Met Dave when he won Mr World in NYC, October 1970 and congratulated him. He is a legend in bodybuilding, and a real gentleman. Rip, Dave, and love to all his family and friends! God bless,
I know Dave personally I used to workout in that gym where this video was filmed. He would go a little crazy on you if you banged to many weights around, but that’s a power lifter and bodybuilder debate we won’t get into. I will say, thanks so much Dave for teaching me how to workout. Also I love your invention, I use it myself. RIP
I’m a Scot watching this and I’m currently coming to terms with accepting I’m probably never going to be able to deep squat. With some hard work and perseverance I think I would be satisfied to be able to squat to parallel without buttwink. I have very poor ankle mobility and long femurs so that doesn’t help either. I have to use squat wedges and counterweight held out in front of me for it to feel good
Thank you so much! Dan Jon literally... may be the over-all, #1 Physical Trainer -- in the entire 🌎. I so mean that, that by now, it just seems obvious, kind of.
Seems like 95% of the Asian continent can squat deep. I couldn't squat deep. I thought it was my hip anatomy for 4 years because I just couldn't do it. Then I found the actual culprit(in my case). I stretched my glutes for a bit more than a month, every single day, each side for about 5mins per side. Also stretched my inner thighs for internal rotation. After a month or so I could easily move into very very deep squat. Felt super easy. So don't make the mistake I made by thinking it's your hip socket. I wasted 4 years of bad squats placing a lot of strain in unwanted places. Either go do the scan/x-ray to see if you actually have one of those hips, or stretch the right muscles for long enough so that you can actually move into a deep squat.
Well said. Yeah from clinical experience most Asian clientele I have worked with have that shallower type hip. But absolutely you're right. I had a couple of clients that were Asian that had a similar situation to yourself where they couldn't squat deep at the time. A nice blend of stretching and activating certain muscle groups over time and their squat depth improved alot. Good points. I hope you're doing great with your training. Cheers.
Got mine a few years back -takes a little getting used to at first (scary not holding the bar!), but when you're in your late 60s and your shoulders are messed up it's a godsend.
This video was posted 6 days before Dave's 70th birthday. He was in unbelievable shape. I've not seen another at his age who can compare. RIP Dave. A true legend.
This is just what I need. I'm 69 and my shoulder girdle isn't as flexible as it used to be. I can't do behind the neck presses any more and I feel an impingement in my left shoulder when I try to grip the bar for squats. All the videos coming out featuring Dave Draper remind me of the verse in Hebrews that says "He being dead yet speaketh." RIP Dave Draper. You were my favorite bodybuilder when I was a kid.
