Stopping Knee Slide in the Squat with Andrew Lewis
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- Опубликовано: 4 янв 2022
- Starting Strength Coach Andrew Lewis explains what causes people to shove their knees too forward in the squat and how to fix this common issue.
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Came for the knee slide, stayed for the suspenders.
Well done demonstration and explanation.
Thank you. This video was perfect timing for me.
Great explanation. Thank you.
I use my abductors and hip flexors to pull myself down into the bottom, hamstrings too. Sure gives the glutes a good stretch to recoil with
Your hip flexors shorten as a result of the weight of the bar pulling you down, not really because of an active contraction. The abductors stretch on the way down for the same reason, so you're not "using" either during the descent
I find that a sling attached at chest height out in front & perform the squat correctly every time.
Knee flexion without translation is probably the toughest issue I have. Hamstring strength is critical here
It may have been the angle of the camera, but at no point in this video did the fella's knees look like they were too far forward.
I thought your knee and hip movement was to be Simultaneously smooth in movement while reaching the Squatted position and focusing on the bar travel being parallel with your ankles from start to finish to keep the weight centered on your body?
Great video, I suffer from the same knee pain (patellar tendinopathy). However, during the demonstration I couldn't notice the difference between shooting the hip back, or starting with the knee forward and locking them up. Could you please expand on that? Thank you.
I would compare the shin angle. In the hips back version the shins are really upright... then they have to slide forward to finish the descent. In the 'correct' version, the lifter puts the knes into that more forward angle early in the lift, thus avoiding major knee sliding at the bottom oft he lift
@@DavidSinclair Amazing! Thank you for the reply mate.
Clicked for the thumbnail. Stayed for the suspenders.
I learned how to keep my hamstrings tight during a front squat, and now no degree of knee slide is problematic doing lowbar atg squats.
As a matter of fact, I don't get knee pain from anything. Im adapted to the point where I don't have to avoid those positions.
But congratulations on having a way to get the crease of your hips below the knee Starting Strength guys. It is somewhat useful, for noobs, and normies everywhere.
I notice that the tradeoff of securing the knees not too far forward is that the guys back angle is almost horizontal not a standard 45. So saving the knee pain might just create more back pain
Standard for whom?
Limb segments will dictate back angle.
@@georgechristiansen6785 i know i mean in general it's roughly 45 angle for most people more or less. The guy in the video was almost a flat 90 to balance the fact that his knees aren't as forward as a normal squat
Why is a forward traveling knee bad and since when does it cause tendonitis?
Olympic weightlifters have their knees well forward of the toes with NO issues. High bar back squats, front squats, overhead squats all require knees over the toes.
It doesn't. Once again Starting Strength is spreading incorrect information.
This technique goes more for low bar. The example guy couldn't pull it down without weights i guess
it's not. knee slide is, which is knees traveling foward and back at the bottom of the lift (aka bouncing off knees). I have this problem and it definitely causes tendonitis. Putting the knees foward is fine as long as they remain there as you go down.
@@greenwbify ah ok thanks
Isn't 'sitting back' a poor cue for low bar squatting?
No, because you should be using your hamstrings to pull yourself down, as well as pulling yourself down with your hip flexors, and abductors. Your quads and glutes will recoil better while already in tension. Full body tension training.
@@drip369 No one needs to think about pulling themselves down lol, gravity will do its job just fine. Sounds like you mean staying tight
Christ. Low bar squat has to be the ugliest squat ever invented. Look at this. He's folding over like a pocket knife.
2:14 how is this encouraged. There’s a shit ton of butt wink
Kneesovertosguy would disagree?!
Andrew is a tasty dish
Very normal way for 2 heavy guys to just hang out
For me all knee pain went away after I stopped squatting in weightlifting shoes. After years of on and off pain, and using knee sleeves as a band-aid. It's almost like taking the redpill.
Nice analogy
@@swoopes7777 thanks, it was really hard to give up heeled shoes.
@@EugeneMatlin sounds like you traded the heels for a skirt?
Think about what the purpose of healed shoes are. To provide more ankle movement. If your ankles can’t move that way normally, it means your body wasn’t meant to have them move that far forward. All of these types of equipment, ie Knee wraps, Belts, Shoes etc are teaching you to be comfortable outside your bodies normal comfort zone. Problems are bound to happen once that weight increases. I don’t understand why people are taking squat advice from a guy who is all busted up from using the same squatting technique lol
@@Witcherworks yep. I ditched the knee sleeves, belt and weightlifting shoes. After a period of adjustment I'm slowly getting back to my old numbers and at a much lower body weight (cuz screw being fat). The belt will come back at a certain point but for now it's really enjoyable to train at the limit of my own body.
Sup
I am no expert but this seems wrong. They dont tell The whole truth
Andrew: only wear light jeans when getting dirty. When casual; dark wash only
For people learning to squat or really in any way trying to improve their squat technique or PB, I would simply suggest that you seek advice elsewhere. The quads are the main prime mover for squatting, ankle mobility and anthropometry will dictate how far your knees translate forward. However knees should be further forward than is shown in this demonstration. Plus, hip drive is a terrible cue for the squat ascent. You should feel the pressure in your quads to avoid stripper squat.
You must be new here
@@mitchchilton5934 haha, unfortunately not.
Agreed. Once again Starting Strength is spreading incorrect information. Low-bar squats are not better than high-bar.
@@Mrtunneling butt wink ? ?
@@MikeXCSkier low bar can be as they're more natural. I squat them all but when i wanna go max 1-2-3RM I go low bar
2guys with dad-bod telling you how to squat...
you are delusional if you think andrew has a "dad bod"
Aha because worlds top squatters and powerlifters are guys with 6 packs -_-
@@Velvet77618 I certainly wouldn't put Dan Greene and Larry wheels at the bottom of the pack
Some salty dad bods in the comment here 💀
And a president who fuc ked kids telling you how to live and running your country. 👍 Land of the free, home of the retar ded.