Listen to this man. I’ve trained with this man. He is, in short, a legend. All natural baby. Straight up steel and sex appeal. Slammin weights and stackin plates. Cashin checks and snappin necks. Bar bending, no pretendin come to the den don’t be offended. Real men live here. Real men are born here and real men will die here. Praise God. Bless America.
What I really love about your tutorial, that it is only focused on high bar. Most tutorials try to explain both in one video and say "just keep the bar higher for highbar and lower for lowbar", but then they give cues like start movement with push hip back, which doesn't feel good with high bar. What really feels good is what I have learned now from you, knees forward, push hip down. This video gaved me a so much better squat experience. I was already exhausted from not figuring out, what I'am doing wrong. I'am glad that you have made this video. Also it was a pleasure to watch it, because you are entertaining. Can you also make one video about deadlift? :)
Best cues ever received in 4 years of doing crossfit en 12 years of gymratting. Thank you so much I'll keep the link of this video a treasure. Certainly for the "shoulders back and hips forward out of the hole" cue!!! Simple but crazy effective
Dude I don’t know who you are or why you popped up in my feed… but your channel is going to blow up. I know lifting. And obviously so do you. But you’ve also got great charisma, humor and presence on camera. Keep it coming my man. #NoHomo 👊
I'm trying different exercises to help my stiff shoulders hold a straight bar for squatting. My gym now has a Elitefts SS Yoke Bar. Based on how it lays on my shoulders, the high bar squat is the proper squat for that type of bar. What do you think?
Haha, they are most likely saying that because in powerlifting you only need to squat to a certain depth, and squatting any lower would be counterintuitive because the goal of powerlifting is to lift as much weight as possible. So if you wanted to compete in powerlifting, I would say squat to that depth, but if you're squatting because you enjoy squatting, I always recommend a full range of motion!
If your lower lumbar/low back “loses slack “‘and you’ve lost your strong position, I feel confident that you are going TOO low, and you have lost your bracing; this is a great way to hurt your lower back ,especially when fatigued with heavier weight. You want to think of “cutting your” depth in order to not get that low…. Focus on what he outlined: the moment you feel your hamstrings (at the lower 1/4 below your knee joint) touch your calves, you have probably hit an appropriate depth for your structure. If you gain/lose weight then these “positional leverages” are going to change for better or worse…being at a heavier muscular weight in the backside is a BENEFIT. Everyone touts “Ass to Grass” while forgetting that probably less than 30% of the training population is even built to perform this perfect form of squat- For 70 percent of us average Joes, this depth and form taught in this video is all we need to follow!
Hey! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. Sorry if there was miscommunication in my video. However, I did not say they were the same, my point was a barbell does not change your "capacity" for range of motion, and that if you can squat to depth without a barbell, you certainly can squat to depth with a barbell. Yes, you need to keep the barbell over your midfoot and I said this in the video, but you also need to keep your center of mass over your midfoot in any squat as well.
not sure why youre popping up on my feed 2 months later. not gonna argue depth isnt important. it is. but saying adding weight doesnt change your depth is false. ive given tons of newbies a kb and told them to goblet squat, and theyve squatted deeper than with a barbell. adding weight anywhere other than exactly at the center of mass does change your center of mass, which affects depth.
Hey! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment! My point in that section of the video was to demonstrate how some people add to much weight to soon and believe they feel "tight", instead of just owning up to the fact that they can't squat deep with the weight they are using. This video also has a clear standard for what I am referring to as depth and that is what I am speaking to, and regardless of whatever position you add weight in, you should still be able to find that standard of depth relatively easy.
Listen to this man. I’ve trained with this man. He is, in short, a legend. All natural baby. Straight up steel and sex appeal. Slammin weights and stackin plates. Cashin checks and snappin necks. Bar bending, no pretendin come to the den don’t be offended. Real men live here. Real men are born here and real men will die here. Praise God. Bless America.
What I really love about your tutorial, that it is only focused on high bar.
Most tutorials try to explain both in one video and say "just keep the bar higher for highbar and lower for lowbar", but then they give cues like start movement with push hip back, which doesn't feel good with high bar.
What really feels good is what I have learned now from you, knees forward, push hip down.
This video gaved me a so much better squat experience. I was already exhausted from not figuring out, what I'am doing wrong.
I'am glad that you have made this video.
Also it was a pleasure to watch it, because you are entertaining.
Can you also make one video about deadlift? :)
Best cues ever received in 4 years of doing crossfit en 12 years of gymratting. Thank you so much I'll keep the link of this video a treasure. Certainly for the "shoulders back and hips forward out of the hole" cue!!! Simple but crazy effective
Great video! Proper depth is when you feel your hamstring start to connect with your calf. I never thought of it that way-thanks so much!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for stopping by
Dude I don’t know who you are or why you popped up in my feed… but your channel is going to blow up. I know lifting. And obviously so do you. But you’ve also got great charisma, humor and presence on camera. Keep it coming my man. #NoHomo 👊
I greatly appreciate the kind words! Thank you for watching
Quality info with no bullshit. I might get under a bar tomorrow 😂
Great explanation!
This was a great watch, honestly enjoyable. Nice stuff dude.
HB ATG is the only way :)
He’s right ! Squat to depth and be proud of your reps !
You will get stronger. Take your time and keep practicing.
For sure! Thanks for stopping by
Bro you are underrated af. Amazing video
I appreciate that! Thank you for stopping by!
Really, really good video. Great advice 👍
Thank you!
This is a great video! 👌
Thank you!
Found this at just the right time. Great f'n instructions!
Appreciate that, glad I could help
Respect that Dodgeball poster.
Flannel cutoff is elite
Goated training shirt
Can you do a video on a good warm up routine for squats? I get really tight hamstrings that prevents me from squatting and i want to do it
Sure! That sounds like a good video idea!
Maybe your stance is too wide. Try a more narrow stance
Damn! Finally saw someone doing high bar in adidas pants as well🎉
Goated training pants
Not going to lie, i heard “depth” as “death” and thought “hell yeah i gotta push myself more”
I'm trying different exercises to help my stiff shoulders hold a straight bar for squatting. My gym now has a Elitefts SS Yoke Bar. Based on how it lays on my shoulders, the high bar squat is the proper squat for that type of bar. What do you think?
Yes I think that would be a good option. You can also try using a safety bar as that will pretty much take shoulders out of the equation
Respect
Training is fun
Amen
For most people who have a short torso, the "high bar" is the best.
Anthropometrics definitely play a part in preference!
Im a new lifter and im kinda old. Is it weird im intimidated by squats?
Good video and tips, but @ 9:05 it's Shoulder back hips forward and at 9:18 you reversed it 😵💫. Also would have been good to go over bracing
@@pnwgreg300 whoops! Thanks for catching that
Been doing the good depth for a while and after getting into a powerlifting gym, they tell me I squat too low😅
Haha, they are most likely saying that because in powerlifting you only need to squat to a certain depth, and squatting any lower would be counterintuitive because the goal of powerlifting is to lift as much weight as possible. So if you wanted to compete in powerlifting, I would say squat to that depth, but if you're squatting because you enjoy squatting, I always recommend a full range of motion!
My glutes tucks in when I pass parallel. How do I fix that?
If your lower lumbar/low back “loses slack “‘and you’ve lost your strong position, I feel confident that you are going TOO low, and you have lost your bracing; this is a great way to hurt your lower back ,especially when fatigued with heavier weight.
You want to think of “cutting your” depth in order to not get that low….
Focus on what he outlined: the moment you feel your hamstrings (at the lower 1/4 below your knee joint) touch your calves, you have probably hit an appropriate depth for your structure.
If you gain/lose weight then these “positional leverages” are going to change for better or worse…being at a heavier muscular weight in the backside is a BENEFIT.
Everyone touts “Ass to Grass” while forgetting that probably less than 30% of the training population is even built to perform this perfect form of squat-
For 70 percent of us average Joes, this depth and form taught in this video is all we need to follow!
i want to be a high bar god..
It is not the same when you squat with a barbell vs no barbel, because you need to keep the barbell over the middle of the foot.
Hey! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. Sorry if there was miscommunication in my video. However, I did not say they were the same, my point was a barbell does not change your "capacity" for range of motion, and that if you can squat to depth without a barbell, you certainly can squat to depth with a barbell. Yes, you need to keep the barbell over your midfoot and I said this in the video, but you also need to keep your center of mass over your midfoot in any squat as well.
not sure why youre popping up on my feed 2 months later. not gonna argue depth isnt important. it is. but saying adding weight doesnt change your depth is false. ive given tons of newbies a kb and told them to goblet squat, and theyve squatted deeper than with a barbell. adding weight anywhere other than exactly at the center of mass does change your center of mass, which affects depth.
Hey! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment! My point in that section of the video was to demonstrate how some people add to much weight to soon and believe they feel "tight", instead of just owning up to the fact that they can't squat deep with the weight they are using. This video also has a clear standard for what I am referring to as depth and that is what I am speaking to, and regardless of whatever position you add weight in, you should still be able to find that standard of depth relatively easy.
The answer the question can I touch my calves with ass no barbell following the experiment was that I fell over backwards 😂 not a high bar god
May I ask, if my ankles collapse inwards a bit anatomically (flat foot) should I stand wider or narrow generally?