Squat Rx #3 (Part II)

More tips to engage the glutes and hamstrings when squatting.

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• weightlifting
• powerlifting
• technique

[johnnymnemonic2]

Science or Hairpie, or whatever your name is... please find another video to troll.

[chrissyd7187]

CSA of the Vasti and Adductor muscle groups were increased 10 and 5%, respectively, immediately after exercise in each thigh with no changes in Ham and RF CSA. PV was decreased 22% immediately following exercise. The absolute loss of PV was correlated (r2 = 0.75) with absolute increase in muscle CSA immediately postexercise, supporting the notion that increased muscle size after resistance exercise reflects primarily fluid movement from the vascular space into active but not inactive muscle.

[johnnymnemonic2]

Chrissy,

What that study had to do with anything, I do not know... Do you think that Mel Siff, et. al write books without doing literature reviews of hundreds of "peer reviewed" research?

LAST TIME to say this: please spend some more time in the squat racks and reading stuff by Siff, Simmons, Tate, Dreschler, etc.

[Portboy]

Haha, 'well the squat rx guy on youtube told me to do it'.

Awesome stuff, Sensei.

[bearwolfden]

And even if you read the research you have posted, you would realize that the although the hamstring is engaged less then the quadricep, that it still HAS TO engage to actually perform the squat. If your hamstrings or glutes do not engage, then you will be sitting on the floor - permanently.

[tangram108]

Ah, too much to remember! Oh well, practice makes perfect. Thanks for the great tips!

[MorbidCowboy]

@carlitos1259 If you're a beginner, start with the bar. Form is paramount to prevent injury.

[carlitos1259]

HI! Is 50-60kg a good weight to begin squats with? If done properly,of course...I am 185cm and have 85kg How long will it be till I reach 100kg?

[Zaitsevsz]

You're so well spoken! you really know what you're talking about. Excuse me but where did you get all this knoledge. Simply Amazing!

[wazrasta]

These video's are great! I tend to really feel my quads getting worked when squatting and find it hard to get the glutes and hamstrings firing! This should help a lot.

Thanks

[freejumptraining]

Great video bro!

[jblaze725]

Keep up with the vids, they're great. You're the only Youtube subscription I have. For all those here arguing his points, get off the computer and go workout.

[Pnigro]

What a bunch of idiots. Hamstring involvement in a squat is directly related to technique. Front squats for example will not work the hamstrings as much as properly performed below parallel low bar back squats rising your butt out of the bottom. Hamstrings extend the hip while at the same time quads extend the knees. Hip extension CAN OCCUR without knee flexion otherwise squatting would be impossible lol.

[HeadDominion]

awesome dude, i'm just an ametuer barely lifting 1.2 my body weight.........this makes me more aware of technique.