Explanation on how to effectively set up well for squats and get the most out of your brace. Breathing and Bracing: • Breathing and Bracing ... Coaching: david@brazosvalleybarbell IG: @davidwoolson
This video helped me realize what I was doing wrong in my squat and why I was feel back discomfort. I focused to much on my upper back and not getting my rib cage down before unracking my squat. Will implement and hopefully it will fix my back issues I have been feeling
David great video you made it really clear. I think not stacking the hips(aka squeezing the gluets) and leaning a bit forward will help alot at least it helped me not to breath to the chest. Also my belt was to tight so i loosen it by 1 hole.
This is one of the most fundamental things for not just the squat, but bench and deadlift as well (and pretty much any barbell full body movement). It's quick to pick up, but takes ages to master. Another great video, thank you!
Hey David, could you do a video talking about some tips for us long femur squatters? For myself having absurdly long femurs, I always have the problem of my hips rising out of the hole and my back angle becoming more horizontal while my bar path dips forward slightly. I have tried pretty much everything from more quad work, quad dominant squats (front, SSB Squats, and they actually feel way more natural) over to pause or pin squats. But it seems that everytime the weight gets heavy in a low bar comp style squat, my body just reverts back to that form, no matter how hard I try. Unfortunately, my hips don't allow for such a wide stance like yours, which would probably help quite a bit as well. Any insights would be greatly appreciated! :)
damn this was helpful. i totally get what you mean by ribcage down like ribcage and the pelvis is a trunk that pivots at the hip like the hip hinge. i always lead the squat with my hips, sort of like back extension to reach behind with my butt rather than hinging. with that being said, using that ribcage down, does that mean its okay to for your body to be more "bend over" to minimize back extension?
@@BrazosValleyBarbell ah alright. Just don't overdo it with the back extension. Thanks man. All the way from Singapore. Stayed up like 3am to watch the nationals and so happy you nailed it.
David I'm a long legged fellow as well and just interested if you ever measured the exact width your squat is. I've always considered myself a wide squat and measured exactly 36 inches big toe to big toe. Just interested to see if I'm actually was wide as I think.
@@BrazosValleyBarbell Probably a more rational approach. I'm just asking around a lot of people to get some objective measures because I can comfortably squat with a "normal" stance width or "wide". I definitely move more weight with the wide stance but find there is a lot more room for error on walk out. Thank you
If i had to guess on the cheeks part, its more of the cheeks are a symptom of the air not getting to the diaphrahm in the case of beginners. Obv those guys are hyper elite so in their case they prob are getting the proper tightness, but just so happen to have the cheecks
Your body never lies...while I cannot comment on how to make sure your are doing 100% correct, I know how to tell when you are doing it wrong... The bar moves on your back and you get tendon and lower back pain....if you do these cues correctly and brace properly, the bar will stay still on your back and any failure will be due to fatigued legs....
