Squat Exercise - common form mistake

[SherBankee]

glutes peaking ;)

[dmitriyb79]

I see the idea, but... If you'll drive your elbows down you will creat very unhealthy arch in your lower back, instead you should merge your elbows to get the right form :)

[HappierHealthierYou]

perfect vid bro, suscribing, noone talks about elbows

[Allurn]

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[fcr1209]

now is it really elbows up or elbows down????? Im confused now

[hercule50]

i change my mind, my knees are messed up..i will not be doing squats..haha thanks anyways

[hercule50]

hopefully this will help thanks

[natekid4]

Thanks Elliot you just confirmed for me what took me 18months of pain to learn the hard way. Now I will definitley do these stretches. I dont think I will ever low bar squat again either

[cmonutube]

should you go down all the way while squatting?

[zeroRayenET]

@cmonutube Yes, that's one of the parts of the exercise. Squating all the way down (so your hips gets lower than your knees) you'll train your legs too. If your hips isn't lower than your knees when you squat, spread your legs wider untill you can.

[cmonutube]

@zeroRayenET thanks, I've been squatting all the way down for my last few workouts. It is SO much harder.

[StrenghtAthlete]

Why the fuck Scottherman has more views than a professional strongman... what a shame.

[Rueyful]

@StrenghtAthlete And why would a strongman have more views than scottherman ?

[Rueyful]

Isn't the deadlift the king of exercises ?

[AquaaLeo]

@Rueyful it is thies,back,shoulder in one go

[thedailycult]

great video!



[Supplementreviewdude]

Ive got lower back pain its just constant from a deadlift incident a few years back i wear a belt to do deadlifts and squat would you have any other recommendations?

[azamman]

hi peeps ..

had a question!

is squat just for legs?

wht else muscles it effects?

[applethrower666]

you have frickin MOUNTAINS on your shoulders

[DeadXManXsXStare]

Does anyone know if he has a video about technique for squatting past 90?

[ZERO1344]

@DeadXManXsXStare Feet shoulder width apart or slightly wider. Make sure your back stays straight. Don't arch your abs forward on the way down. Push your butt out slightly as you go down to make sure you're not using your back to move the weight. When your legs break 90, come back up and make sure you face forward and you don't arch your abs forward. When you get to the top, thrust your hips slighly forward back to the starting position.

[DeadXManXsXStare]

@ZERO1344 I'm talking about going beyond 90 degrees

[ZERO1344]

@DeadXManXsXStare Same thing, just squat lower. Don't look up to try to get your butt lower. You can't see it, but it makes you arch your back.

[overdenkotten]

Thank you so much for this video. I had the worst shoulder pains before I started doing these before I squat.

[thekingofoakland]

Dude, I've been having this problem, Every-time, I squat it feels like my left shoulder is about to dislocate.

[melbTonGaNZ]

Thank God i found u lol couldnt do it right bt now i know. Thank You

[jmk0309]

I'm a little confused. I keep hearing how squats increase your vertical leap, but for me it seems like it's actually decreasing what my plyometrics have done for me. Any pointers?

[WildcardHatesYou]

Good info, thanks.

[TheMaxTobias]

Brilliant video.

[DerekD7777]

I squat with my elbows way back.

[xfightcityx]

thanks*

[xfightcityx]

i joined a gym last week. i just stsrted doing squats. this video was very helpful thsnks a bunch man

[yonkersfugitive]

Im kinda surprised in this video...I always looked up to Elliot, but ive read in Mark Rippetoes book that you want the elbows raised and pushing the bar into the back instead of down and supporting the weight of the bar which can cause shoulder injury because there's no way your arms are holding up whatever weight your squatting when they're in that position, your back is.

[juanappleseed]

@yonkersfugitive

Mark Rippetoe teaches and recommends a different style squat, the low bar back squat. Elliot is teaching the correct form of a different form of squat, the Olympic back squat, where the bar is on your traps on the top of your back as opposed to low bar style where you put it lower and it rests on shoulder muscles.

[Se7enMag]

very informative video, ty for the stretching info.

[x3x900]

thanks u for the video, but wen i do them my right arm an hand nums right up. it starts to hurt an nums right up dont know y lol.

[KmyFood]

Please check my squat form check video. I need some help.

[CronosesAP]

Hahahahahaha he sounds like Mike Tyson.

[tat2edup]

Would these same stretches help with flexibility for overhead squats? I can back squat fine but I have trouble performing the overhead b/c I cant get the bar back far enough when I hit the lower end of the squat.

[mafiacozma]

smart bodybuilder!

[inmymind801]

i get wrist pain from squatting. im a taller athlete ( 6'4 ) and i have limbs longer than my height. also, my hip flexor starts to hurt when I get below parallel, but I stetch it a few times a week, could there be any other reason for the hip flexor tighness or should I just stretch more often?

[Transfectingood]

Thanks for being straightforward and making the time count, so many videos out there are 5 longer than they need to be.

[369malladi]

he is the best.... very helpful!!!

[mostsincere7]

it is crazy bro. a lot of what you are saying i do naturally. but i preach flexibility. i am a big strong guy that can do splits. flexibility taps into strength you could not reach if you were not flexible.

[WannaBePOWERLIFTER]

1- learn where to place the bar

2- hikeing the elbows as high as possible is a good this for leverage(if you going for high number)

3- point your elbows down? yea whats your next video about wrist pains lmao.... try doing 315lbs like that.

[ivan93635]

That's exactly why I never do squats, because of that shoulder problem! Thanks a lot I really needed this information!

[sonusmart0]

while doing squats my back is paining.what should i do

[chavios]

Anybody having trouble doing squats. Just sit on a chair. That is the movement of the squat.

[MrSmartMuslim]

awesome video

[findjinn]

Good video - also a good illustration why its better to do compound power movements like this first in a routine, rather than at the end when you are fatigued.

[robjonesir]

great help man! question...whenever i squat i always feel it in my thighs, but never in my legs. my thighs gets tight but below the knee it doesnt, what am i doing wrong

[13andincrediblycutt]

I'm 13, dope-free and I can swuat 620lbs nearly ass to the grass with diamond perfect form. :)

[titans091052]

@13andincrediblycutt no you cant

[mellowb1rd]

@13andincrediblycutt Why have you posted that nonsense on so many videos. Actually, don't answer. Actually, you can't. I see you had your account terminated.

[rossboss2010]

@13andincrediblycutt yea bullshit most grown men cant even do that

[omarhjawaid]

whoa, that elbow tip helped me out a lot. made my form a lot tighter. thanks!

[Possesssed666]

Helped a lot, thank you very much!

[ballbagbaggins]

i just watched a video of a high bar squat and the guy was saying to point the elbows back instead of down. i can understand why there is so much confusion about this because of the different kinds of squats soi guess its always good to listen to more than 1 person to find the right answer and the reaosn why its right...

[pokochu]

Thanks for the info

[Russellt0228]

this is right. my shoulder i sa bit screwy and i cant hold the BB because of that

[kdajin]

i am from India, and in my gym i am always advised to go down more than 90degrees, they say i need to go down more, i should almost sit. but i haven't seen any video in youtube who is going down more than 90degree. do i need to maintain the L shape or i need to go even down ?

[southoreast]

@kdajin It always depends on the type of training and sport you're involved in. If you're a powerlifter, squatting down past 90 degrees is mandatory. I'm a bodybuilder with long legs so I squat less than 90 to focus more on my quadriceps. No matter what type of athletic endeavor that you're involved in, you have to train according to your sport and train smart, not just doing something because most people say it. It's your body at the end of the day and you want it intact with no issues.

[13andincrediblycut]

geez im only 13 200lbs and i can do over 200 bw squats in a row.

i actually hold a record for that in my school. lol. not bragging just saying plus i cans quat 612lbs raw all the way down and up pretty good 1RPM

[Claymore2408]

@13andincrediblycut i'm 11 and i can squat 400lbs whilst a blonde chicking giving me head and a monkey feeding me mars bars.

[recoil669]

I totally do this, thank you.

[mryousmell]

thanks for this..i have kinda those shoulders thats leaning forward

[lyfzuxz]

is it ok to squat on a smith machine if there isn't a spotter with you?

[mattdublu22]

This actually happens to me alot, looking forward to trying these stretches. Thanks.

[ParabolaTool]

I've been having pain in my neck like you said but it's been happening for a few months now. I actually stopped squatting because of it and am in physical therapy for my neck. I may need an MRI since my symptoms aren't improving, I think I may have a bulging disk in my neck or something. The pain seems to be in the sides and direct back of the neck (on the spine) and it radiates up into the back of my head and down through my shoulders. Any ideas what it might be since no doctors have helped?

[cohhiba]

Great vid I used to have the same problem

[WMUPBCITY]

flyings can help too

[thegamexxx1234]

close your eyes and you'll think this guy is chris leben

[metalfrank51]

I squat 355 lbs right now im trying to get up to 400 lbs before football season in 3 months and i cant seem to get any higher while doing the box squats any tips?

[jorgekluney]

Awesome advice!!!

This is exactly what my problem is.

[wespin09]

I am going to squat right now , and it is the first thing I am going to do. I ll tell you later the result.

[wespin09]

Great video. I have some problem with my knees. When I am going down, my right knee stars moving.

[adster2010]

@wespin09 make sure you are going down slowly and the weight is distributed on both legs. Also, make sure you are driving the weight up through the same parts on both feet. Meaning, driving through the balls of one foot and the heel of another. That can cause an imbalance.

[ncast54]

Great tips, cant wait for my squat day

[aved619]

thacks man very help full

[joob44]

thanks man - great tips

[ericclaptonismygod31]

nice.

[packers4life18]

hey elliot, i have trouble going all the way down without hunching my back forward, would you know how i can fix my form to be able to go down further and keep my back straight?

[assasinjc23]

elliot, ur the man. so i have a question. if i do alot of high bar squats but my upper body strength is alot worse than my lower body strength, would doing low bar squats and letting more of my arms support the bar, would that help increase upper body strength?

[pyrouzi]

if you ain't doing squats, you might as well give up bodybuilding!

[shinsonic12]

many thanks

[MsSteroids]

great video, this is exactly what happened to me, i couldn't even put the bar on my shoulders! lots of pain. So I came here to see some videos and this was the first one. I will try these stretches and see what happens. thanks for the video.

[xxGing]

I just did these stretches. It really did help me improve thank you. Also I'm beginning weight lifting so I get quite sore, and although it did hurt a lot when doing the stretch, I found that after I did these stretches the pain in my shoulders and around my pecks lessened by quite a bit.

[shumshum81]

a great shoulder stretch is the downward dog position in yoga. Its also great for hip and hamstring flexibility

[MrBloodzvscripz]

main shit you need for legs ;D

[GoldenSowrd82]

I really needed this information !

thanks a lot mate for the video

[GringoESantoDomingo]

u gotta love em man

[TheSuperber]

heyah.thnx a lot

[AntiMale]

Thank god for this!! My trap/neck area kill me and it keeps me from doing squats sometimes or finishing my sets. It's such a pain. I'm going to take your advice. Thanks.

[downstreamlife]

great tip thank you

[bumpinmag]

thanks i had my son doing it wrong !!!

[RealBigLittleTim]

"Medial Rotation"... at last, I have a name for what's been ailing me. I can squat a ton of weight, but my shoulders are so stiff and tight I can't get under the bar without my arms being strung as tight as a crossbow. Will try all three stretches you suggest. THANKS! -BigLittleTim

[power1890998]

How deep should u squat?

[steveschnee]

Maybe this is true for a high bar squat. In a low bar squat the elbows need to be raised. When the elbows are down the weight gets carried by the arms and causes injury. The arms shouldn't support the weight during the squat, the back should.

[smasood806]

when i try and squat my back always bends so i'm leaning forward and i always tend to fall backwards. i think it might be because my back is weak. any suggestions?

[Portilloizay]

Arch your back, curl your toes up, keep the bar directly above the middle of your feet.

[RealBigLittleTim]

Stretch... just like he says.

[ELiTExOrgiE]

your not stiking ur ass out enough...happen to me as well

[axellness]

This video helps.

[ruskido]

Very helpful, thanks. I like how you describe your exercises and stretches, detailed and to the point. Thanks for now giving an hour lecture on how the whole body works just to show few muscle exercises. :)

I used to have shoulder pain when I did bench press and some other exercises but after similar stretches and few bar positioning adjustments the pain went away.

[shadowman575]

cheers man i suffer so bad trying to do squats im like 6'3 and im really unflexible i cant touch my toes at all do u think this may be why my squatting is so bad? i can bench more than i can squat... one of the main probems with my squat is the neck problem u talk about in this vid i will give the stretches ago although they arent that clear cheers anyway man very helpfull.

[seoul588]

Helpful video. My neck is always hurting when I lift. I think I'm straining my neck too much in 95% of my exercises - not including the squat.

[strengthcamp]

see my "truth about neck exercises" video

[thebrandnewme82]

hey great vid , i was resting the bar right on the lower bit of my neck where the nerves are , and now they are causing my back pain...should i position the bar further down ????

[Ravebeast]

How far is your ass going to the grass?

Knees 90 degrees or lower?

The opions are kinda different how to do a ful SQ.

[strengthcamp]

In order to recruit the fast twitch fibers found in the glutes you MUST go below 90 degrees.

[theungeek]

Where I come from you break 90 or get red lights.. No options on that one!

[amplifiedstrength]

@strengthcamp What fibers would you be recruiting if you went below 90, but did 50 reps? In other words, depth has nothing to do with what fibers are recruited.

[rhorn18]

Why not teach low bar position squats instead? Especially for young football players.

[strengthcamp]

i don't know... perhaps you can tell me why I should. thanks.

[rhorn18]

The most common reasons - because they involve posterior chain more (thus, balancing the forces on the knee), they lower the torque on the lumbar region, and they allow the bar to sit comfortably on a more "meaty" area over the scapula (rather than the over the traps which are often underdeveloped in younger athletes and lead to the arms taking some of the weight - creating the problem you are correcting). I was just curious why you choose high bar over low bar. Any reason?

[strengthcamp]

sounds like im going to have to give that a try! i see power lifters squat like that.

[rhorn18]

There is a lot of detail about the technique in Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength 2nd Ed. book. It's highly recommended (by experts, not just me) especially for young athletes or those coaching them.

[strengthcamp]

yea, your low back my be a bit sore from squats... that's pretty normal.

[yanghuikwon]

Thanks for your very helpful stretching advice! I'll remember to keep those elbows down.

Question: Is it normal for the muscles in my lower back to be a bit sore the day after squats?

Once again, thanks for the great vid!

[ArdenGuy]

great stuff, thanks

[strongmandriscoll]

you are the MAN. Awesome videos, keep them coming!