What is a Squat? How it Evolves with You for Life

Barbell Logic

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Health, Diet, Fitness, Weightlifting, Barbelltraining, Strengthtraining

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🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

What is a squat—really? In this first episode of our new Big Lifts series, strength coaches Niki Sims and Andrew Jackson ask the question many lifters overlook: what are you actually trying to get out of your squat?

Whether you’re chasing PRs, trying to age with strength, or just want to move better, this conversation breaks down why your squat should evolve with your goals, your body, and your season of life.

Let go of the dogma—and train for you.

💡 What You’ll Learn

Why “the squat” isn’t one fixed movement
How to define a squat based on your goals
What matters more than bar placement or depth
When and how to evolve your squat over time
How to train the squat for long-term health and freedom
The difference between strength for performance and for life

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – Intro: Why defining a squat isn’t as simple as you think
02:35 – Squats for life vs. squats for competition
05:50 – Does everyone need to low-bar squat?
09:20 – The squat isn’t just one movement
13:40 – Your squat should reflect your goals
18:10 – Why squats evolve over time
21:45 – Summary: What is a squat… for you?

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0:00.0	You're listening to Beast Overburden, powered by Barbell Logic.
0:06.2	We're Nikki and Andrew, your personal professional coaches.
0:09.0	We help you take control of your fitness through hard but doable training and nutrition practices that fit your busy life.
0:17.0	Build a stronger, healthier version of yourself with lifelong habits.
0:24.9	Hello, welcome back to Beast Overburden, powered by Barbell Logic.
0:29.3	Welcome to another series.
0:31.0	We're just kicking things off today with a fresh one.
0:33.6	I'm your host, Nikki Sims.
0:35.8	With me, The Notorious Andrew Jackson.
0:38.5	Notorious.
0:42.0	Let's do this Freshie.
0:43.8	Yes, fresh series, freshly picked.
0:46.5	We just came off of talking about nutrition, physical freedom, training, physical freedom.
0:51.7	Now we're going to get into the things that actually drive it.
0:56.0	We're going to talk about the lifts, all of them. Talk about what you do in the gym.
1:01.6	We're going to focus on the main barbell lifts and then we actually are going to get into some accessories.
1:06.7	And believe it or not, we're going to talk about machines because there is a place for them,
1:11.9	even though you are the machine. For each lift, we're going to talk about how to do it,
1:17.5	especially, you know, the main things to think about. We'll talk about some cues that work,
1:21.6	the proper setup. We're going to talk about common errors that we see, how to correct them.
1:30.6	The keys to success will also cover what programming looks like in the long term. Programming your first week is going to look
1:35.3	a lot different than it looks in year three. And it's been interesting to see what that looks like
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