Goblet Squats

[Family3o3]

I'm going to start this instead of back squats cause they hurt my back! my strength has another guy doing them as well and he does them with a 200lb dumbell

[nathanwaisman]

fucken awesome man, great form

[Livinglife3666]

I meant Deadlift Split Squat. Sorry I wasn't more specific.

[Livinglife3666]

Try Goblet Squat Iso Holds with two kettlebells, bring the two kettlebells together and grip your hands together and then squat and hold for three seconds at above parallel, parallel, and below parallel. 6,6,5,4 and you'll be questioning your life. Pair it with Split Squats 8,8,6,6 each leg and you'll want to die.

[kez850]

Damn.. Talk about pushing through!

"he's done.." ... 5 reps later

[RedViola119]

That was brilliant.  Take a bow, son.

[RedZeppellin]

Awesome job.

[paulgnc24]

reps. like a boss.

[gsboss]

why dont you just do zerker or front squats?

[bond00713]

Dude!!!! Perfect form! Awesome job!

[stoneycreekUSA]

Outstanding job...way to press it through bud!

[pcbeachable]

Your quads are epic. Till failure... you are awesome.

[Danksbsn]

So are these better than regular squats? I need to gain muscle around my hips/butt/hamms/quads.. is there any other exercise besides the obvious?

[sweetlittle]

I found this to be far more hardcore than a squat. Am I the only one?

[phatboyfatboy]

I've just started doing goblet squats as part of my training and I love them. I've never went to failure but I do 120 for 5 sets of 10 and by the last set I'm rethinking my life. Lol

[incognito217]

Good form - you should not elevate your heels, though. This will force your weight forward.

[makaylah1100]

could you use a weighted vest as well

[dontbehaten262]

I can't even do that with a popcorn curnel

[AOUSI]

TILL FAILURE! Ah that was awesome to watch. no homo.

[meteveyisoglu]

great set, but why so many reps? what's the goal? I'd do 8 to 12 reps with not necessarily more weight but with slower descent. I think the lifter is missing a little muscle work at the negative phase of the exercise. He's too fast, letting loose the muscles. Just my thought.

[rdeffleymoviesnew]

@meteveyisoglu

Research the benefits of the 20 rep squat. You will find a ton of research on it and why heavy forced high rep sets when combined with a calorie surplus are superior for size in legs. I personally like to switch off between the 5x5 program for two months, take a week off, and then do the 20 reo squat program for a few months. They compliment each other nicely. Also, you want the descent to be controlled, but not too slow.

[rdeffleymoviesnew]

I love goblet squats. You get all the benefits of front squatting without dealing with wrist flexibility issues or the discomfort of resting a bar on your delts. Whenever I front squat with a bar, I always want to stop sooner than my legs do because of the discomfort of the positioning. One thing I always wondered is what the equivalent is between gobel squats and squatting with a bar in terms of weight. If I had to guess I would say double the amount of the DB for a back squat. Great set BTW.

[smats42]

@rdeffleymoviesnew hey bro i just learned about using straps on the bar for front squats from testosteronenation, it works GREAT. much more comfortable than any other front squats for me, ive always loved front squats but i have all sorts of injury issues. the strap thing is awesome. you might want to check it out. peace

[Forgeth3Bulletz]

this is definitely the safest way to squat

[Thrasheri]

Goblet squats are perfect for tabata intervals

[Draykid]

@Thrasheri

No, they're not. I would explain why, but frankly, if you don't understand that tabata intervals were tested (and proven) ONLY in a very specific set of circumstances (LONG warm-up at a fast speed, 100% effort on work periods coupled with a strict "average" speed during the "rest" periods, with a long cool-down, tested with ELITE athletes), you probably wouldn't listen in the first place.

[titans8210]

@Draykid do YOU understand Tabata intervals? if so why do you think this wouldn't work.

[maxxthebull]

Good stuff man, I did some like that but with a press at the end of each rep. Nice show of work.

[kaljr82]

don't forget to pull up your shorts to show of our things...oh wait, you didn't.

Love vanity lifters.

[CassOnCall]

@kaljr82 Struck me as though he wanted to make sure the shorts didn't restrict him from getting good depth, actually.

[bronco9889]

This is just stupid and a waste of effort.

[CassOnCall]

@bronco9889 Why's that?

[jnprather]

I've never seen someone power through the last few reps more than that. You did at least 4 more reps than 98% of the people at the gym would ever do.

[suckmyarsebl]

I used to do normal squats with barbell on my back, but It sucked! Since doing the goblet squat I feel ten times more comfortable, And although am only I lifting a 16kg I want to upgrade and get me two heavy KB to squat with, Plus you can go real heavy with Goblet squat and I think its better than normal squats and safer.

[redhot916spd]

that was great!! hella effort there

[Sjones675]

Wow thats hard! Respect dude

[camir21]

great depth

[Keyboardbeatz]

I used to do a version of these, i'd have a platform under each foot and let the weight hang in the middle, you can hold more weight this way

[ihavemonkeysinmybutt]

dammm you must have really strong hip flexors. Your probably really fast and can bang chicks real hard.

[ClintAshtonFitnessPT]

@ihavemonkeysinmybutt HAHAHAHA

[TiberiusStorm]

@ihavemonkeysinmybutt What an odd thing to say to another dude! LoL

[nywytboy68]

This is "functional strength", not "ghetto".

[SAMLPCD]

Nice video fella,got a question for you though.How much can you regular squat??Im doing 200lbs goblet squats for 5 tough reps and would like to gauge how much my squat must be at.Thanks

[pshoo9]

I don't mean any offense but, holding the weight in your hand taxes the delts, so you can't use enough weight for your legs.Your leg posture is that of a sumo squat , why not do it with a barbell across your shoulders.

[admello41]

@pshoo9 these are basically a front squat.

[dda030582]

@pshoo9 because you can't go as deep with a barbell. This is a great finishing move or just in general to really work on your r.o.m and get those hip flexors working.

[TheStressMonkey]

Absolutely amazing effort. Every time I was sure that you were done you kept going. Very impressive and motivational.

[SAMLPCD]

would you say goblet squats are the hardest to do??

[SnareGibbs]

I will definitely agree that Goblet squats are a great exercise.

I'm wondering if standing on the edge of that mat was done on purpose for heel elevation, to make up for lack of dorsiflexion. It could be the camera angle, but it seems that there is very little change in your shin angle.

Have you considered trying these barefoot, and off of the mat? Far more taxing on the posterior chain.

[StanleyKu]

Serious effort! Good job!

[patrick31303]

yes me too! =)

[Marlboro1337]

haha i love how you do all these 'ghetto' exercises that you never really see anyone else do.

[Dover315]

@Marlboro1337 why are they "ghetto?"