Great video. This stance is also used in martial arts. The details and resistant drills are spot on. You can also apply pressure on the outside of the knees pushing in. Resistant can be measured both ways. I teach this all the time to my students. Small little detail that might help out with additional weight is grabbing with the toes. Gives you better engagement from feet to calf and up and gives you better control overall. Just remember this is coming from my martial arts training. Good job once again!
Omg I just found this video , I’ve been doing my squats with my feet turned out I will change that now thanks for the great video ! Never knew that about the feet position ❤
At the 4 minute mark John describes exactly what happened to Julian Edelman when he blew out his ACL during the preseason. Foot position exactly as John describes RGIII's issue.
So should we start squatting with toes pointed more inward? I have tried it and the knee doesn't track over the toes very well and hurt like hell. Course I have a bad knee.
Could this be a good thing for power lifters? So many elite power lifters have their toes pointed out slightly and advocate this over a square stance. But I did like the demonstration of how easy it was to pull the subject off balance. I am starting conditioning for 8 weeks and then going into 32 weeks of heavy training. I have a 510 squat and a 600 deadlift max. now is the time for me to correct any faulty motor recruitment patterns. Thanks, guys.
Lawrence Malcheff I think this is more for dynamic athletic performance more appropriate for taking unexpected external forces from the horizontal plane. Too much torque with power lifting may lead to injuries. Consider that all the the force it coming from above or below you is lifting you're coming straight up and back on your heels. This is for moving forward, changing directions, resisting oncoming forces.
The glute flex text where people standing with their feet parallel and then move their feet to the outside doesn't work for me....I get a much easier and better glute flex with my toes pointing outwards. anyone else?
This seems to be really bad advice. It really depends on what your goal is, and how your body anatomy actually go. Watch olympic weightlifters squat 500 and their position is completely different from someone who is doing powerlifting squats, or sport specific squats. If your goal is to not reinforce bad body positioning while performing sports or law enforcement applications, doing it while squatting is the wrong mentality. Doing it while in mobility/agility/martial arts and other drill scenarios is the way to go. In the mean time use actual squat positioning while doing squats.
I'm over 30 and just learned something new about 'Standing on the Ground' ... I mean, ... amazing :D
Great stuff!! Had never considered this. Keep the awesome videos coming!
Great video. This stance is also used in martial arts. The details and resistant drills are spot on. You can also apply pressure on the outside of the knees pushing in. Resistant can be measured both ways. I teach this all the time to my students. Small little detail that might help out with additional weight is grabbing with the toes. Gives you better engagement from feet to calf and up and gives you better control overall. Just remember this is coming from my martial arts training. Good job once again!
Agree 100% This guy gets it👏
love these kind of technical body alignment tips!
Omg I just found this video , I’ve been doing my squats with my feet turned out I will change that now thanks for the great video ! Never knew that about the feet position ❤
At the 4 minute mark John describes exactly what happened to Julian Edelman when he blew out his ACL during the preseason. Foot position exactly as John describes RGIII's issue.
great video. very informative.
That's genius!
So should we start squatting with toes pointed more inward? I have tried it and the knee doesn't track over the toes very well and hurt like hell. Course I have a bad knee.
No. Build flexibility in the hips and ankles first. Then you'll be able to do it. Do NOT force it as that will cause injury.
Could this be a good thing for power lifters? So many elite power lifters have their toes pointed out slightly and advocate this over a square stance. But I did like the demonstration of how easy it was to pull the subject off balance. I am starting conditioning for 8 weeks and then going into 32 weeks of heavy training. I have a 510 squat and a 600 deadlift max. now is the time for me to correct any faulty motor recruitment patterns. Thanks, guys.
Lawrence Malcheff I think this is more for dynamic athletic performance more appropriate for taking unexpected external forces from the horizontal plane. Too much torque with power lifting may lead to injuries. Consider that all the the force it coming from above or below you is lifting you're coming straight up and back on your heels. This is for moving forward, changing directions, resisting oncoming forces.
This video is a 10.000 dollars class
The glute flex text where people standing with their feet parallel and then move their feet to the outside doesn't work for me....I get a much easier and better glute flex with my toes pointing outwards. anyone else?
Yes, about 95 percent of the population
If that guy did that to me I would need ACL surgery repair
This seems to be really bad advice. It really depends on what your goal is, and how your body anatomy actually go. Watch olympic weightlifters squat 500 and their position is completely different from someone who is doing powerlifting squats, or sport specific squats. If your goal is to not reinforce bad body positioning while performing sports or law enforcement applications, doing it while squatting is the wrong mentality. Doing it while in mobility/agility/martial arts and other drill scenarios is the way to go. In the mean time use actual squat positioning while doing squats.
are they all SEALs, or
:)
Nope