Oly lifters, are all form, usually mixed with explosiveness, and they go very deep on all Compound lifts. Cleans, squats, snatch etc. They are truely a combination of everything all combined. Form, Lift Heavy, Explosiveness, Flexability, Mobility, Strength, Power, they got a combo of them all.
I respect any and all of them. Lifting Iron is the shit, and it comes in many forms.
Bodybuilders, go for excellent form and muscle contraction, they dont care about the weight, they all have different forms, and do what works best to build that muscle and develop it to its fullest potential.
Powerlifters, usually like to push the most weight they can but still have to get parallel. They use wider stances in most cases, and go for totals and numbers
Strongmen, are more complex. They usually have great form, and go heavy as hell for reps.
i love people that do full squats.. u go to the gym and theres all these dumb kids that think they are strong for squatting 100 more than me when they go down 2 inches..
can't you build decent strengh and size in doing a 90 degree squat??(I can answer that question) Some can't go all the way down for many reasons and one of them could be because they simply don't feel it's necessary for them.
What's with this gay music. Nice lifts but damn, get some new music. Here is the big four: Metalica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Slayer. Learn it, live it, love it.
I do Front Squats off the rack and it hurts my shoulders. But when i clean the weight up and then front squat it, it doesnt. does anybody have any clue whats up?
@shortyirish You dont have to do front squats like this. You can do it with your hands in the clean form. It does that same thing, its really just what you prefer. You just need really good wrist flexibility.
@shortyirish If it's tendonitis, try some roll on DMSO and a layoff may be necessary. As to the performance; I could load the bar for him--that's all; but it isn't rock bottom lifting either. I'm gonna be told it's deep enough. We all know if he went bottom, he'd have to lighten that load. Best front squatters are OL lifters like Zlatev who went rock bottom front with 540 at 169 pounds!! He's wearing loose shorts, which is a plus for strictness; just no absolute bottom seen.
Damn that´s a lot. Front squats are more difficult than regular but it´s good cause if you can´t like cheat and lean forward like you can if you do regular squats.
Well said nato600, that's interesting actually, because every powerlifter and powerlifting trainer has said to work the hamstrings to improve squat and deadlift. I suppose it's not a bad idea to work the ham's anyways.
I can't think of one person that doesn't know the hamstrings are involved in the squat. I mean everyone learns that at some point if they lift. I always thought that was common knowledge not "degree" knowledge. Jozey go sleep with some Marine's wife.
@livingstranger Although jozey seems to love talking smack, what he says is true. MRI evidence indicates that two joint muscles such as rectus femoris & hamstrings are not activated powerfully (if at all) during exercises involving simultaneous hip and knee extension. During deadlift and power cleans the hamstrings are more active because knee extension dominates the first pull' of each movement and then almost ceases during the second pull when hip extension occurs almost in isolation. cont..
@livingstranger cont... Two joint muscles such as rectus femoris,hamstrings, sartorius, and gracilis are more heavily activated during single joint exercises than multijoint exercises because in the latter they most often have undesirable actions at one joint. eg the hamstrings flex the knee and are therefore not
activated heavily during squats, leg press or lunge. eg rectus femoris tends to flex the hip and is therefore not activated heavily during squats, leg press or lunge. cont..
@livingstranger search studies done by Ploutz-Snyder et al 1995 & Tesch, 1999... who did MRI studies into this. Which is furthermore, what I have been taught. my two cents. thanks
i saw this guy competing against Mariusz Pudzianowski in a weight lifting competition and he got his ass kicked so now i think he totally sucks at lifting
@MrFlaggggy yeah but what is he like 20 something? hes been lifting for 2o something years he shouldnt suck dick he should instead try lifting more often and go for the heaviest weight example i curl 100 pound dumbells and i could lift more than this weakling and hes 2 times my size
You cannot compare Mario to anyone on the planet. That guy is a freak of nature. He is one of the exceptions of power in this world. Don't knock Kevin. This guy is monstrous as well. Mario is just on a level that not too many people will ever get to
@terrapatra I'm not Kevin dumbass, my name is myles and im in high school. I am a fan of Kevin. If you're stronger than he is post some videos of yourself.
Actually, Jozey13, the hamstrings are HEAVILY involved in squatting. It's called the Lombard Paradox (look it up). Just THINK about it for a second... your hamstrings do not only flex the knee, they also extend the hip. What do you do when you squat? You are yes, extending the knees, but ALSO extending at the hip. Elementary squat biomechanics, my friend. Learn them. Or, maybe YOU should go buy a movement analysis book.
@esotericpoetess - go do an emg study of the squat... and see how active the hamstring are... time to learn mate. Talk is cheap. Spend years in a lab researching these things and your opinion would count.
@Jozey13: Funny.... Not only am I a powerlifter, I have a degree in kinesiology and have done an emg of the hamstrings during a squat..several times on 6 different people. So according to you then, my opinion does count. Hmmm... talk IS cheap... isn't it?
@esotericpoetess where did you get your degree clearly your lecturers are fucking monkeys and clearly your just another fucking knob on youtube, who cant squat for shit and doesnt know sweet fuck all about muscle groups or there movement analysis. I bet you sit on here pretending your sombody when we all on here no you arent, your mum and dad think your a gimp piece of shit, who sucks on ur younger sisters cock! Go jump off a building and land on a 6ft Barbell you retardted cunt! Learn ur shit
@esotericpoetess lookup Ploutz-Snyder et al 1995 & Tesch, 1999. Who did legit MRi studies into this. Dont claim to know, unless you can provide evidence. And yes talk is cheap.. provide some evidence and then your claims are worth something.
Even when i lift a relatively light weight while doing a front squat, my shoulders hurt. I use the same grip you're using. Do you (or anyone else reading this) have any tips that would make the shoulder hurt less or not at all? I've tried wrapping a towel around it, which helps but it still hurts the my delts a bit.
When I front squat, I get more hamstrings into the lift. Since your knees are closer together, your hamstrings work harder than they would on a regular squat
Also the last quarter of a front squat helps me get my hips up and through on my regular squats and deadlifts.
front squats are meant to put more emphasis on your quads more than the hamstrings, compared to std squat. Due to you keeping a straight and upright position, make sure you push the weight with your heels.... a lot of ppl do squats, deadlifts etc by lifting with the weight too far over the front. Proper form has you pushing up with your heels. This will help engage your quads more as well as utilizing the hams. Just some friendly advice if you dont already do this.
Crossed arms are generally reserved for noobies... and with lifts with that much weight I doubt you are a noob. The front squat helps build up the Clean and Jerk, crossing your arms will never work in that movement.
for any of you bozos that think that could be a light or fake weight ...just look Kevin Nee up ..he has competition deadlifted 903 less then a handful of people have EVER done that ..he is one strong mother !
@deepsquat600 kinda doubting he dealifted 903. He's not that big. I know guys that are bigger than him and only doing 6 or 700. So prove it to me and I might believe you lol
Hahaha... no offense but he should actually go about an ince or 2 lower. safer on the knees, plus it is a better way to quantify results. Make sure they all go the same distance. Hip below knee.
what?? haha.. i think that this form you talk of is flawed. I see a few people do it at the gym and it's just not right.. From a physics point of view, you've gone pass the point of tension in your quads.. You're just basically resting your ass almost on your calves and what not. It's a much harder work out to stop the weight right at 90 degrees than it is to just let the weight crush you till your but hits your calves. Kevin is doing them the right way.
You have no clue what you are talking about. From the biomechanics (human physics) aspect, it is safer on the knees and incorporates more than just your quads. When you squat (whether front squat, back, over head or any other squat) your hips should go pass your knees to engage your glutes and hams. Your quads pull up on the knee when there is tension and once the the glutes and hams are introduced into the lift the will pull down on the knee cap, keeping it in place and secure.
...When done correctly, you do not rest on your calves, but instead keep your quads, glutes and hams engaged in concert.
If you think that it is not safe to squat like that; sit on the floor and get up without your hips being below your knees. It's not possible. It is a natural movement and little children do it all the time. It is only when people believe bs science that goes against human biomechanics that you get nonsense like don't go pass parallel.
well.. i bet this is because you can't stop the weight at parallel.. you just don't have the strength to stop the weight at Darelle so you just let the weight push you down that extra 2 inches or so that you speak of. Go and try it. when we do squats, we usually have a minor pause at the bottom, holding at parallel. It kills. If i was to hold a few inches lower like you stated, i could probably hold it all day long because there the stress is minimal. either way, to each his own.
everyone is different. Just as many people do it one way as the other, so i guess anyone who comes out saying that one person is doing it wrong with parallel and blah blah is.. People who go to parallel seem to have just as good strength if not more, just as defined if not more, just as everything as the "2 inch" lower people so I guess this "2 inch" lower claim is really just a myth/rumor. Other wise you would be able to tell from the "2 inch lower" people from the parallel people..
The "2 inch lower" people and the "parallel" can be easily recognized. The "parallel" people will have knee injuries and the below parallel will not. It is scientifically SAFER to go below parallel than it is to go parallel and above (especially with 1RM). There is no getting around that. Can you do it differently? Sure, if you like the thrill of wondering if your knee is going to collapse or not. Go for it. Will it work all three muscle groups (quads, hams, glutes)? Absolutely not.
And just because you move more weight at a shorter distance does not make you stronger. I could front squat 600lbs if I just had to bend my hips and knees and stand up. You cannot make comparisons on unlike objects. Since the lifters (2 inch lower and parallel) aren't traveling the same distance they are not doing the same lift. And no, you dont just let the weight push you down. You have to engage your glutes & hams the entire time- especially if you think you are going to get out of the whole.
please explain how a fuller range of motion is "Safer." I understand that it can still be safe, but I don't understand how it is safer. And since you speak of biomechanics and so on, please explain how you can maintain proper length tension relationships across muscle sub systems by going ATG. Furthermore, could you please tell me why your body wouldn't engage your quads, hams, and glutes simultaneously throughout the entire lift, weather it is the top section or the bottom section.
im gonna have to say you have no idea what youre talking about... ill give an example to show you... your hips DO NOT have to go past your knees to enage your gluteals. that is one of the most retarded things ive ever heard. thank you dont message about anything with biomechanics. if its your major in school quit now.
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Going lower that parallel only puts more stress on your knees, that's why people go TO parallel if not less. You can try at home. sit down, extend your leg and rest it on a flat surface. relax the leg, note that your quads are soft, relaxed. now feel just above and below the patella... soft and relaxed. now bring your leg to your hamstring, note quads are tight, above the patella and below the tendon is hard. the more u go down on any squat the more pressure you put on your knees.
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Do you seriously think hamstrings are actually involved in a squat? Go do some squats... tell me if your hamstrings get saw... or maybe buy a movement analysis book... time to learn my friend.
What the fuck are you talking about? Just because something doesn't get sore doesn't mean you're not using it! Do a search for rippetoe and squats or some library reading before showing how ignorant you are. Gees
@MerkabaStar Go do a degree and specialise in movement analysis and do hundred of emg studies of the squat before you think you know. Go do an emg study of the squat... then talk to me.
@Jozey13 Already got the degree. Why do EMG's enough of them have been done. And whats your point? I said look up some YT vids cause I'm not going to tell someone to go get a degree. Just do more research. Hams are involved, and there are ways to recruit them more when doing a proper squat.
@226frank really, it doesn't put stress on your knees. i dislocated my knee cap by going below parallel. it was only 225 on the 5th rep and i dislocated it
@226frank it's harsh on the knees if you dont do it properly and put the knees too much in front. I had the problem as a newbie lifter with my knees because of it
@226frank am i right when i say that the stress on the knees is only when some do them wrong and put the knees forward? i do backsquads same depth as here and i always get toled it stresses my knees...
it cant be more 600 lbs, obviously some of the weights are fake, you can tell because, cmon, if it was more then 500 lbs he's legs would at least be slightly shaking, and there doesnt seem to be any strain in does the squats
Are you fucking dumb? Kevin Knee is a professional Powerlifer, 600lbs for a front squat isn't much... Ronnie Colemen, a bodybuilder, regular squats 800lbs, and bodybuilders aren't as strong as powerlifters. So get your fucking facts straight you tool.
I like the loose shorts. No boost as in something tight. I'd use 10% less & go lower. Watch condition of blood vessels over time. You hear about knees, hips, ankles, preventing squatting. Don't forget the blood vessels. Because Father Time will arrive. He can be stalled off. Prevention is easier than cure. Claims are made that deer velvet antler can regenerate blood vessels. Aneurysms can be prevented with silica, copper, horse chestnut, butcher's broom, blueberries. Sugar is BAD.
Black plates are either 20kg or ~45lbs, the one with yellow tape is 15kg or ~35lbs, bit of spare change on the end, so the first one is about 215kg or 473lbs, next one looks like 220kg/484lbs, last one not sure what the blue is, probably 500lbs and more reps.
I have recently switched to front squat, how long did it take you to reach that level? btw, very impressive!
260191894 1 month ago
I just came on here to help get me pumped for the gym and now I have it!!! Thanks man.... Needed to see that... IMPRESSIVE!!!
O2BBUCK 3 months ago
Nope it's 2011
MilitantKaos 3 months ago
Thats pure strength no jerky stop and scream, smooth man
XMarshyFTW 3 months ago
YOU ARE THE MAN!!! HAT OFF
papcyrill 5 months ago
i just got mind fucked.
ImNotAsGoodAsDevin 5 months ago
Thats pretty awesome
RileyM1989 6 months ago
wow he is so strong
NBunschoten 6 months ago
Oly lifters, are all form, usually mixed with explosiveness, and they go very deep on all Compound lifts. Cleans, squats, snatch etc. They are truely a combination of everything all combined. Form, Lift Heavy, Explosiveness, Flexability, Mobility, Strength, Power, they got a combo of them all.
I respect any and all of them. Lifting Iron is the shit, and it comes in many forms.
moebiggz 6 months ago
People need to learn...
Bodybuilders, go for excellent form and muscle contraction, they dont care about the weight, they all have different forms, and do what works best to build that muscle and develop it to its fullest potential.
Powerlifters, usually like to push the most weight they can but still have to get parallel. They use wider stances in most cases, and go for totals and numbers
Strongmen, are more complex. They usually have great form, and go heavy as hell for reps.
moebiggz 6 months ago
What's the bar weight?
MrJustBradley 7 months ago
some serious weight being lifted here
antheaslip 7 months ago
Great form and that with high weight on front squats
mad1966dog 7 months ago
you got to be a strong s@b to do that on a front squat
0102106kls 7 months ago
i love people that do full squats.. u go to the gym and theres all these dumb kids that think they are strong for squatting 100 more than me when they go down 2 inches..
CurryProd 8 months ago
whats the song
v0rxxx 9 months ago
@2008GetBig
Slightly less hey... I doubt that.
Just another juicer
kingschnitz 9 months ago
is it 2009 already? its 2011!!!!
SmexyPC 10 months ago
what does he do when hes off the juice?
kingschnitz 10 months ago
@kingschnitz ...He'll just squat slightly less. This guy on or off gear would still squat 5 times more than the average person.
2008GetBig 9 months ago
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damonleeott 10 months ago
anyone know how much weight was on that bar? great lifts, someday i hope to be able to squat like that :(
jaredhind 1 year ago
none of that pussy 1/4 of the way down and claiming its a good squat well done kevin.
czoraa21 1 year ago
THIS IS A REAL FULL FRONT SQUAT, NO FUCKING 1/4
cybertronx1701 1 year ago 22
@cybertronx1701
can't you build decent strengh and size in doing a 90 degree squat??(I can answer that question) Some can't go all the way down for many reasons and one of them could be because they simply don't feel it's necessary for them.
TheCachito37 7 months ago
@cybertronx1701 sure not full)
ArtemPowerLift 4 months ago
this is what i call a real squat, nice and deep
tiongbo 1 year ago
oh jeez
ItsTeton 1 year ago
is it possible to have strong legs and still have good endurance seems to be impossible for me
haizzzzzzz
ghazghkull2001 1 year ago
tanio skury nie sprzedam ha :D
YAKUZATDI 1 year ago
god damn!
tmb00x 1 year ago
What's with this gay music. Nice lifts but damn, get some new music. Here is the big four: Metalica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Slayer. Learn it, live it, love it.
creative36 1 year ago
@creative36 preference.. and just to prove this. Metallica** blows. as does Megadeth to lift to.
aeresrage 1 year ago
i cant see his face but is the kevin that competes in strongman? IT has to be him, who else could do this?
teewoods 1 year ago
@teewoods Kevin Nee
aeresrage 1 year ago
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@13andincrediblycut your one fat 13 year old lol
arniemonkey 1 year ago
Perfect depth
NHSALUM07 1 year ago
DAMN that human is so strong!!!!!!! That exercise is extremely difficult... I could never do that!!!!!!!
seba23bsas23 1 year ago
i would be happy lifting that any way possible lol
hazardroll1 1 year ago
i think the music is rad haha
ushock 1 year ago
i front squat 95lbs
noobs
AndyAngelZ 1 year ago
how much weight is that???
TheAlbertnewman 1 year ago
I do Front Squats off the rack and it hurts my shoulders. But when i clean the weight up and then front squat it, it doesnt. does anybody have any clue whats up?
shortyirish 1 year ago
@shortyirish You dont have to do front squats like this. You can do it with your hands in the clean form. It does that same thing, its really just what you prefer. You just need really good wrist flexibility.
WSMStrongSebas 1 year ago
@shortyirish yah!
when your doing a clean, the weight just throws onto ur shoulders and ur focusing more on everything else then thinking bout the pains
sadeghsayyed 1 year ago
@shortyirish If it's tendonitis, try some roll on DMSO and a layoff may be necessary. As to the performance; I could load the bar for him--that's all; but it isn't rock bottom lifting either. I'm gonna be told it's deep enough. We all know if he went bottom, he'd have to lighten that load. Best front squatters are OL lifters like Zlatev who went rock bottom front with 540 at 169 pounds!! He's wearing loose shorts, which is a plus for strictness; just no absolute bottom seen.
skirts365 1 year ago
Damn that´s a lot. Front squats are more difficult than regular but it´s good cause if you can´t like cheat and lean forward like you can if you do regular squats.
83Mysterio 1 year ago
Well said nato600, that's interesting actually, because every powerlifter and powerlifting trainer has said to work the hamstrings to improve squat and deadlift. I suppose it's not a bad idea to work the ham's anyways.
livingstranger 1 year ago
I can't think of one person that doesn't know the hamstrings are involved in the squat. I mean everyone learns that at some point if they lift. I always thought that was common knowledge not "degree" knowledge. Jozey go sleep with some Marine's wife.
livingstranger 1 year ago
@livingstranger Although jozey seems to love talking smack, what he says is true. MRI evidence indicates that two joint muscles such as rectus femoris & hamstrings are not activated powerfully (if at all) during exercises involving simultaneous hip and knee extension. During deadlift and power cleans the hamstrings are more active because knee extension dominates the first pull' of each movement and then almost ceases during the second pull when hip extension occurs almost in isolation. cont..
nato600 1 year ago
@livingstranger cont... Two joint muscles such as rectus femoris,hamstrings, sartorius, and gracilis are more heavily activated during single joint exercises than multijoint exercises because in the latter they most often have undesirable actions at one joint. eg the hamstrings flex the knee and are therefore not
activated heavily during squats, leg press or lunge. eg rectus femoris tends to flex the hip and is therefore not activated heavily during squats, leg press or lunge. cont..
nato600 1 year ago
@livingstranger search studies done by Ploutz-Snyder et al 1995 & Tesch, 1999... who did MRI studies into this. Which is furthermore, what I have been taught. my two cents. thanks
nato600 1 year ago
this depresses me. I thought my front squat was good for a sophmore. It's only 250 and looking at this makes me sad. lol.
bighitscooby 1 year ago
juice does the boy good
freedomsoldier187 1 year ago
wow. amazing for a guy who has skinny ass legs.
ewok1972 1 year ago
no rack?!!!!
he must be confident about that weight....some kinda warm-up for him...;D
impressed.
Tanello82 1 year ago
Ripptoe is a loser. college hack job.
hiphopapotomus 1 year ago
A lot of weight, maybe to much since the upper back starts to flex in the end.
phredhe 1 year ago
i saw this guy competing against Mariusz Pudzianowski in a weight lifting competition and he got his ass kicked so now i think he totally sucks at lifting
terrapatra 1 year ago
@terrapatra lol have u ever thought that this guys is like 15 years younger then Mariusz Pudzianowski
MrFlaggggy 1 year ago
@MrFlaggggy yeah but what is he like 20 something? hes been lifting for 2o something years he shouldnt suck dick he should instead try lifting more often and go for the heaviest weight example i curl 100 pound dumbells and i could lift more than this weakling and hes 2 times my size
terrapatra 1 year ago
You cannot compare Mario to anyone on the planet. That guy is a freak of nature. He is one of the exceptions of power in this world. Don't knock Kevin. This guy is monstrous as well. Mario is just on a level that not too many people will ever get to
armyspc101 1 year ago
@armyspc101 why are you calling him mario its mariusz pudzianowski and someday i will be twice as strong as him
terrapatra 1 year ago
HA I meant Marius. My bad. And thats a great goal to have. Good luck man!
armyspc101 1 year ago
Meant Marius not Mario. I always call him Mario...have no clue why??
armyspc101 1 year ago
mylesman99 @terrapatra
shut up BITCH.
mylesman99 1 year ago
@mylesman99 your kevin whatever im stronger than you are
terrapatra 1 year ago
@terrapatra I'm not Kevin dumbass, my name is myles and im in high school. I am a fan of Kevin. If you're stronger than he is post some videos of yourself.
mylesman99 1 year ago
@mylesman99 anyone is stronger than this guy
terrapatra 1 year ago
@terrapatra Wow..you sound like you have a crush on him. Well I actually think he's married, sorry.
mylesman99 1 year ago
@mylesman99 who? not kevin, im not gay and even if i was, not kevin cause im jus sayin he sucks at weight lifting and its not right
terrapatra 1 year ago
Actually, Jozey13, the hamstrings are HEAVILY involved in squatting. It's called the Lombard Paradox (look it up). Just THINK about it for a second... your hamstrings do not only flex the knee, they also extend the hip. What do you do when you squat? You are yes, extending the knees, but ALSO extending at the hip. Elementary squat biomechanics, my friend. Learn them. Or, maybe YOU should go buy a movement analysis book.
esotericpoetess 1 year ago
@esotericpoetess - go do an emg study of the squat... and see how active the hamstring are... time to learn mate. Talk is cheap. Spend years in a lab researching these things and your opinion would count.
Jozey13 1 year ago 3
@Jozey13: Funny.... Not only am I a powerlifter, I have a degree in kinesiology and have done an emg of the hamstrings during a squat..several times on 6 different people. So according to you then, my opinion does count. Hmmm... talk IS cheap... isn't it?
esotericpoetess 1 year ago
@esotericpoetess where did you get your degree clearly your lecturers are fucking monkeys and clearly your just another fucking knob on youtube, who cant squat for shit and doesnt know sweet fuck all about muscle groups or there movement analysis. I bet you sit on here pretending your sombody when we all on here no you arent, your mum and dad think your a gimp piece of shit, who sucks on ur younger sisters cock! Go jump off a building and land on a 6ft Barbell you retardted cunt! Learn ur shit
Jozey13 1 year ago
@Jozey13 Wow you fucking suck at debating. Good job failing hard at proving your point.
Iololz 1 year ago
@esotericpoetess lookup Ploutz-Snyder et al 1995 & Tesch, 1999. Who did legit MRi studies into this. Dont claim to know, unless you can provide evidence. And yes talk is cheap.. provide some evidence and then your claims are worth something.
nato600 1 year ago
dammnn thts more than i can do on parallel regular squats.
LilNasty61 2 years ago
Even when i lift a relatively light weight while doing a front squat, my shoulders hurt. I use the same grip you're using. Do you (or anyone else reading this) have any tips that would make the shoulder hurt less or not at all? I've tried wrapping a towel around it, which helps but it still hurts the my delts a bit.
Mrmagiccity27 2 years ago
holy shit !! Gotta do more front squats.
onetao8 2 years ago
Great front squats Kevin!
-I love the internet form police that yell that the squats are too deep...pussies ahhaaha.
Vatos75 2 years ago 3
hey its better then them crying is not deep enough
THESOTO2010 2 years ago
i fucking hate front squat. i jus do back squats. i just do rdls to work hamstrings, great lift that works
chrismeg34 2 years ago
Why Strongmen like Front Squat ?
iasdhiohqodhqwo58293 2 years ago
When I front squat, I get more hamstrings into the lift. Since your knees are closer together, your hamstrings work harder than they would on a regular squat
Also the last quarter of a front squat helps me get my hips up and through on my regular squats and deadlifts.
Crusherxt 2 years ago
front squats are meant to put more emphasis on your quads more than the hamstrings, compared to std squat. Due to you keeping a straight and upright position, make sure you push the weight with your heels.... a lot of ppl do squats, deadlifts etc by lifting with the weight too far over the front. Proper form has you pushing up with your heels. This will help engage your quads more as well as utilizing the hams. Just some friendly advice if you dont already do this.
Griz675 2 years ago
wow ur fuckin pumpin those legs, ha at first i thought u were maxing out at 1 rep, lol good job on the three in a row
grantflip 2 years ago
Crossed arms are generally reserved for noobies... and with lifts with that much weight I doubt you are a noob. The front squat helps build up the Clean and Jerk, crossing your arms will never work in that movement.
howardlitt86 2 years ago
for any of you bozos that think that could be a light or fake weight ...just look Kevin Nee up ..he has competition deadlifted 903 less then a handful of people have EVER done that ..he is one strong mother !
deepsquat600 2 years ago 9
@deepsquat600 Not only is he amazingly strong, hes not even at prime age, he's still really young.
shwan152 1 year ago
@deepsquat600 kinda doubting he dealifted 903. He's not that big. I know guys that are bigger than him and only doing 6 or 700. So prove it to me and I might believe you lol
ChadAndrewsLovesGod 11 months ago
@ChadAndrewsLovesGod it didnt look like him at first. Sorry to discredit him.
ChadAndrewsLovesGod 11 months ago
thats deep as fuck...holy hell he is good
ductturnal760 2 years ago
Hahaha... no offense but he should actually go about an ince or 2 lower. safer on the knees, plus it is a better way to quantify results. Make sure they all go the same distance. Hip below knee.
howardlitt86 2 years ago
what?? haha.. i think that this form you talk of is flawed. I see a few people do it at the gym and it's just not right.. From a physics point of view, you've gone pass the point of tension in your quads.. You're just basically resting your ass almost on your calves and what not. It's a much harder work out to stop the weight right at 90 degrees than it is to just let the weight crush you till your but hits your calves. Kevin is doing them the right way.
dubgli 2 years ago
@dubgli
You have no clue what you are talking about. From the biomechanics (human physics) aspect, it is safer on the knees and incorporates more than just your quads. When you squat (whether front squat, back, over head or any other squat) your hips should go pass your knees to engage your glutes and hams. Your quads pull up on the knee when there is tension and once the the glutes and hams are introduced into the lift the will pull down on the knee cap, keeping it in place and secure.
howardlitt86 2 years ago
...When done correctly, you do not rest on your calves, but instead keep your quads, glutes and hams engaged in concert.
If you think that it is not safe to squat like that; sit on the floor and get up without your hips being below your knees. It's not possible. It is a natural movement and little children do it all the time. It is only when people believe bs science that goes against human biomechanics that you get nonsense like don't go pass parallel.
howardlitt86 2 years ago
well.. i bet this is because you can't stop the weight at parallel.. you just don't have the strength to stop the weight at Darelle so you just let the weight push you down that extra 2 inches or so that you speak of. Go and try it. when we do squats, we usually have a minor pause at the bottom, holding at parallel. It kills. If i was to hold a few inches lower like you stated, i could probably hold it all day long because there the stress is minimal. either way, to each his own.
dubgli 2 years ago
everyone is different. Just as many people do it one way as the other, so i guess anyone who comes out saying that one person is doing it wrong with parallel and blah blah is.. People who go to parallel seem to have just as good strength if not more, just as defined if not more, just as everything as the "2 inch" lower people so I guess this "2 inch" lower claim is really just a myth/rumor. Other wise you would be able to tell from the "2 inch lower" people from the parallel people..
dubgli 2 years ago
The "2 inch lower" people and the "parallel" can be easily recognized. The "parallel" people will have knee injuries and the below parallel will not. It is scientifically SAFER to go below parallel than it is to go parallel and above (especially with 1RM). There is no getting around that. Can you do it differently? Sure, if you like the thrill of wondering if your knee is going to collapse or not. Go for it. Will it work all three muscle groups (quads, hams, glutes)? Absolutely not.
howardlitt86 2 years ago
And just because you move more weight at a shorter distance does not make you stronger. I could front squat 600lbs if I just had to bend my hips and knees and stand up. You cannot make comparisons on unlike objects. Since the lifters (2 inch lower and parallel) aren't traveling the same distance they are not doing the same lift. And no, you dont just let the weight push you down. You have to engage your glutes & hams the entire time- especially if you think you are going to get out of the whole.
howardlitt86 2 years ago
please explain how a fuller range of motion is "Safer." I understand that it can still be safe, but I don't understand how it is safer. And since you speak of biomechanics and so on, please explain how you can maintain proper length tension relationships across muscle sub systems by going ATG. Furthermore, could you please tell me why your body wouldn't engage your quads, hams, and glutes simultaneously throughout the entire lift, weather it is the top section or the bottom section.
bigjohnstudd87 2 years ago
im gonna have to say you have no idea what youre talking about... ill give an example to show you... your hips DO NOT have to go past your knees to enage your gluteals. that is one of the most retarded things ive ever heard. thank you dont message about anything with biomechanics. if its your major in school quit now.
SveniBr 2 years ago
This has nothing to do with Physics.
Take it from a grad student in phys -_-;;
riveNDebussy 2 years ago
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Going lower that parallel only puts more stress on your knees, that's why people go TO parallel if not less. You can try at home. sit down, extend your leg and rest it on a flat surface. relax the leg, note that your quads are soft, relaxed. now feel just above and below the patella... soft and relaxed. now bring your leg to your hamstring, note quads are tight, above the patella and below the tendon is hard. the more u go down on any squat the more pressure you put on your knees.
Griz675 2 years ago
@Griz675
Going below parallel moves stress from the knee to the hamstrings.
Going full isn't harsh on the knees. Ask any oly lifter.
226frank 2 years ago 56
Yup, going below parallel is easier on the knees.
-Competitive OLer + Physical Therapist.
Vatos75 2 years ago 2
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Do you seriously think hamstrings are actually involved in a squat? Go do some squats... tell me if your hamstrings get saw... or maybe buy a movement analysis book... time to learn my friend.
Jozey13 2 years ago
What the fuck are you talking about? Just because something doesn't get sore doesn't mean you're not using it! Do a search for rippetoe and squats or some library reading before showing how ignorant you are. Gees
MerkabaStar 1 year ago 3
@MerkabaStar Go do a degree and specialise in movement analysis and do hundred of emg studies of the squat before you think you know. Go do an emg study of the squat... then talk to me.
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crystallinentity 1 year ago
@Jozey13 Already got the degree. Why do EMG's enough of them have been done. And whats your point? I said look up some YT vids cause I'm not going to tell someone to go get a degree. Just do more research. Hams are involved, and there are ways to recruit them more when doing a proper squat.
MerkabaStar 1 year ago
@226frank really, it doesn't put stress on your knees. i dislocated my knee cap by going below parallel. it was only 225 on the 5th rep and i dislocated it
IVIanB3arP1G 1 year ago
@IVIanB3arP1G Thats great. And you could tear a pec doing less than your normal weight. What does this tell you?
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@226frank Going below parallel moves stress from the knee to the hamstrings??? Can you prove this with legit articles? if so... do so..?
nato600 1 year ago
@226frank you mean the old guys that no longer train their legs and cant get out of bed in the morning because? haha
MrRanger1987 1 year ago
@226frank Now I won't believe thats it not harsh on the knees. Ask any olympic lifter when they are 60 and have joint problems
ChadAndrewsLovesGod 11 months ago
@226frank as long as you keep it under control with out the bouncing. then you are correct sir
edj2010 10 months ago
@226frank it's harsh on the knees if you dont do it properly and put the knees too much in front. I had the problem as a newbie lifter with my knees because of it
WaywardSonCRO 9 months ago
@226frank am i right when i say that the stress on the knees is only when some do them wrong and put the knees forward? i do backsquads same depth as here and i always get toled it stresses my knees...
pickelamarsch 7 months ago
@226frank
The hamstrings are in a shortened position and have almost zero action in a front squat. The glutes, however, do contribute to the movement.
Draykid 7 months ago
Youve been listening to too many clueless people my friend.
123b3n123 2 years ago
good form on these
howcanthishappentome 2 years ago 3
those might of been 20kg plates, kind of hard to tell since they were black.
PMcGuffin 2 years ago
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local282forlife 2 years ago
is that kevin knee?
mooneyboyinc 2 years ago 4
off course
adiwhgwiq1309108 2 years ago 2
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it cant be more 600 lbs, obviously some of the weights are fake, you can tell because, cmon, if it was more then 500 lbs he's legs would at least be slightly shaking, and there doesnt seem to be any strain in does the squats
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Are you fucking dumb? Kevin Knee is a professional Powerlifer, 600lbs for a front squat isn't much... Ronnie Colemen, a bodybuilder, regular squats 800lbs, and bodybuilders aren't as strong as powerlifters. So get your fucking facts straight you tool.
paulmura666 2 years ago
hes a strongman competitor, not a powerlifter
shadowfiend226 2 years ago 2
Basically what I meant.
paulmura666 2 years ago
man u talk to much shit , just watch the video
TSBNT 2 years ago
well that just means hes a beast, didnt you see the bar flopping around like a wet noodle, that means its heave duhh which equals no fake weights.
masterhogan1 2 years ago
25 kg plate x 10 ＋10 kg plate x 2 ＋20 kg bar = 290 kg = 640 lb
adiwhgwiq1309108 2 years ago
looks like 650+
howcanthishappentome 2 years ago
finally someone who has nearly my strength
squirter100 2 years ago
how much alltogether is that
thebigmanism 2 years ago
hes a strongman not powerlifter, but damn thats alot of weight on the shoulders
howcanthishappentome 2 years ago
OMG thats da shit!! I can only do 205 LOL!!!!!
digimortal81 2 years ago
Quite an amazing strength athlete!
Vatos75 2 years ago
imagine what he does with normal squats..............lol
johnnybravo937 2 years ago
his ass is basically on the floor how is it questionable
howcanthishappentome 2 years ago 2
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those reps were questionable.
sjktss 2 years ago
sjktss u watching a different video?
vr6sy 2 years ago
Jeez. Narrow stance and almost ass to floor. That is incredible! Insane strength! 5 stars!
bubbyj 2 years ago 3
skinny legs for a powerlifter... but he's a damn good one.
marlo916 2 years ago
hes not a powerlifter hes a strongman
MicFrosty88 2 years ago
who here thinks that this song is what was going thru kevin's mind when he was doing this amazing feat of strength? lol.
RampRat1984 2 years ago
how much is that?
nelsonmendela1234 2 years ago
Monster!!!!!! That guy is a beast!!!
MKPB75 2 years ago
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his back bends a little on the up, but still very impressive
chippclip 2 years ago
I do these for football and they kill this guy is strong really strong
MrWafflefarts 2 years ago
how much weight is that?
PRWhitePapi 2 years ago
amazing form and impressive weight but horribly shit ass music lol
Menla1 2 years ago 20
that looks pretty cool but are they bumper plates?
BigManBlakeslee 2 years ago
Rad video, but a gay song.
jabeaudry 2 years ago 15
Now thats one strong guy !
MrMatthew1180 2 years ago
nice squat, but I think he's going forward too much
chadcite 2 years ago
I'm sure he really gives a shit.
BulldogsRule12 2 years ago
Well we know you do ;-) . Typing me a little message to let me know what you think
chadcite 2 years ago
Your the one acting like a little smart ass so what's you point?
BulldogsRule12 2 years ago
that was fucking sick!! (Y) 5/5
MasochistRampage 2 years ago
I like the loose shorts. No boost as in something tight. I'd use 10% less & go lower. Watch condition of blood vessels over time. You hear about knees, hips, ankles, preventing squatting. Don't forget the blood vessels. Because Father Time will arrive. He can be stalled off. Prevention is easier than cure. Claims are made that deer velvet antler can regenerate blood vessels. Aneurysms can be prevented with silica, copper, horse chestnut, butcher's broom, blueberries. Sugar is BAD.
skirts365 2 years ago
wow ! that was like 2000 lbs!
dudeman777us 2 years ago
i think each black plate is 50 lbs man i hav trouble doing sets of 235 but i do each set with 8 to 10 reps not once id hav a couple spotters for that
USMCfaithful 2 years ago
dont bash him on his calves dude i have the same genetic calves ther powerful but not that large its just genetics
he does great in everything giv it everything u got kevin keep it up
USMCfaithful 2 years ago 3
You sure Kevin is not Obama's bastard child. He has classic black man calves!!!!!!!!
allroundpower 2 years ago
how much is this?
thebigmanism 2 years ago
Black plates are either 20kg or ~45lbs, the one with yellow tape is 15kg or ~35lbs, bit of spare change on the end, so the first one is about 215kg or 473lbs, next one looks like 220kg/484lbs, last one not sure what the blue is, probably 500lbs and more reps.
grambo22 2 years ago
i looked everywhere for itis but i cant find it
dlinechamp78 2 years ago
oh my god. i have trouble with a plate and a quarter it hurts my knees, how does he do it without choking out. unbelieveable
RippinSkullz 2 years ago