See, I agree with you that both sides do it. Never said anything to the contrary. My question was why do "you" do it? Again, this is a message board. There really are no rules per se. But if you willingly wish to have a discussion with someone, there has to be back and forth. And don't try to play the "quality of content card". This is ET where even the "serious" trading threads above have little to no quality content. The basement is usually expected to be worse. So no one here is expecting top shelf dialogue. But we do expect actual dialogue. I mean that is the minimum bar we have to hit. I have tried in the past, and in some cases came awfully close to having an intelligent conversation with you. Then you get to the point where you pull a Bachmann and start reading the teleprompter. That will obviously frustrate anyone trying to talk to you. And that causes the dialogue to degenerate. Just something for you to think about.
I'm not going to argue with you, I know my shit. If you want to do them fine. But for others, the mechanics are all wrong placing increased stress on the tendons due to the angle of insertion on the bone in these positions. This exercise simply places it's greatest stress on the passive structures of the knee and the non-contractile portion of a muscle. If that is one's goal fine, I just recommend caution before anyone follows the advice of a blithering idiot on the net(ie brass).
Your pal Lucrum brought them up in this thread. I never told anyone to do them. I gave no advice. I merely explained how they can be done, presumably by someone with healthy knees. And then you went and lit your hair on fire. And if "knowing your shit" incudes anything you've ever written about economics, then I find myself in a very comfortable place.
http://www.powerathletesmag.com/pages/pistols.htm I haven't done these, but recently added front barbell squats to my lower regime. These seem like a one legged version without the weight (or with). I found the front squat to be easier on my knees than squats performed on a smith, though I use a considerable amount of less weight on the front. I might give these a cautious try following the guidelines in the posted article. So as not to derail the thread, the type of extremist portrayed in this thread seems to have nothing in common with tea party members on the whole, though there were many attempts by the media early on to have us believe otherwise.
I'm surprised you'd perform anything named after a firearm. Given the fact you're scared shitless of firearms.
For the people who are arguing that the Nazi's werent socialists, you may want to brush up on your history before making a fool of yourself..... <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-LseRNVyOYQ?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
The commies were the first group Hitler had killed. We won't know what economic system Germany would have had after the war (had they won), it undoubtedly would have been mixed like the rest of the planet's economies, but to call him a socialist is nonsense.