@@SquatUniversityyou’re literally a god send. Thanks so much. As a 26 year old man who’s been struggling with fitness and health his whole life I’m eternally grateful. If you have anything to contribute a donation to I’d be thankful to help. Have a great day sir!
I would say the best thing to remember is to lock or flex where the glutes and hamstrings meet. In other words. Imagine somebody is trying to violate your butt hole😂, your instant reaction is to lead squeeze your cheeks
I'm 34 years old and I had no clue that I'd been squatting wrong my entire life. I juat tried it; braced my core, held my breath to ensure I was in fact bracing correctly, hinged slightly and squatted ass to grass (4 inches, 10cm) with zero knee clicks, pain or trouble whatsoever. Dude, this is amazing life changing advice for me. Thank you so much. Can't believe I didnt know and nobody told me. Unreal.
I would say the best thing to remember is to lock or flex where the glutes and hamstrings meet. In other words. Imagine somebody is trying to violate your butt hole😂, your instant reaction is to lead squeeze your cheeks
I love these videos. I'm way more of a visual learner. My husband kept trying to tell me what to do and not to do, and I didn't fully understand. Then, he introduced me to this channel and started sending me videos and/or saving them for the days he trains me. Huge improvement in my form!
Yes! this is the exact reason that I've injured myself twice, which makes me stop squatting for a year. And in recent months I started squatting again. Posture really matters a lot and it's imperative to avert injuries. Thank you so much for sharing this piece of information for the sake of humanity. Have a lovely day. May God bless you kind soul♥️
What really helps me stay in-line is closing my eyes when I squat. You'll need to go a little bit lighter for balance, but it's amazing how straight and locked your body naturally becomes.
@@1FotY mate the mcgill big 3 is what is recommended 😂 . Lost your job then do the McGill big 3. Erectile distinction - McGill big 3 Wife cheating - McGill big 3. Joking aside the McGill big 3 is a simple and excellent starting point
I've been watching fitness and workout stuff on RU-vid for years. I saw 1 video of yours yesterday and this today. You are speaking the truth without putting your own bro science to it. I've been weight lifting solo for 20 years and just learned about this from you.
I’ve been tweaking my lower back routinely the last 10 years of lifting, i genuinely think this is the mistake i’ve been making. Thank you so much for the vid
With a “bad back” this has been such a correction of mine! Changing my subconscious thought process when bracing is hard! But I have noticed such relief on my back 👏🏽
Simply put, don't bend it at all if you can't. The slight bend you see in people who are doing it right is just compensate and counter for the weights being slightly forward ahead of your spine due to the fact you have to bend a little to make a bed on your shoulders and neck for the bar to sit on. By no means you need to bend your spine if you feel like you're balanced as is.
I have found what helps me is to activate my tva by doing the hissing air sound. Then-as you’ve said-begin squat with a hinge first, instead of just dropping down.
For weeks I had lower back pain and I had no idea where it was from. Then I realized this is exactly how I did my squats. Now I’m tight, with neutral spine, and not only am I stronger, but also I have no more back pain
Hell yeah. I’ve wondered this exact thing. I always used to feel completely unstable at the low back at the very top of the movement going from standing straight to the initial hinge movement.
Question: I've recently learned that Kegels and other pelvic exercises can help stiffness (and mitigate haemorrhoids which is now an issue for me) the pelvic floor being another diaphragm that gets pushed out. Can you offer any advice for strengthening these?
I think this is why I get some back pain when lifting but haven't seen it talked about that much. The pelvic tilt makes it feel like there's more tension in your back prior to lifting vit guess that's the opposite of where you want it (i.e. it should be your core). The spot you pointed to her back pain is exactly where mine happens.
Dude squatting for me has probably been the hardest form to master. I really want to go to one of these physical therapy places i feel i could be lacking strength in other areas
I've been doing squats wrong for the past two months because my coach told me to start the movement from my hips and I understood that I had to arch my spine. He saw it and didn't correct me, but that cause lower back pain and I started to be scared of them because I didn't want to break my spine. Saw this video, tryied the position, asked another trainer if I did them well, and now I can finally squat my max without pain. Too bad It was the last week before changing workout program
I actually got injured pretty bad a couple years ago while squatting light weight from over arching my back like this. The injury took forever to get better.
I need some tips on how to learn stability while squatting. Even with light manageable weigh I noticed my legs were unstable and I have been having left knee discomfort that may be from that
I want to get into squatting, but I just don't know where to place the bar on my upper back without the pain. Do you have a video on the correct bar placement?
I do dumbbell squats. They seem safer for the long run. I have to use a little lighter weight, so I do them slower, quite slow, especially on the way down. So far, so good...
Hey Squat University (idk ur name sry) Can you suggest some exercises for front hip pain? my right side hip flexor or idk which muscle is so painful and i cant bend in that direction
I was actually doing the correct form for bent over row but my gym bro and another big guy told me to arch more, now I have weird back pain.... don't listen to everyone big .. and I also noticed how that guy himself has a permanent back arch
Hey could you make a video about dips? I've doing them for a few months now but I Always feel an excessive amount of pressure on my shoulders when going down :(
The teacher at school that helps me with my squats says that I need to stick out my bum bc my back is just too stiff from 8 years of sitting rigid for woodwind. Iykyk
Damn, I think I do it like the first guy. I feel that if I brace and straighten too much I end up going too far foward with the torso and doing a weird good morning hybrid.
Overextending is the biggest problem not only in squats for me but in hyperextensions too. I just can’t control it properly. It’s either my back is rounded or overextended, what are the exercises I can do to fix it?
Target transverse abdominals every day and core stability should fix itself over time easily, most people suck their stomach in to look slimmer even if it’s subconsciously and it eventually ruins the core
Not me being only able to stand in overextension cos if i dont i fall over/sway about loads cos my centre of gravity is behind my feet heels and that arch counteracts it a bit lol
I don’t know if this is why I got a herniated disc but yes I used to overextend my back to form that arch because someone taught me that it was the correct way to squat.
I'm a care giver and we are told to arch whenever we need to lift or push, what is the difference between regular lifting and deadlifting?? the standing up position?
Is doing squats on the machine bad for the spine/knees? My gym doesn't have a support for to squat on and place the bar, only the squat smith thing. I really don't trust myself without the bar support so I don't have much choice
