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“It’s for people with shoulder impingement or spinal compression issues. It takes all the compression off your spine and allows you to perform a squat under resistance.”

During our interview, he repeatedly popped up from the Starbucks table to demonstrate his favorite stretches and show off full body squats.

He has not been on a track in more than a year now, and does not miss squatting obscenely heavy amounts in the gym and endless hours indoors on static bikes.

Biscuit dough, common in sweet versions, felt too squat and heavy.

As a child, Alonzo’s family squatted in an abandoned diner; now, after decades of hard work, she can put her bills on autopay.