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Mostly because you don't squat properly and/or aren't used to squatting... In China, until recently, all toilets were basically squatting toilets, yet octogena

by swombat 13y ago

Mostly because you don't squat properly and/or aren't used to squatting... In China, until recently, all toilets were basically squatting toilets, yet octogenarians had no issue squatting to use them... how old are you that you can't do for 5 minutes what an 80 year old can do several times a day?

TheCraiggers 13y ago
Did you mean to ask "how old are you that you can't do [something you've never done before in your life and thus don't have the muscles for it] for five minutes what an 80 year old [who has done it every day of their life and thus has the required muscles] can do several times a day"? Also, I'd like to point out the differences in length of time between taking a shit and a normal 8 hour work day. I'm not saying this is impossible, but I understand the trepidation.
devcpp 13y ago
Same goes for sitting toilets though. And we still don't have any arguments supporting either position. I do squat for a few minutes every day to facilitate my squat lifting workout but don't see an inherent benefit. I suppose one can argue that it has been a natural movement for so long that our bodies may be genetically designed for it.
- vidarh 13y ago
  Look at young children, and see how effortlessly they can sit for ages in squat positions while playing. After I started fixing my squat for lifting, I've noticed I now often naturally squat down instead of awkwardly contorting myself when playing with my son for example. My mobility is still poor compared to what it was when I was a child, but at 38 I'm now finally more flexible again than I was at 25, maybe more so than at 20, and it's great to not feel constrained by weird movement patterns.
  - iopq 13y ago
    they have very short limbs making this very easy
    - vidarh 13y ago
      Their limbs are proportionally the same, and their muscles equivalently smaller and weaker. It's no harder for an adult with proper mobility.
      - iopq 13y ago
        it completely depends on the proportions long-limbed people have more difficulty with this, while shorter-limbed people don't have difficulty with this after a little stretching
epaladin 13y ago
Same in Japan. It's also pretty common to see people squatting near buildings for smoke breaks, etc.

by swombat 13y ago

TheCraiggers 13y ago

Did you mean to ask "how old are you that you can't do [something you've never done before in your life and thus don't have the muscles for it] for five minutes what an 80 year old [who has done it every day of their life and thus has the required muscles] can do several times a day"? Also, I'd like to point out the differences in length of time between taking a shit and a normal 8 hour work day. I'm not saying this is impossible, but I understand the trepidation.

devcpp 13y ago

Same goes for sitting toilets though. And we still don't have any arguments supporting either position. I do squat for a few minutes every day to facilitate my squat lifting workout but don't see an inherent benefit. I suppose one can argue that it has been a natural movement for so long that our bodies may be genetically designed for it.

vidarh 13y ago
Look at young children, and see how effortlessly they can sit for ages in squat positions while playing. After I started fixing my squat for lifting, I've noticed I now often naturally squat down instead of awkwardly contorting myself when playing with my son for example. My mobility is still poor compared to what it was when I was a child, but at 38 I'm now finally more flexible again than I was at 25, maybe more so than at 20, and it's great to not feel constrained by weird movement patterns.
- iopq 13y ago
  they have very short limbs making this very easy
  - vidarh 13y ago
    Their limbs are proportionally the same, and their muscles equivalently smaller and weaker. It's no harder for an adult with proper mobility.
    - iopq 13y ago
      it completely depends on the proportions long-limbed people have more difficulty with this, while shorter-limbed people don't have difficulty with this after a little stretching

epaladin 13y ago

Same in Japan. It's also pretty common to see people squatting near buildings for smoke breaks, etc.