well 95% of all powerliftters in the IPA or IPF squat sumo with their legs past shoulder width and feet pointed at a 45 degree angle to take strain off of the knees and placing it on a stronger group of hip and lower back muscles. people who squat conventional wind up with knee replacements by their mid 30s if they squat competively
this is an ignorant comment. keep your knees behind your toes and you are fine as long as your back and form is fine. powerlifters are putting up extreme weight and there is no purpose for their lifting other than trying to put up as much weight as possible. Someone in sports should keep a more narrow stance to simulate a game experience more closely. These are the muscle groups you want to hit because they are what you are using.
ill tell you a tip, wear a belt and u wont throw out ur back you moron, you probably already screwed yourself over though, and 2 squats you only go down so that your knees are at a 90 degree angle, and keep your back straight and up, squats are a leg excersise not a back excersise, keep your head looking up towards the roof to keep ur back straight
@slyblackdragon Your knees are going too far forward. Sit back more, break at the hips before your knees. Your back also could be straighter at the bottom. Your depth is really good though. :)
WRETENBERG, PER; FENG, YI; ARBORELIUS, ULF P. High- and low-bar squatting techniques during weight-training. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 28(2):218-224, February 1996.
It is also in the position statements of both the NSCA and ACSM that the high-bar position is the safest way to perform squats.
If you're going for sheer amount of weight and could care less about the health of your back, then go for it... but if you want to be able to bend over in 15 years you can still put up big numbers from a high bar position with out jeopardizing the back so much. Depending on what you're lifting for, weight isn't always everything, however if you get the form right and work hard, the weight will come.
Keep your eyes focused straight ahead of you or slightly up. Sit back a little more, your knees shouldn't cross the plane of your toes. Control it more going down (go slower) you're dive bombing a little, not too bad... but I'm not sure you'll be able to keep your form as you climb in weight, or get out of the bounce at the bottom... otherwise you look pretty good, keep working hard bro!
Eyes should positioned so that the neck is neutral. Looking forward/up is going to strain your neck into an unnatural position. Neutral neck usually equals eyes looking slightly downward due to head tilting slightly downward (assuming low bar position across scapula).
Slyback... there're a lot of people out there that will tell you a lot of different things, but you need to be careful who you listen to. I know it's impossible to tell who is reputable on youtube, and I don't know why you're lifting or what's motivating you. But, if it's athletics or health then you do NOT want to have a low bar position.
Do you have some research as to why high bar is better for your back? You are making your back a longer lever with a high bar position (weight farther from hips). Is it because you bend over more with a low bar? I'm genuinely curious, also because you recommend looking straight/up which is illogical given the natural curvature of the spine in the squat position.
The low bar position absolutely will create a "better" lever allowing you to lift more weight. However, I NEVER consider a lever to be advantageous when it puts you at severe risk of injury. So, to answer your question... yes, low bar forces your chest to point downward placing a far great amount of stress on the lumbar vertebrae. In the high bar position, the weight is better transferred to the hips taking stress off your back. Keeping your eyes up is a technique that helps keep
your chest up. If you chest points down ward at any point, you drastically increase the chance of injury and in the case of using a high bar location, a low chest drastically reduces the chance of successfully completing a squat rep. So, if you want to show off use the low bar... if you want to get better and not spend the rest of your life dealing with back problems, be safe and use the high bar. Your choice.
Solid squatting mate. Looks like you could have done 10 or more with a bit more of a warm up.
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lol good way to squat if you want to cause knee damage
tubeuser555 2 years ago
Please explain to me how I am causing knee damage. Your comment doesn't tell me what I should be doing instead.
slyblackdragon 2 years ago
well 95% of all powerliftters in the IPA or IPF squat sumo with their legs past shoulder width and feet pointed at a 45 degree angle to take strain off of the knees and placing it on a stronger group of hip and lower back muscles. people who squat conventional wind up with knee replacements by their mid 30s if they squat competively
tubeuser555 2 years ago
this is an ignorant comment. keep your knees behind your toes and you are fine as long as your back and form is fine. powerlifters are putting up extreme weight and there is no purpose for their lifting other than trying to put up as much weight as possible. Someone in sports should keep a more narrow stance to simulate a game experience more closely. These are the muscle groups you want to hit because they are what you are using.
johnwisnerlot 2 years ago
ill tell you a tip, wear a belt and u wont throw out ur back you moron, you probably already screwed yourself over though, and 2 squats you only go down so that your knees are at a 90 degree angle, and keep your back straight and up, squats are a leg excersise not a back excersise, keep your head looking up towards the roof to keep ur back straight
snowboardn4ever 2 years ago
@slyblackdragon Your knees are going too far forward. Sit back more, break at the hips before your knees. Your back also could be straighter at the bottom. Your depth is really good though. :)
789512314789635 1 year ago
@slyblackdragon
He probably means that you should be more careful about not letting your knees go past your toes and sit more into the squat
Werdfrerb2 4 months ago
WRETENBERG, PER; FENG, YI; ARBORELIUS, ULF P. High- and low-bar squatting techniques during weight-training. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 28(2):218-224, February 1996.
It is also in the position statements of both the NSCA and ACSM that the high-bar position is the safest way to perform squats.
1bagger35 3 years ago
If you're going for sheer amount of weight and could care less about the health of your back, then go for it... but if you want to be able to bend over in 15 years you can still put up big numbers from a high bar position with out jeopardizing the back so much. Depending on what you're lifting for, weight isn't always everything, however if you get the form right and work hard, the weight will come.
1bagger35 3 years ago
Keep your eyes focused straight ahead of you or slightly up. Sit back a little more, your knees shouldn't cross the plane of your toes. Control it more going down (go slower) you're dive bombing a little, not too bad... but I'm not sure you'll be able to keep your form as you climb in weight, or get out of the bounce at the bottom... otherwise you look pretty good, keep working hard bro!
1bagger35 4 years ago
Eyes should positioned so that the neck is neutral. Looking forward/up is going to strain your neck into an unnatural position. Neutral neck usually equals eyes looking slightly downward due to head tilting slightly downward (assuming low bar position across scapula).
grambo22 3 years ago
Slyback... there're a lot of people out there that will tell you a lot of different things, but you need to be careful who you listen to. I know it's impossible to tell who is reputable on youtube, and I don't know why you're lifting or what's motivating you. But, if it's athletics or health then you do NOT want to have a low bar position.
1bagger35 3 years ago
Do you have some research as to why high bar is better for your back? You are making your back a longer lever with a high bar position (weight farther from hips). Is it because you bend over more with a low bar? I'm genuinely curious, also because you recommend looking straight/up which is illogical given the natural curvature of the spine in the squat position.
grambo22 3 years ago 3
@grambo22
The low bar position absolutely will create a "better" lever allowing you to lift more weight. However, I NEVER consider a lever to be advantageous when it puts you at severe risk of injury. So, to answer your question... yes, low bar forces your chest to point downward placing a far great amount of stress on the lumbar vertebrae. In the high bar position, the weight is better transferred to the hips taking stress off your back. Keeping your eyes up is a technique that helps keep
1bagger35 11 months ago
@grambo22
your chest up. If you chest points down ward at any point, you drastically increase the chance of injury and in the case of using a high bar location, a low chest drastically reduces the chance of successfully completing a squat rep. So, if you want to show off use the low bar... if you want to get better and not spend the rest of your life dealing with back problems, be safe and use the high bar. Your choice.
1bagger35 11 months ago