Hindu Squats

You wouldn’t believe the effectiveness of this simple looking exercise.

Hindu squats is an exercise, like Hindu pushups that have been used by Indian wrestlers for centuries to build explosive lower body strength, power, speed and endurance.

Unlike barbell squats and weight training exercises for the legs, which often cause severe trauma and injury to knee joints and lower backs - Hindu squats actually rehabilitate the knees while strengthening the muscles of the legs. The key element to remember when doing Hindu squats is working into them slowly. Never force progress in this exercise.

People are shocked at how difficult this seeming simple looking exercise can be. I for one doubted if such simple exercise can really make any difference. I used to do 200 half squats with about 100 pounds my shoulder. I started doing Hindu squats today and by the time I did 50 squats couldn’t even stand up. My thighs muscles were so worked out I couldn’t even walk. This is one incredible exercise. The benefits of this exercise are almost immediate.

The proper way of doing a Hindu Squat
1) Begin with your hands pulled in tight to the chest.
2) Bring your hands down and lower your body.
3) Keep hands behind your back for balance.
4) Come up on toes at the bottom.
5) Keep your body upright and your arms down.
6) Swing the arms forward and push off your toes.
7) As you rise, the arms continue up to chest level.
8) When you’re upright, pull your hands in to the chest and begin again.

Gama of India, who never lost once in 5000 wrestling matches did 4,000 Hindu squats each day. Although the numbers could be grossly inflated - but the fact remains that Gama did do this exercise daily and he was unstoppable. If you saw this man’s thighs, you wouldn’t call them thighs but tree trucks made of steel.

Combat athletes, such as wrestlers, martial artists, boxers and football players, who have adopted this exercise, are experiencing similar results - and so are the "average" men and women who simply want to get into better shape fast.

I found out that when you do Hindu squats combined with deep breathing, it not only strengths the entire body, but they rehabilitate the knees and ankles and build phenomenal lung power.

So with day one behind my back, I am definitely going to add this exercise into my daily routine along with the Hindu push ups.