Can Doing Squats Build Big, Muscular Arms?
There’s a popular “theory” in bodybuilding circles that you can build big, muscular arms by doing squats. To be blunt, this theory is load of garbage. While squats can release growth hormones that produce an overall anabolic effect in your body, there’s no science showing how this growth is distributed among various body parts or how much of it might actually go to your arms. Even if squats could make your arms “bigger,” just adding size doesn’t produce the extraordinary muscular development, symmetry and exceptional physical power that you need for Truly Awesome Arms”. Extraordinary muscular development requires your upper and lower arms to have more than a thick, shapeless appearance. You must instead gain targeted development of your biceps, triceps and forearms so that they’re visibly distinguishable from each other. Muscular symmetry requires the comparative balance that comes only from targeted and direct training of these muscle areas. Finally, arm growth and the resulting incre
