Bills cut squats from their workouts during the season

[JPL7]

https://www.insider.com/nfl-buffalo-bills-dont-do-squats-never-get-injured-playoffs-2022-1

 

"Super Bowl-contending Buffalo Bills cut squats from their workouts during the season — and trainers say that may explain why they're the least-injured team in the playoffs" This is interesting.

[bills6969]

Squats are the worst weightlifting exercise for your body in terms of long term side effects.

[YoloinOhio]

Interesting 

[Doc]

Why does that picture have Shaq Lawson in it?

[BringBackFlutie]

Yeah I mean it's a great strength exercise but fatigue throughout your legs while you're using every muscle to move in every direction, is going to put serious strain on the ligaments/tendons responsible for stabilizing that motion.

 

For instance- treatment for most tendonitis is to strengthen the muscle parallel to the ligament.  (I.e. for tennis elbow, you strengthen the forearms; for runner's knee you strengthen the hamstrings; for Achilles issues you strengthen the calves).

Edited January 23, 2022 by BringBackFlutie

[RalphWilson'sNewWar]

Who likes squats?!

Ugh they suck.  Every time I get my leg routine … press, extension, curl, deadlift, and calf’s … sure KEEP THEM.

 

but squats I just Axe.

 

maybe do a few Hack Squats…but no more.

 

good on them 😊.

[Arkady Renko]

4 minutes ago, Doc said:

Why does that picture have Shaq Lawson in it?

 

Because he just rejoined the team, duh.  

[Saxum]

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Buffalo faces the Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round on Saturday without any injured starters. 

 

White is not a starter?  

[Warcodered]

I'd comment on our number of leg injuries this year, but I'm not jinxing anything.

[Nextmanup]

I've been saying for YEARS that NFL players are way over-pumped and tight--and that they need to focus less on weight lifting in general and more on stretching and flexibility.

 

Sounds like we (among others) have caught onto this idea and it's helping.

 

Look at how many guys injure themselves during non-contact!  That's crazy and it shouldn't happen.

 

But they are all so "tight"....

 

 

[Sierra Foothills]

In any context the NFL is a very competitive entity. As such, I'd just as soon that this remain a closely-held team secret. It's the one aspect of Belichick I agree on: you don't disclose a damn thing about your team, especially if it can benefit your opponents.

[RochesterLifer]

39 minutes ago, bills6969 said:

Squats are the worst weightlifting exercise for your body in terms of long term side effects.

I agree. I cut squats from my workouts...um...37 years ago. Come to think of it, that's when I simply stopped working out.

[BillnutinHouston]

I squat for my daily constitutional, that is all.

[Comebackkid]

37 minutes ago, RalphWilson'sNewWar said:

Who likes squats?!

Ugh they suck.  Every time I get my leg routine … press, extension, curl, deadlift, and calf’s … sure KEEP THEM.

 

but squats I just Axe.

 

maybe do a few Hack Squats…but no more.

 

good on them 😊.

squats were always my favs....7 sets...   until i tweaked my knee doing other things...  never hurt myself doing heavy squats though.   

[RobbRiddick]

My wife has refused to do them for years

[Southern_Bills]

43 minutes ago, bills6969 said:

Squats are the worst weightlifting exercise for your body in terms of long term side effects.

 

Squats with bad form are definitely bad.

 

Squats with proper form are excellent for long term health, just don't be a fool and think you can squat heavy long term.

 

Medium intensity Squats done with good form are all that average people need. I get why athletes push the weight as it improves their explosiveness, only surpassed by power cleans.

[Jerome007]

Of course DURING the season there is so much physical grind that you can't push it.

 

But as the article clearly says, it's for in-season. Off season it's another story

[947]

I'm sure they're doing plenty of other leg exercises during the season, so they're keeping the strength & mass up but not doing an extremely harsh exercise. I like it.

[Shaw66]

Well, I wonder about this article.   

 

First, how many other teams don't do squats during the season?   

 

Second, maybe a little research would help.  He says the Bills don't have any injured starters.  They just have injured bench players, like White and Feliciano.  Okay, maybe Feliciano is back. 

[Doc]

2 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

Well, I wonder about this article.   

 

First, how many other teams don't do squats during the season?   

 

Second, maybe a little research would help.  He says the Bills don't have any injured starters.  They just have injured bench players, like White and Feliciano.  Okay, maybe Feliciano is back. 

 

Did White do squats?  Ever?