Houston Personal Trainer Demonstrates The "Prisoner Squat"

[dholijeet]

what's your stance with the knees? I always tell my clients to keep their knees to never go past their toes. you didn't really address it much

[joshone]

@dholijeet I definitely agree about making sure the knees do not go over and past the toes. When the focus is on fully pushing the hips back with the chest forward and shoulders blades squeezed toward each other, the instance of the knees going over the toes is pretty much a non-issue. Another method to include in the case of keeping the knees behind the toes, is to also slightly raise the toes, during the exercise in order to avoid the heels rising off the floor.

[pOpArOb1]

Nice, only yesterday I got enough motivation to start getting myself back in shape as I have let myself go after some personal issues.

I found a fat to fit sorta pdf thing and the 1st exercise is this prisoner squat, so yesterday I done 30 of them with holding in place at the bottom. This video is excellent for me because you cover exactly what I wanted to know which you jsut cant learn in a picture.

[Chistant]

How many reps and sets do you recommend for this exercise?

[ilovebritishbulldogs]

hes doin it all wrong

[joshone]

Hmmmm....do tell. I would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks :-)

[crohnoes]

your stance is too wide, and you're not squatting deep enough.

[joshone]

Hi, Roy. Be sure you are leading with your hips, as you perform the descend of this exercise. Your hips should be the first thing to move, in order to set the tone for performing this bad boy safely.

Also, be sure to drive your body back up, by pushing through your heels, and not the balls of your feet or toes.

If you've had past knee issues, or continue to feel discomfort , I would check with your medical professional, and make sure everyting is up to par.

Keep me posted :-).

[FanUltimate]

you are very nice

[yoRRnl]

Hey Joshone,

I feel some enoying pressure in my knees.. is that normal? In some way i dont like this exercise..but its a good one for the training in total. Thanks for the video's.. i watch the frequently. Cheers, Roy from the Netherlands

[joshone]

Swapp01, be sure to stand tall on the top of the movement. Be sure to focus more on squeezing your glutes up top, in order to open your hips. You will find that your legs are straight; however, with your glutes squeezed tightly, you won't have focus as much on "locking" your knees.

[Swapp01]

are you supposed to lock your knees? I'l ltry these squats because I just did normal squats and I got 125, and I havn't done squats in like 4 months

[gabuta314]

joshone-

Great vid. What are your thoughts on other body-weight squats, like "Hindu Squats?"

Also, why should the elbows be back, versus letting the arms float in front of you parallel to the floor?

Thanks again,

Chris

[joshone]

Hi Chris. Thanks for checking out the video. I'm glad you liked it.

In reference to other bodyweight exercises, I am a fan of so many. However, the hindu squat is one of my top favs.

In fact, my quads are burning right now, as I send you this reply, from the hindu squats i did yesterday morning, while wearing a 50 pound weight vest.

Those bad boys are great for enhancing lower body strength, endurance, and stability.

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[joshone]

As for the reasoning for keeping the elbows back on prisoner squats, it's to remove the chances of pulling on your neck during the exercise, as well as helping to get your upper back more involved in the exercise.

You will also notice your abs are more engaged, when your elbows are back, as opposed to your elbows pointing forward. all in all, you get a more bang-for-buck exercise, by performing the p.s. this way.

Hope that helps. Thanks for visiting my channel. Be sure 2 subscribe :-)

[vboredv]

this seems to tire my neck, does that mean i'm doing them wrong? :P

[joshone]

Be sure you're not pulling down on your neck. keep your back straight, and keep your elbows pulled back. It helps to pull your shoulder blades toward each other, in order to keep your elbows pulled back. This will help you to not pull down on your neck, and put so much pressure on it.

[rezistnc]

great vid

[joshone]

Thanks a lot, rezistnc. I really appreciate it.

[joshone]

No worries, Colssus1281. Glad you liked it.

[Colossus1281]

Thanks for showing this. Im going to add this to me calisthenic workout.

[edwinaroase]

Clear and well explained - great video coaching. Thanks

[AprylRed]

woo hoo I'm going to get a tight butt! HAHA

[falseprophecy]

Thank you, sir! I'm going to put this to good use.

[breakneck12]

Good exercise to build up leg strength for grappling. I do 60 of these in a row every day and making my way to 100 fast. Nothing impressive but to let others know you can do this exercise and build a good endurance in your legs. Ken Shamrock was able to do over 500 in a row.

[dejayed]

Good video bro... very good instruction!

[kickouttheyuppies]

thanks works well. trying to get that beer gut to dissappear!!

[TruthAxe]

You can teach.

Others should watch your video to see how a teacher gives a thorough description and demonstration.

[sharz95]

Thanks man

[name1011]

good video :D

[JZavaro]

good video

[mewgaman]

thanks man

[youandyamum]

works 4 me.

[ShortyMKD]

hey, tnx man!