Good to see Max on here again, he always has a lot of good information. He also has one of the highest looks unassuming level to bad ass strength ratio around.
This guy has the best idea of the technique of the squat ive seen. All the other lifters who have been featured teaching the squat undoubtedly know how to squat but they arent as good at knowing how to explain it, and understand the biomechanics of it
WOW FINALLY SOMEONE WHO REALLLLLLY UNDERSTANDS HOW TO SQUAT MOST EFFICIENTLY ON THIS CHANNEL. Mark you really should take his advice. This is the best way I've seen the squat taught on your channel.
+supertraining06 I just had leg day... tonight. I noticed dudes toes are more pointed out... opening it all up... what's your ideas on the toes out, open crack squat, and how it may be the best for some people. And not for others.
+supertraining06 all these guys have pretty different takes on the lift. with all the great skwat advice you have gotten/given with these videos, which style have you found to be the strongest for you?
This is the BEST squat tutorial ever. Bending your knees first before descend, keeps your torso upright. Also keeps your back in check. No more lower back pain.
Been using this way of squatting since I saw the video, No lower back pain after squatting also the knees don't hurt even though your pushing your knees. Thanks bunch
What a great host Mark Bell is. There is obvious nobility in his humbleness, generosity to his guest, and his remarkably open, eager mind. Most experts calcify for lack of these qualities. Thanks for leading from the front of the line, Mark.
@@Duergantia damn wasn't even expecting a response much less then within 15 minutes lol. Im just getting into lifting so I hope I can have a good journey over the next 5 years
J R Mark R wouldn’t have a heart attack, he just wouldn’t talk to you ever again... but Louie Simmons? That would be a blast, his reaction to high bar-upright-no backleaning squat 😂
Great video, I've watched about 4hrs on how to squat the last few weeks because I kept hurting my tricky knee but other times no pain from squats. I figured it was my technique and it was. Squating with no knee pain now, thanks Max and Mark, it all clicked together since I was doing exactly what Mark was.
This shitty cue of sitting back comes from geared lifting and people really need to let go and realize this isn't optimal biomechanics for you Thank God I was able to learn how to squat properly from Max and JTS. I'm glad people are recognising this style to be superior
the cool thing about the mid-foot cue is that it is biomechically more advantageous to raw lifters no matter how you slice it... pretty much on all lifts esp. oly like you said, people have to realize that using suits and belts in powerlifting will cause your movement patterns to change semi-significantly, and it's why the rise of cues like "get on your heels" came about as you pointed out
this vid has helped me tremendously. i was having horrible knee pain that was getting worse and worse. watching this has helped me correct my squat form more than anything else ive seen and ive watched it all. i thought i was gonna need knee surgery from how bad the pain was getting, but im on the road to recovery now.
thank's so much for this video!!! apparently i've been using 90% hips 10% quads when squatting, i instantly felt way more burn in my quads instead of my hips for the first time in 2 years.
hey dick, i used the hip drive that mark rippetoe taught. i squat 315 for 4x reps at 160 lbs, but i never feel as though my quads are engaged. my hip however is always on fire!
Possibly the best squatting instructional video I have ever seen. Mark's technique looked so much better just after the first cue he was given. Thanks for this guys! :)
that was awesome. max is the man. and thanks mark for putting yourself on the line, lots of people have too much ego to take advice. white belt mentality always.
I think Max has totally fixed my squat.. Straight away I went down below parallel without but wink. I've been watching videos about sitting back and that just didn't work for me and I ended up rounding my back and good morning the bar up.
i love Mark's humility. no doubt that Max is a master at squatting but i think it's so cool that someone with as much experience as Mark still listens and tries to learn from others. Another awesome video!
Man, I've seen you on Alan's channel and with Meg but I didn't take the time to sit down with your content; I've robbed myself. going through your transformation and seeing you thrive has been inspiring. I don't dabble in the supplements anymore (I'm an Open Heart Nurse, so I just cant... lol) but you really know your stuff, and yet, you are so willing to learn. It's great! watching you interact with Max is amazing and I'm already messing with what I've learned and I can feel it. Thanks so much!
I really enjoy how Mark, a 1000 lb squatter, is still learning after all these years. Better yet, he is willing to take other people's advice to constantly improve.
When I transitioned to low bar a few months back I learned to sit back into the squat and I have exactly that good morning issue Max is talking about. When I was doing high bar I was breaking at the knees, but I got a lot of tendinitis because I have long legs...but I'll try breaking at the knees on low bar again and see how it feels for the next couple of weeks.
Been a fan of Max since his Olympic lifting days at Cal Strength. His knowledge and history in Weightlifting and more specifically as shown here, his expertise in the squat at it applies to either Olympic or powerlifting styles is IMO second to none. First I'd heard of a move to SoCal; oh well, northern California's (and my) loss. Thanks for the video!!
You keep pumping out the top quality, original and educational content don't you. Dayum son! This is how you do a fitness channel. Keep it coming boys :)))
White belt mentality is probably the single best thing about this vid. Always beating myself up thinking I'm not up to scratch cause I keep noticing issues, weaknesses, realising an injury perhaps too late. Great to hear even those we look up to struggle, learn, fall down and get back up.
Candito gives similar advice about actively pushing your knees forward as you come out of the hole to avoid having your hips shoot up. Mark deadlifts 705 but he's shaking when using this technique. Reveals the weaknesses in the core/quads that prevent a more upright squat.
Great stuff. One of the best squat how to video I've seen. Very simple, and straight to the point. That's how you fix someone's half squat/half good morning. Thanks for that amazing content.
This is how I started squatting. Going straight up and down, like a piston; breaking at the knees first and keeping them forward. Seems to work better this way. Just gonna take a while for my quads to build up, so I can do the same weight as when I was breaking at the hips first.
Awesome video! I appreciate the camera work as well, especially when they were performing/demonstrating the squat I was able to see their hips knees etc very well and from good angles
Mark, a really excellent training discussion from start to finish. And thanks for the segment on the belt squat technique because I've just built myself a pulley based unit and now I know the right movement to concentrate on. Great job.
its always interesting seeing how different training can be from one strength athlete to another, some train a lift multiple times a week, some once a week like strongman usually do. so many ways to get strong.
Nick Zema Many do that. Their deadlifts usually suck. Look at Kendall and Uepa. Front squats above 380, deadlifts below 340. Williams and Lilliebridge never front squats: Deadlifts over 380 and squats over 400
So did i get this right, Max says to push solely from the quads and knee joint when you come out of the hole? That's completely the opposite of what pretty much every other expert (e.g. Rippetoe) says, they always go on and on about using your hips to get out of the bottom... . I'm going to try it Max's way, because the whole hips back thing fucked up my squatting completely and it made me over-analyze the whole thing too much.
this video has really hit home with me. Contrary to traditional thinking of breaking hips first, breaking at knees is gonna help go straight into the hole instead of sitting in the chair.
This video was actually really helpful, I never really thought to focus on keeping my knees in place in the hole. Hope to see Mark squatting big real soon, hopefully I'll do the same.
The problem Max comments in minute 4:20 aprox is common when you come from low bar skwats. I have this problem and currently trying to do what Max says. Very nice video, a really GOLD VIDEO for all of us who love skwaaats!
i think people in the powerlifting are underestimating the quads, most of them sit back and only utilising their hamstrings and glutes, remember quads are massive muscle groups...
much better on second try. mark almost doing like a low bar squat with high bar position reluctant to push knees more forward. had same issue but once you get it right demm Quad gainz
This is one of the reasons I like and respect you Mark, because you are never to prideful to take lessons from others..
Max Aita is the fucking man. Great video Mark.
+OmarIsuf I'm still doing the delt stretching(flextion), for the the butt wink.. and it is getting better. Thank man!
+Christopher Howe (Bubha How) awesome dude, glad to hear!
+OmarIsuf Max Aita is fucking the man.
wait what
+SuckYourBone lol I caught that slip too
if he's the man then you da mofucken man
Good to see Max on here again, he always has a lot of good information. He also has one of the highest looks unassuming level to bad ass strength ratio around.
+Brandon Campbell he's actually pretty jacked these days check out CWS's interview
+Karm A Harsh enough
Whats the song at the end of the video 38:53 ?
Yeah but Clarence0 takes the cake
you as well sir. I refer to you as the garage gym guy.
This guy has the best idea of the technique of the squat ive seen. All the other lifters who have been featured teaching the squat undoubtedly know how to squat but they arent as good at knowing how to explain it, and understand the biomechanics of it
WOW FINALLY SOMEONE WHO REALLLLLLY UNDERSTANDS HOW TO SQUAT MOST EFFICIENTLY ON THIS CHANNEL. Mark you really should take his advice. This is the best way I've seen the squat taught on your channel.
+ben greenberg yeah, seriously.
Chad Wesley Smith, Layne Norton, Bryce Lewis and Ed Coan have no clue how to squat!
+ben greenberg WOW! hahaha, good for you.
+supertraining06 I just had leg day... tonight. I noticed dudes toes are more pointed out... opening it all up... what's your ideas on the toes out, open crack squat, and how it may be the best for some people. And not for others.
+supertraining06 all these guys have pretty different takes on the lift. with all the great skwat advice you have gotten/given with these videos, which style have you found to be the strongest for you?
This is honestly the best high bar squat vid on the internet
This is the BEST squat tutorial ever. Bending your knees first before descend, keeps your torso upright. Also keeps your back in check. No more lower back pain.
It's crazy how much Mark's squat improved just from that 1 tip
This was AWESOME, the knee staying forward is such a simple cue but so effective. Thanks for sharing, really appreciate your content.
Blessings
+Garrett Blevins You should work together with Max.
I see it as keeping hips under the bar, shortening the moment arm and making sure the quads are on rather than the back.
+Cctmadden yes yes yes
+Garrett Blevins Word bro
I'm a taller guy so when I tried this, it was snap city!
Been using this way of squatting since I saw the video, No lower back pain after squatting also the knees don't hurt even though your pushing your knees. Thanks bunch
What a great host Mark Bell is. There is obvious nobility in his humbleness, generosity to his guest, and his remarkably open, eager mind. Most experts calcify for lack of these qualities. Thanks for leading from the front of the line, Mark.
Holy shit - this is the first day of the rest of my life.
How is life going 5 years later then
@@redbullfromtoilet4259 Decent enough, thanks. Still trying to figure out how to squat.
@@Duergantia damn wasn't even expecting a response much less then within 15 minutes lol. Im just getting into lifting so I hope I can have a good journey over the next 5 years
@@redbullfromtoilet4259 Good luck G
This video really helped my squat. My knees no longer hurt.
Rippetoe had a heart attack after seeing this video.
J R Mark R wouldn’t have a heart attack, he just wouldn’t talk to you ever again... but Louie Simmons? That would be a blast, his reaction to high bar-upright-no backleaning squat 😂
HIIP DRAAHVVE
@Dr retardo To be fair, Rip's injuries are not from squatting.
Why
Yeah, ruclips.net/video/nLVJTBZtiuw/видео.html
Great video, I've watched about 4hrs on how to squat the last few weeks because I kept hurting my tricky knee but other times no pain from squats. I figured it was my technique and it was. Squating with no knee pain now, thanks Max and Mark, it all clicked together since I was doing exactly what Mark was.
Wennings squat style fixed a bunch of my issues. Find what works for you and run with it.
This shitty cue of sitting back comes from geared lifting and people really need to let go and realize this isn't optimal biomechanics for you
Thank God I was able to learn how to squat properly from Max and JTS. I'm glad people are recognising this style to be superior
the cool thing about the mid-foot cue is that it is biomechically more advantageous to raw lifters no matter how you slice it... pretty much on all lifts esp. oly
like you said, people have to realize that using suits and belts in powerlifting will cause your movement patterns to change semi-significantly, and it's why the rise of cues like "get on your heels" came about as you pointed out
I have never seen such a smooth yet explosive squat before. Loved this video, Mark. Wouldn't mind something like this for the bench and deadlift too
this vid has helped me tremendously. i was having horrible knee pain that was getting worse and worse. watching this has helped me correct my squat form more than anything else ive seen and ive watched it all. i thought i was gonna need knee surgery from how bad the pain was getting, but im on the road to recovery now.
Silent mike- squirtle
Max- blastoise
I was gonna say machump and machamp
thank's so much for this video!!! apparently i've been using 90% hips 10% quads when squatting, i instantly felt way more burn in my quads instead of my hips for the first time in 2 years.
hey dick, i used the hip drive that mark rippetoe taught. i squat 315 for 4x reps at 160 lbs, but i never feel as though my quads are engaged. my hip however is always on fire!
Possibly the best squatting instructional video I have ever seen. Mark's technique looked so much better just after the first cue he was given. Thanks for this guys! :)
max's squat is a thing of beauty.
His form looks so much better now he'll be way stronger this way
What a great video. People pay a lot of money for this kind of info
Dat intro music always gets me hyped
that was awesome. max is the man. and thanks mark for putting yourself on the line, lots of people have too much ego to take advice. white belt mentality always.
That white belt mentality you mentioned, what a great way to put it. Great mindset, you inspire me Mark ty.
Max dropping all kinds of knowledge
And dropping balls
~8:30, when mark first applied the shift in technique he became much more explosive right away. Awesome stuff
Mark is such a legend for being so eager continuously learn from others. Also love Max’s coaching style!
Highbar is life
Shayn Shawver high bar is love
Only Mark can make pink knee sleeves cool. This is a cool video with this guy Max, I learned a lot. Thanks Max and Mark.
I think Max has totally fixed my squat.. Straight away I went down below parallel without but wink.
I've been watching videos about sitting back and that just didn't work for me and I ended up rounding my back and good morning the bar up.
+Darren Whittaker
Anyone with butt wink should avoid sitting back. Sitting back is a big cause of butt wink. Glad you could find your butt wink fix.
Wow Max is a really good coach. He knew instantly what to spot and was able to give Mark the correct cue to fix his problem.
i love Mark's humility. no doubt that Max is a master at squatting but i think it's so cool that someone with as much experience as Mark still listens and tries to learn from others.
Another awesome video!
lol I just watched that coaches eye video, it is pure gold! Mark brings commentary second to none!
12:51 the camera man in the westside shirt has the squat mobility of Starrett
I just started experimenting with pushing the knees forwards on the low bar squat, can't wait till next squat session now.Thanks again Mark!
You could do belt squats by putting your dip belt onto a cable.
Quantum oh genius
Man, I've seen you on Alan's channel and with Meg but I didn't take the time to sit down with your content; I've robbed myself. going through your transformation and seeing you thrive has been inspiring. I don't dabble in the supplements anymore (I'm an Open Heart Nurse, so I just cant... lol) but you really know your stuff, and yet, you are so willing to learn. It's great!
watching you interact with Max is amazing and I'm already messing with what I've learned and I can feel it.
Thanks so much!
I really enjoy how Mark, a 1000 lb squatter, is still learning after all these years. Better yet, he is willing to take other people's advice to constantly improve.
When I transitioned to low bar a few months back I learned to sit back into the squat and I have exactly that good morning issue Max is talking about. When I was doing high bar I was breaking at the knees, but I got a lot of tendinitis because I have long legs...but I'll try breaking at the knees on low bar again and see how it feels for the next couple of weeks.
Been a fan of Max since his Olympic lifting days at Cal Strength. His knowledge and history in Weightlifting and more specifically as shown here, his expertise in the squat at it applies to either Olympic or powerlifting styles is IMO second to none. First I'd heard of a move to SoCal; oh well, northern California's (and my) loss. Thanks for the video!!
You keep pumping out the top quality, original and educational content don't you. Dayum son! This is how you do a fitness channel. Keep it coming boys :)))
White belt mentality is probably the single best thing about this vid. Always beating myself up thinking I'm not up to scratch cause I keep noticing issues, weaknesses, realising an injury perhaps too late. Great to hear even those we look up to struggle, learn, fall down and get back up.
Candito gives similar advice about actively pushing your knees forward as you come out of the hole to avoid having your hips shoot up. Mark deadlifts 705 but he's shaking when using this technique. Reveals the weaknesses in the core/quads that prevent a more upright squat.
This is the best raw squatting i've ever seen mark doing
Awesome ! Thanks both of you for this informative video ! Learned a lot from this , Max knows his stuff !
This channel just doesn't stop. Keep it up. I love this.
I want more like this and less like Leanna Carr.
Great stuff. One of the best squat how to video I've seen. Very simple, and straight to the point.
That's how you fix someone's half squat/half good morning.
Thanks for that amazing content.
This channel helped me so much with my form and technique for all lifts. Love it
what a great guy...i love his hands on teaching style...
This is how I started squatting. Going straight up and down, like a piston; breaking at the knees first and keeping them forward. Seems to work better this way. Just gonna take a while for my quads to build up, so I can do the same weight as when I was breaking at the hips first.
No Pocketliner. The likes return.
Mike O'Tren Hmm pocket liner?is that Mike maybe?because I feel you about that.I just can't stand the guy
Ya this Chanel is helping me so much
Granted I’m no competitive lifter but a home gym Dad but my lifts all went up from these tips and cues from pros
GREAT VID! Awesome, probably I'll fix some problems about my squat!
Unpayable,
Thank you Marc for your broadcast! Luca, from Italy
Awesome video! I appreciate the camera work as well, especially when they were performing/demonstrating the squat I was able to see their hips knees etc very well and from good angles
mark is such a great guy. one of the greatest powerlifters but he's always looking to take new advice.
the best skwaaat video ever !! adressed all the problems i had whit the squat. thx alot Max Aita !
Mark, a really excellent training discussion from start to finish. And thanks for the segment on the belt squat technique because I've just built myself a pulley based unit and now I know the right movement to concentrate on. Great job.
This fixed my squat instantly
Probably after the great Coan himself, this was right up there in the most amount of information on sKWAATING ... thanks Mark and Max!!
this video along with the Coan and Duffin video are excellent
its always interesting seeing how different training can be from one strength athlete to another, some train a lift multiple times a week, some once a week like strongman usually do. so many ways to get strong.
I felt like hugging that guy too. Thanks for the advice
mark is the humble funny guy in fitness, great channel
That dip belt squat is the greatest idea
Max obviously built his technique base through front squatting.
Nick Zema Many do that. Their deadlifts usually suck. Look at Kendall and Uepa. Front squats above 380, deadlifts below 340. Williams and Lilliebridge never front squats: Deadlifts over 380 and squats over 400
So did i get this right, Max says to push solely from the quads and knee joint when you come out of the hole? That's completely the opposite of what pretty much every other expert (e.g. Rippetoe) says, they always go on and on about using your hips to get out of the bottom... . I'm going to try it Max's way, because the whole hips back thing fucked up my squatting completely and it made me over-analyze the whole thing too much.
Same here.
ditto
Rippetoe teaches hips up, not back
CRAZY INTRO!!! Love it.
Top quality stuff. To my shame I hadn't heard of Max. Guy clearly knows his stuff.
Great video!Sometimes all it takes is someone special to tell you how simple it really is.
Max is so insightful
So so so relevant November 2019!! Thanks as always Mark🤸♀️🧚♂️🤗
i tried this,
thank you!!
big improvement
I have the same problem Mark has. thank you so much guys this was insanely helpful!!!!
This video really helped me keep my torso more upright. Been practicing.
this video has really hit home with me. Contrary to traditional thinking of breaking hips first, breaking at knees is gonna help go straight into the hole instead of sitting in the chair.
This video was actually really helpful, I never really thought to focus on keeping my knees in place in the hole. Hope to see Mark squatting big real soon, hopefully I'll do the same.
The problem Max comments in minute 4:20 aprox is common when you come from low bar skwats. I have this problem and currently trying to do what Max says.
Very nice video, a really GOLD VIDEO for all of us who love skwaaats!
i think people in the powerlifting are underestimating the quads, most of them sit back and only utilising their hamstrings and glutes, remember quads are massive muscle groups...
Max Aita is my spirit animal.
This would be a great video to watch before every leg day. very informitive.
Max form is so amazing, and he isn't even wearing oly shoes :O
This dude legit makes the squat a science holy sh*t
I love hearing that theme music every damn time
The black and blue is a badass sweatshirt mark, love it, as soon as I wear out my black one I'm buyin the shit outta that thing.
High frequency daily max squatting (like Max has talked about in other videos) put 50 lbs on my squat in 3 weeks. Max is awesome!
Super grateful for this awesome video you guys! Thanks for sharing all your knowledge. So appreciate it. Best wishes. BG
much better on second try. mark almost doing like a low bar squat with high bar position reluctant to push knees more forward. had same issue but once you get it right demm Quad gainz
That opening was awesome!
This video changed my squat! THANK YOU!!
my name is max, this just made my day
I watched this tonight and went straight on to practice felt good.
Great information. I'll be trying this for sure on squat day.
awesome video. this makes a lot of sense to me. I will be putting it in to practice. thanks.
Great video guys!!!
are there gonna be more video's with steve gentili and the other barbell brigade fellas???
Never thought I'd see the day smelly goes ATG
Great advise. I think Max's gym was in Emeryville, CA.
5:40 Great Cue. I was also taught to practice body weight wall squats to prevent excess forward lean.
This is all opposite of that 😂😂😂