Highland Spring Coachcast Series - Chris Hoy on squatting techniques

Olympic cyclist, Sir Chris Hoy, shows Louise Hogg from Liverpool squatting techniques.

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[uknomis]

The 'artistic' camera angles at around 1.30 obscured great advice..

[mollers92]

Yeah, but he's a cyclist not a weightlifter.

[Chris Mayo]

I don't think his 7 Olympic medals think his squat should be any bigger.. a double bodyweight squat has been said to be a goal for anyone looking to compete at high level power based sports

[vegatablesouptom]

Most of his leg strength is in his lower-upper leg (as in just above his knees) which is the most important area of the body for a cyclist to target for power. Squat relies alot more on the whole quad and the core + lower back from a stability point of view.

[slickkapone]

THANK YOU, if he really focused on weightlifting he would be a BEAST. But he's a cyclist, which makes it even more impressive!!!

[Michael DeFrancesco]

camera angle ruined the entire point of this

[karlschultz87]

but think what else he's training along with that. if he was going for sheer strength he'd be well advanced of that.

[fergie232]

that's because it's a high bar squat, not a low bar

[thehughis]

220 kg is 5 plates either side. holy balls

[Auxois]

Thought with his legs he would squat more

[Jim Wisecrack]

Hmm, I might go and buy some 'Highland Spring Water' now I have watched this.