone density.� � Dave Tate 

14.) �I can�t stand to see a rack alone.� � Dave Tate 

15.) � �Scrop� � nothing better!� � Dave Tate 

16.) �Because you told me to!� � Chris Bell 

17.) �Great assistance work for the deadlift.� � Jeff 

18.) "There is simply no other exercise (and certainly no machine) that  produces the level of central nervous system activity, improved balance and  coordination, skeletal loading and bone density enhancement, muscular  stimulation and growth, connective tissue stress and strength, psychological  demand and toughness, and overall systemic conditioning than the correctly  performed full squat." �Mark Rippetoe 

19.) �After breaking my ankle twice and destroying my knee wrestling, my  doctor said I shouldn’t squat or deadlift anymore. That was 5 years ago. No one  tells me I can’t.� � Roman 

20.) �To prevent other people from doing curls in the squat rack.� � Nick 

21.) �There’s nothing like throwing 300+ pounds on my back at 5AM, right?� �  Sam 

22.) �It�s sadomasochism in its finest. The endorphins released by not  getting crushed by a weight and completing the lift is immense. I also like the  joy of being sore after a great session, as well as the complete stress release  it has. After a hard squat session, I can�t be stressed because I don�t have  enough energy.� � Curtis 

23.) �For performance and the fact it makes me feel strong(er)!!!� - Luka 

24.) �I wouldn’t ask the kids I coach to do something I wouldn’t do myself.  Plus, they cure cancer.� � Chad 

25.) �Because I can. Ok, so I also kind of like hearing the guys whisper  �damn� under their breath when they watch.� � Charlotte 

26.) �They cure cancer. AND they make you one STRONG old lady pushing 60!!� �  Elaine 

27.) �I love the belt taking a few inches off my waist. No need for cardio!�  � Curtis 

28.) �If you don�t squat, you�re officially an arsehole!� � Sean 

29.) �The squat just builds overall body power… no exercise like it.� �  John 

30.) �Nothing else gives that same sense of being a F*CKING man.� � Tone 

31.) �If you go heavy enough you can see twinkling lights all year round  instead of just waiting for Christmas.� � Steve 

32.) �Because if I don’t, I get cranky.� �Ben 

33.) �I like breaking capillaries and blowing blood vessels in my eyes just  so people look at me like I�m crazy.� � Peter 

34.) �I like to see just how far I can push my body.� � Mike 

35.) �I’m addicted to squatting. I don’t even like it.� � Dan 

36.) �They make me happy. And they give me something to look forward to all  day on Mondays.� � Josh 

37.) �They make my ass look good.� � Jane 

38.) �They cure EVERYTHING!� � Joel 

39.) �The only thing that feels better than squats are deadlifts, and because  it makes me feel good for ages afterwards.� � Brian 

40.) �I enjoy the pain and the misery of the hard work that it requires.� �  Ken 

41.) �To prove that it can be done even though I have a bad back, bad knee  and messed up shoulder.� � Jim 

42.) �Easy to do, long time to master.� � Timothy 

43.) �It is HARD and I think it takes years off of your life when you use  bands.� � John 

44.) �It is great way to utilize the curling rack… Oh, and it is the  GREATEST LIFT OF ALL TIME!� � Jerome 

45.) �It�s better than a leg press.� � Mike 

46.) �What else would I do on Sundays?� � Bill 

47.) �Because cowards won’t.� � Larry 

48.) �More muscular bulk equals more muscular power. Squats are the best  exercise to gain muscular weight, so squats are the most important lift.� � Todd 

49.) �Squats build back strength contributing to other lifts. Even a bench  press person can benefit the bench through squatting. I like the squat because  it has a rebound motion making it different from the one-way  pull-from-a-dead-stop of the deadlift.� � Hans 

50.) �It makes me uncontrollably slap ignorant people� the whole day.� -  Larry