Breaking Down The 'Haack' Squat 

I use his technique for moving the knees over the toes, but I still maintain a bit of a lowbar to drive from the hips. I am nowhere near John, but at the age of 49, and the 100 kilo weight class, I hit 600lbs in competition, which is the highest squat currently for my age and weight. I am ranked #1 for the moment.

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hell yeah, i've changed my squat form from low bar/wide stance style to a more john haack style over the last couple of years and am very happy i did. my hips/back are much happier and my quads are way more jacked.

Martins Licis might make for a good breakdown. He has pretty great range of motion for a strongman and mostly sticks to high bar.

whole video full of absolute horses, just beasts of men in every single clip

The hybrid style is what works for me. Can't do proper high bar because I'm tall and long femur gang and Rip's low bar hip draaahve kills my back. Hybrid with mid bar, medium wide stance, external toe rotation and breaking at the knees works perfectly. Adidas Powerlifts for medium heel elevation. Love these shoes.

I was falling forward while squatting with a lifter. Once I went back to a flat shoe the movement became much more stable

Kevin oak's squat is pretty interesting. Not sure if you've gone into what the french are doing in powerlifting too especially with their female lifters. The ones I've seen have very long legs, a very narrow stance and interesting grip. Maybe something only doable for females?

This is awesome, perfectly timed for me. I’m feeling far more balanced and stable on high bar than low bar these days, hitting stable ATG easily with high bar but struggling on balance and depth at

Love the Damien Petuzzi clip at the beginning! He has some of the most epic squat videos of all time. Another great video lads 🥂

Y’all should consider looking at nick cambi’s split jerk. He is the current world record holder in the log and axel press in the u105 kg class

I believe Clarence also usually squats with the hybrid style. Looks so clean tbh. I've started doing it myself after long time with high bar. I really like hybrid position so far

Thanks guys for answering my request from last time! Another suggestion: compare lifters that use kneein technique (Karlos, Lu) vs those that don't (Nino, Haack)

I love using that half medicine ball as my last workout for leg day I usually use a 30-40 pound kettle bell and try to go slow and deep if you haven’t tried it out then you should

I like the hybrid squat stance

Thanks a lot for this video and overall this whole serie.

I think mike israetel or the boys at rp would be good to look at for squat breakdowns 👌👌

SSJBobb aka Bobb Matthews is an interesting lifter

really nice video well done. next i would like to see something about a really tall and fat person like 160 kg plus.

Check out Emil Norling,:he's the no.1 ranked 105 kg in the world representing Sweden,but he's a hips 1st type of squatter which might be why his squat is inconsistent.

I maintain that if you're taller and have giant clown-feet, squatting sucks mule nostrils. John was the one that told me to get the Legacy lifters a few years back, helped immensely.

I personally switched to high bar for a shoulder injury, and it was far more unstable for me, the low bar just felt more comfortable for me, don't know why but everyone has different hhips anatomy

2:42 NO WAY! This is the gym I go to in Tallahassee. Did not expect to see that!

Bryce Lewis has a very pretty squat that’s more or less high bar.

Probs for showcasing Damien Pezzuti. Underrated lifter imo

Would like to see his bench next!

I would like a video about practical considerations about how to train that very 'knee forward' position that Haack uses. I think if you want to promote this style of squat you gotta teach how to make it feel strong

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@0:56 you know it's a beast lift when the even the coaches are looking.

Until people realize the vast majority of these elite lifters are juiced up down and sideways they won’t realize technique modification only gets you so far. I’ve only met a few guys who was legitimately drug free and incredibly strong.

I think work boots are the best for squating. They lace up above the ankles. Hightops baby.

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I believe in knees forward supremacy

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Do you think the Strong Man Martins Licis could transfer to weightlifting? He has great mobility for a big guy and can back squat over 900lbs. Your thoughts?

The question of the year is why John Hack wearing a mic during the squat?

Weightlifting shoes are the single best investment I ever made for the gym, it near instantly fixed all the issues I was having with my squat

Next vid. Breaking down Kyriakos Grizzly’s squat.

Check out Clarence Kennedy. Doesn't even compete, but can squat some insane weights with perfect form. Probably the most esthetic squat I've ever seen. His 300kg ass to grass PAUSED squat is a thing to behold.

What would you say for weightlifting shoes vs just going barefoot e.g. socks. I've seen stuff online saying that barefoot is more beneficial strengthwise compared to shoes but I ain't sure.

Could yall do a video on how to become a fridge at 6'4 or just 6'+ thankz

When he goes up a weight class that squat is going to be world class

Klimonov next please. He has a rather unorthodox technique ( bent over) and it would be great to know whats going on there!

3:00 This is the exact squat style taught back in the old days. Kirk karwoski style

That's like being called 'chris sumo' and being good at the deadlift

What % of the 1RM squat is handled by the quads ( in the different styles)?

Can you do a squat technique breakdown of anatoly pisarenko

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Also the science and steroids have development. The budget plays also a role in getting stronger. Because all those lifters are abusing steroids.

As someone who kinda self experimented into the hybrid lowish bar Squat I would be interested in that breakdown. Started with classic low bar but it turned into good mornings, High bars were turning into question marks or good mornings. So I quit back squatting for a front squat since it didn't let me compensate for weak quads by using my glutes/hamstrings. When I came back to a low bar I was resting the bar higher, my chest more up and knees going past my toes, but I've also felt the most consistent in that position.

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Hack's squat is an anomaly to me. I don't understand how a man with his built doing his sport can squat so upright. It's one thing when a weightlifter, who lives and dies by their quads, squats with a vertical torso and a lot of forward knee travel, but when it's a powerlifter with a huge deadlift it just looks wrong.

Downside of his technique being that he has chronic knee and quad pain.

Currently running the RTA maintenance program and loving it.

lesmen peredes

Thank you for doing this one! Not sure if it was planned or in response to my request on your prior vid.

A rather peculiar thing I noticed is while John is bracing, his chest rises up, which is generally heavily discouraged, as only the midsection should inflate. Am I completely missing, overlooking something or should he not lead by example when it comes to core bracing during squats?

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Only Hack Squat I believe in

John is a beast and proper humble dude

He's been prone to quad strains/tears in the last 3 or 4 years though. He's staying consistent though.

A serie on accessories would be nice

another incredible vid team x

In Hack I trust

Jonathan Cayco!

Good content

SSJ Bob!

Can somebody suggest me a shoe? Preferably under $100 as I don’t compete but I just want to try em out.

Lol a lot of shade towards clarence in these vids

never going back when using squat shoes... i went back and i know alot of guys who also didnt like squatting with heeled shoes

Bill kazmaier

I believe John Hacks squatting style will eventually lead to a quad or ligament tear or knee problems if he doesn't change technique or takes care of himself, all that knee travel forward is dangerous especially the more weight he squats.