Squat Technique

[fitnessreviewpro]

I have never seen a demonstration video on youtube where some profound expert isn't critiquing the form and nit picking on little details. It gets tiring. Show us your video.

[cockywatchman1976]

I can squat 33kg-is this a lot or not. I have no idea how strong I am-I feel damn ripped. Can anyone tell me? Im trying for 40

[stevinowine]

@cockywatchman1976

man, 33kg is baby weight

[cockywatchman1976]

@stevinowine lol, i was taking the piss. I can actually do 35kg-Im like the hulk. AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHWWWWWWWWW­IIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEKKKKK

[CutestKittyChannel]

SHUT UP AND SQUAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[brendon2343]

@CutestKittyChannel YAHHHHH BUDDYYYYY!!!!!

[CutestKittyChannel]

@brendon2343 LIGHTWEIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[merlin6014]

wow who cares what shoes he is wearing- focus on squatting not fashion

[SpeedoJoe]

@merlin6014 It's kind of important. Look it up.

[SpeedoJoe]

Are those running trainers?

[CleverDjembe]

DEMONSTRATION OF INCORRECT SQUAT TECHNIQUE!

Your pelvis should NOT tilt down at the bottom. YOU MUST STRETCH YOUR Hammies, calves and maybe hip muscles!

[zimThuet]

weight placement on the shoulders is too high imo. hold your breath, dont breathe in and out during movement. you should look on the ground like 10 feet in front of you, not parallel to the floor.

[arreoman2]

I've heard that going below parallel destroys your knees. Is that true? Can somebody help please? Thank you.

[kkjsoerensen]

@arreoman2

This is a myth. The further down you can get (Maintaining good form of course) the better.

[BrutusAlbion]

@arreoman2 nah mah that's a myth, the thing is though, if u go beyond parallel, it's hella hard getting back up, so alot of wimps that will say that they can squat a 100 kg only go to parallel or not even that, because they know they can't get back up. You should go slightly more down than parallel for maximum effort and muscle tension. If you go further then that, its harder but it doesnt actualy activate the muscles as much as you'd like. So for more reps/burn use the other method.

[FactoryClosure]

@arreoman2 If you keep your feet completely straight it spreads the knee joint open, but if you have a slight duck foot stance while you squat it leaves room for the calf muscle to go beside your hamstring and not open your knee cap. Think of it as a close pin, it stays closed up until 90 degrees then if you go below it opens the knee because there's no room with your calf and hamstring there.

[jmanguba1313]

I tried out squats for the first time a couple days ago. Where exactly should the bar rest? When I tried it out the bar ended up resting near my neck just below the shoulders and it started pressing against my neck bone which kinda hurt.

[tuggermynuts]

@jmanguba1313  on your traps

[poopadoxlol]

@jmanguba1313 Pinch your shoulder blades back like your benching and put it on your traps bruh

[poopadoxlol]

@jmanguba1313 Pinch your shoulder blades back like your benching and put it on your traps bruh

[FHS96]

Guys When I squat I go on my tip toes, is that bad how do i avoid it?

[djwinter]

@FHS96 Usual advice is to curl your toes and transfer weight to your heels

[MutsuKazuma]

@FHS96 it is bad cause you could fall over and what that normally implies is that your thighs are too weak to lift the weight that's when your body tries to cheat itself out of the load, or your technique might just suck at that point, when people are new at doing squats that#s a common mistake, if you have been doing squats for quite some time it's prolly the strength issue

[TheEpicShitz]

@FHS96 you do less weights and try again see if you do any difference then learn from there.

[sarethums]

see how his bum moves forwards (towards his toes) is this bad? and how bad? im sure i do this sometimes.

[jkjkjkjk103]

And the reason for why i think i arch my back to much, although football friends say im doin it right. is that my lower back started to hurt one day when i was doin squats. wasnt alot of weight or anything either, onlly reppin 195

[jkjkjkjk103]

my legs buckle in when im coming up and i feel i bend over to much while im squatting, maybe because it feels weird to put all my weight on my heels. got any tips?

[TendonPiles]

"Pull the belly button in"

[numbersun]

what does he say at 0:11 pull the ?belly...?

[MordorTheModmaker]

Great technique. 9 / 10

9 cause his ass sometimes goes up faster than it should taking tension from quads to lower back

[CaptLorry]

@MordorTheModmaker id still say 10/10 coz his doing full movement, which most people i watch tend to not do!

[eowdaoc]

He's got a butt wink going on.

[fesuma]

thats probally the best squat technique i ever seen

[garioldwin]

Your legs are positioned too wide and that will destroy your knees ,this isnt a right way to do squats .

[m0tEr]

@garioldwin stop talking bullshit

[illouie]

@garioldwin You have no idea what you're talking about.

[sbowesuk]

@garioldwin You clearly don't have a clue what you're on about. Stop talking and start listening.

[Gromdalyothga]

Rounding back. Not flexible enough.

[m5p944]

Stance is way too wide. I don't know who invented this nonsence. Tom Platz, olympic weightlifters. Watch and learn!!!

[MerkabaStar]

@m5p944 and why is the stance too wide?

[kennylufc]

pretty good I'd say, small amount of rounding at rock bottom, at competition level back bang on straight, so no worries.

[wall271]

Doing proper squats is pure and utter torture.

[TobiPK]

good form

how can I prevent my back from rounding when i go past 90 degrees? anyone got tips? would be really helpful

[fyckthissht]

@TobiPK stretch your hams on a daily basis.

[TobiPK]

@fyckthissht thank you, this is what i will do then

[DickCheezburger]

@TobiPK I just noticed myself doing this tonight, when I go deep my back starts to round slightly...I noticed this guy's is doing it slightly also and his form looks great so I'm thinking it might be natural.

[RisingStars]

@DickCheezburger stretch!

[MerkabaStar]

@DickCheezburger No it means you're going too low for your level of flexibility. or your thighs are blocking you. Rounding of the back under load is a no no.

[cris2kay]

I meant fall back

[cris2kay]

Ok I have a question to correct my form cause every time I do a squat I feel like I'm going to fall everytime I go down is there anyy way I could fix tht? Advice would be much appreciated

[squirreldundee]

@cris2kay you may want to look into box squatting. or, as pgill1994 said, "squat like you're taking a shit"

[pharmAZy]

Perfect technique!

[ishoa1]

ON the way up I am having trouble controlling my knees, my knees are slightly bending inwards just at the start of the way up on a squat. will this matter? how can i change this

[sid1022]

@ishoa1 that has alot to do with your grion and adductor strenght. YOu simply have to focus on keepin your knees spread throughout the motion to get those muscles stronger. and dont use one of those stupid grion master stirrups type isolation machines to isolate them instead try and deacrease the wieght by about 10% and focus on the form and work your way back up.

[ishoa1]

@sid1022 Hi sid1022. Thank you for the advice. I will drop the weight and give it ago.

Thanks again.

[321jacobandnick]

When you go back up is it better top thrust your hips forward?

[heflys20]

Doing squats correctly is a bitch.....A major pain in the ass, but so worth it. A lot of ass holes come in the gym and do those half-assed squats. Sure, they throw heavy weight on bar, but it don't matter if you don't do em right.

[Terminator860]

I'm not squatting again. I was 6'1" and after squatting a few times have shrunk to 6'0.5". Seems a pretty stupid thing to do now i think of it.

[BalkwillWL]

@Terminator860 sigh... I hope your fucking joking... Your height fluctuates throughout the day, its fucking normal. 1/2 inch is like 1.25 cm.. thats Nothing

[Terminator860]

@BalkwillWL Yeah i know but all that downward pressure can't be doing your height much good. Ronnie Coleman sure isn't 5'11" anymore!

[PhanatixDDH]

@Terminator860

Are you gonna stop lifting weights altogether then? If not you will look like an idiot with pencil thin legs and a big upper body.

If you're afraid of heavy lifts (deads, squats, etc), you're not going to build big legs.

[Terminator860]

@PhanatixDDH Who cares about the legs? I just don't wear shorts in public :)

[AmusingYeti]

@Terminator860 mate mate mate. You are all about the mirror muscles arent you? lol. Legs are such a vital component, infact scrap that THE most vital component for strength in any sport. Forget the bicep curls and tricep extensions. Squat like youve never squatted before. RFE split squats, back squats, front squats, pistol squats, single leg squats, DB squats, rotational squats. Much better than 500000 sets of bicep curls. Dont think like a gym brah legs are the most important thing to train. :)

[Terminator860]

@AmusingYeti I've since changed my views and started squating again. My legs were looking stupid in comparison with the torso lol.

[StUpidP0seRS]

@Terminator860 So many things in this ignorant-filled statement just makes me want to either go lol or poop on your chest when you sleep.

Who cares about legs? One day when you wise up and look at your giantass upper body being completely unproportionated to your pencil legs you're going to realize wow I look like a f@!kin retard. Not only will you look retarded, but how do you expect carrying all that weight around when your legs probably can't even squat a plate? You'll be tired as shit.

[PG1337ify]

@Terminator860 hahaha fucking loser stupid shitposer even babies could crush your discobody fucking chest-biceps loser

[TheSim666]

thats good squats

[BawJaws232]

yeah

[BawJaws232]

my knees buckle in when i start to struggle.. i can do more but my knees continue to bend in, should i stop when they do this or just say to myself fuck it am gettin it up so it must be doing something

[Gibz101]

@BawJaws232 Pro's and Cons.

You can stop, play safe and avoid injury, or carry on working hard but increasing the chance of injury.

Personally i avoid injury at all costs. You dont get big by skipping workouts because something is playing up from bad technique;)

[itsmerobinyi]

any tips for a person who's wrists hurt from holding the bar

[surtursfire]

@itsmerobinyi do you grip the bar close to your shoulders? If not that could be it. Gripping close puts your shoulders in a better position to hold the bar anyway.

[Gibz101]

@itsmerobinyi Explain how you are holding the bar...

[WMUPBCITY]

not bad but your hands will hurt if you dont get the way you grab it fixed.

[overlevnadsoverall]

Hey, could you help me. When I am squatting my vastlus medialis( a muscle just above the knee) starts to hurt when i go down. The pain is like grinding or something. I swear i keep my knees in the line with my toes!!

[ipdtouch]

whenever i squat, the bar hurts me where its resting on my shoulders. Im not allowed to use any kind of cushioning. Is there any thing i can do or am i doing something wrong?

[oldstock1607]

@ipdtouch you'll get used to it. just keep doing it.

[funk192]

tiniest bit of butt-wink when going past parallel

[Dariusul]

well, he was right!

[YouNoop]

i just have to say this is the best way to do a squat. realy good.

[blackthorne6]

good technique, and for those of you talking about the back curve it is happening to him when the legs are going past parallel. it is common with the thighs moving into the abdomen. the strain to be making that slight curve that you all are worried about is natural and remember the spine is designed to have a slight curve outwards rather than inwards under strain (and i say slight). if you don't believe this look at some of the heavy power lifters doing deadlifts.

[catchewer]

Good video!

[pgill1994]

my football coach once told me to "squat like im taking a shit"

ass out hips back

[PhanatixDDH]

i'm new to this. could someone tell me how to prevent my lower back from hurting when I do the squat?

[markusmaximus1900]

get a strong core and dont round your back

[Only0077]

Great Technique and control.

Rounding at the bottom, remember it is a human not a piece of metal.

Great Control

[chargrilledcharlie]

i don't like the way his lower back is rounding at the bottom of the movement. Whilst he might be able to get away with that, there are plenty of people out there who couldn't and would injure themselves, myself included. Good form apart from that however.

[MasterIms]

Hi,

Whenever I do squats I cannot stop my knees going slightly past my toes. Ive seen videos where some say they should not go past the toes. But I find this almost impossible, I fall backwards. Can someone please give me they advice?

Thanks

[nilodes]

@MasterIms same here..i want a deep squat but its impossible to keep my knee not to go past my toes..

[chrisboudreaux]

I suggest try box squatting either with a bench that is parallel or slightly above parallel. you should sit back into the box not just DOWN. Try this and see if it works.

[ZorflexOL]

the knees can go past the toes if your hips are still going as far back as possible, and are the primary driving force, and that your weight is on the heels still. the knees over toes rule basically stems from an oversimplification from ignorance about how the squat actually works.

if you are squatting with feet pointed straight forward and no hip drive, then knees over toes can really hurt you. But then it's technically not a squat.

[ArcolaBridge]

i jsut started doing squats. But i been working out all my life. I jsut never had the room at the back my bench press to do it. I have a diamond marcy elite press that has a rack on the back. I'ts pretty sweet. I want to continue the squat reutine simply because it burned so bad afterwards... makes me feel like i need to develope that area... Any tips tricks adivice? Thanks yall

[mikschu]

fail, look at that lower back rounding when he's in the hole, it's only for a second at the bottom but that's no good. Gotta keep that arch or you're headed for injury-ville.

[tempac91]

I saw that too but what if you are not really flexible and your lower back curves before you hit parallel?

[SLLuco]

@tempac91 Work on hip flexibility. Stretch your hamstrings. Do squat stretches daily and warm up before squats with leg swings and squat stretches.