There are many reasons why I decided to take up the challenge of doing 100 Squats in 100 Days. The most important one is that I wanted a discipline, a challenge. One hundred days of squats (ending 20 November) is a long time, if you think about it. I wanted the focus as I tend to get restless really fast.
I also wanted to get a little stronger in the legs, especially as I have my right knee issue, which is hardly there anymore. Related to this is that I wanted to get a little more proportionate because I have always been a little top heavy. This isn’t because I don’t focus on legs, but I focus on legs as much as the rest of the body. Maybe it’s time I focused more on legs than other body parts!
I decided against using weights all the time, after all, I don’t want to cause further damage to the knee. So on some days, I went lighter, other days, I went heavier and some days, I got creative. I also wasn’t going to be picky about what a squat is; so long as there is hip and knee flexion, together with engagement of same or similar muscles, I am gonna call it a squat!
So this is how my August looked:
| Date | Type of Squats | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug | BB Squats | 100 |
| 13 Aug | DB Squats | 100 |
| 14 Aug | Leg Presses | 100 |
| 15 Aug | Air Squats | 100 |
| 16 Aug | BB Squats | 100 |
| 17 Aug | KB Sumo Squats | 100 |
| 18 Aug | BB Deadlifts | 100 |
| 19 Aug | TRX Squats | 50 |
| 19 Aug | Air Squats | 50 |
| 20 Aug | Leg Presses | 100 |
| 21 Aug | BB Squats | 100 |
| 22 Aug | Air Squats | 70 |
| 22 Aug | Wall Rope Squats | 30 |
| 23 Aug | BB Front Squats | 100 |
| 24 Aug | BB Deadlifts | 100 |
| 25 Aug | KB Sumo Squats | 100 |
| 26 Aug | TRX Squats | 100 |
| 27 Aug | DB Squats | 100 |
| 28 Aug | BB Squats | 100 |
| 29 Aug | Air Squats | 100 |
| 30 Aug | Deadlifts | 100 |
| 31 Aug | KB Sumo Squats | 100 |
As a summary, I can tell you that my legs and butt have benefitted a lot from this exercise. Secondly, my testosterone also has shot up, don’t ask me how I know, but I do. This second factor takes place only when the lifts are heavy though. Finally, I notice that it is good to do at least two or three lighter air squat or TRX squat type routine within a week.
How has your progress been? Are you doing 100 Squats in 100 Days with me?