Author Archives: Fred Hatfield

About Fred Hatfield

Frederick C. Hatfield, MSS, PhD, is Co-founder and President of the ISSA. Dr. Hatfield, (aka "Dr. Squat") won the World Championships three times in the sport of powerlifting, and performed a competitive squat with 1014 pounds at a body weight of 255 pounds (more weight than anyone in history had ever lifted in competition). Dr. Hatfield's former positions include an assistant professorship at the University of Wisconsin (Madison) and Senior Vice President and Director of Research and Development for Weider Health and Fitness, Incorporated. Dr. Hatfield was honored by Southern Connecticut State University when they presented him with the 1991 Alumni Citation Award.
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I Know Squat – Part 2: Proper Squatting Technique

May 12, 2011 Exercise
By Fred Hatfield, Ph.D., MSS Read  I Know Squat - Part 1: A Primer for Beginners in the Squat Welcome back to our series on the Philosophy of Squat. In this installment Dr. Squat takes a look at wh ..
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I Know Squat – Part 1: A Primer for Beginners in the Squat

April 15, 2011 Exercise
My youngest son, Beau, has a sign in his room which reads "Beau knows Squat." I like it! Of course, it's a play off the ol' Bo Jackson thing, but I don't care. I know Beau, and I don't know Bo. And, B ..
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