In response to the "Squatting requires a lot of confidence..." question, I would say 20 rep sets of squats at 65-75% will get you over that hurdle. The squat is my absolute least favorite lift because I hate having a bar on my back. That said, I began incorporating 20 rep sets about 2 years ago, and not only have my squat numbers gone up drastically, I can now walk into the gym on squat day and not hate life. 20 rep squats develop confidence and character FAST!
I just want to let the UA-cam world know that Brian is truly an awesome dude. I was lucky enough to meet him when I was at the MD strongman competition to support my buddy and met Brian and he was just as down to earth and badass in person.
@@BrianAlsruheOfficial Maybe a new product? Neversate Motivation Box. Press button 1 and Brian Alsruhe starts yelling "DO YOUR JOB!", button 2: Uncle Nic, button 3: Olu, button 4: all together! No more pounds left out there in the ether ;)
My first weightlifting coach in high school used to require each of us to get under just a little more than we could squat and get crushed to the safety bars under control on purpose at least once. That way we could have the experience and realize it's safe and it's not that bad. It got us past the fear first thing.
Man, your dad's advice hit me hard. I grew up in a very stressed/tumultuous household, and have a very stressful job with stressed people, and tend to get overwhelmed. I have used the "head down and execute" mantra, and feel like it's changed my ability to block the idea of stress, as I am now only focused on the goal not the extra inputs from other people's emotional state. Just felt compelled to thank you, and your father, for this.
Shout out to "Pops" for the great life advice. "When things get overwhelming, just execute the plan". This is what I desperately needed much more than the Q&A - not trolling, being absolutely honest here. The answers were great, love the fear and action perspective. Thanks Brian and keep up the good work!
Thank you so much brian, after you mentioning breathing and bracing, I went back to watch that video. Today I broke my squat PR by 35 lbs by just changing that about my technique, thanks brother! Your channel is amazing!
Yeah man. I am just not that guy. I've heard Brian say, "follow your cues, do your job." I like that. Imma show up, do my job, be effective and efficient, and go home (and then to my job).
I've noticed this change recently. I always hyped myself up for a big lift but recently (since ive started taking things more seriously) I've noticed I do better when I stay calm and focused like every other set. My body just goes "yes this is heavy but I know what to do"
I love the age that we live in, where I can get so many different points of view from so many sources. Your video on narrowing your bench grip has changed the game for me, its almost silly how much stronger I am from a narrow grip (pillar) position. Thank you for these videos, please keep them up man.
Brian, I took your advice about chin position during front squats from a previous video - It made a night and day difference in my rack position! My mobility isn't the greatest for these, and that one change helped tremendously with getting the weight out of my hands and onto my shoulders. Thank you brother!
Brian, I have really enjoyed your videos and have learned a lot, I have run both your dark horse and power-builder program and made significant progress on each, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Another tip for front squats that helped me a lot, although slightly different from how Brian recommends is to really focus on protracting your shoulders forward as much as possible, and have the bar sit between your front delt and trap area on either side. Try to think of pushing your elbows up and as far forward as possible. You’ll know you have the bar in the correct position if you can completely remove your hands without the bar moving or rolling off of your shoulders. I personally try to get my neck out of the way as much as possible and leave the bar rest on the shoulder area because I have always felt the passing out sensation no matter where the bar sits on my neck. This is slightly different than how Brian recommends but it has worked well for me and can hopefully help someone else. The rest of Brian’s tips are spot on, you need an amazing brace and start by pushing those knees out. Front squats are amazing and you should figure out a way to do them that works for you
Cool man, I can't hold my lats as tight when I do that so I would have to disagree but I am sure this will definitely helps someone man, thanks for adding it.
Thank you for this video Brian ! Always a good thing to hear about your outlook and experience on lifting (or life in general) you've changed quite a few things in my lifting and my way of embracing life adventures ! Keep it up ! Greetings from France ! Btw, long time subscriber but I didn't know you were 38 years young ! Explains the wisdom I guess ;)
one thing I have figure it out with squat deadlift or even bent over row that helps with feet and knee placement is when I am at the starting position and have my feet where they need to be, I put my body weight toward my heels for a moment then Flex my butt and it puts my feet in the perfect starting position. that is also before being under load. it only takes one or two seconds and it helps keep the form perfect. truly informative and awesome video Brian, always tremendously helpful and informative content bro
For what I understand about the Rippetoe style it's basically the same thing you say. He words it very differently but the core of it is "don't have a vertical back, don't lean too forward either, sit back just a little bit and push your knees out". Then there's the hip drive thing and that's controversial but the purpose of it is to mantain back angle which is not anything weird.
I completely agree with the breathing and bracing. Even with my most recent PR my spotter was surprised with how quickly I got out of the hole. I did slow down about half way up but it was even cleaner than my a few of my warm up reps. That's because I know I didn't brace fully enough with the lighter weights.
Pushing my butt back never worked for me either. If I do that my back goes from neutral into extension, messing up my brace and causing "buttwink" to appear.
Pushing your knees out is one of the biggest cues for when I help teach people how to squat. Also, keeping it slow on the descent as SO MANY PEOPLE like to dive bomb and lose all of their tightness.
Reduce the weight, that way your body won't be in fight or flight mode and you can keep training till it gets used to it and slowly increase the weight. And always have spotters on when squatting relatively heavy...
You should add the list of questions in the description or a comment. It could help us know if our questions got picked w/o having to ffwd through the video :)
i'll try, but i naturally fall into the squat hole without bending my torso, like the picture on the right -> imgur.com/a/IBTcWtN , but i have long legs and short torso
I'd say your core and lumbar need more work not to mention your breathing and bracing but your B and B is hugely influenced by how strong your mid section is in the first place. Even more so It sounds like you are not using a weight you can command. You are putting yourself in a very bad place when the weight tells your body what to do instead of the other way around. Leave the ego at the door, lower the weight (even if you can lift it you should also be able to control it on the way down) and the add various core and lumbar in everyday and you will see a major differences.
Question for Brian and anyone else really: Is there any reason to do hip abduction/adduction exercises if squats and deadlifts are already staples of my program, with Bulgarian split squats, sumo deadlifts, and lunges thrown in on occasion or as accessory movements? I'm wondering if weak hip abductors/adductor muscles could be a weak link and if training them more directly would have any effect on increasing overall strength. Thanks everyone.
The knee sleeves thing is important to get, you don't need to be a pro powerlifter to use them. They are there to protect you from injury not an admission to the elite club.
I have an sbd belt but i feel stronger squatting and deadlifting without a belt because the belt really throws me off. During the squat the belt causes me to lean forward more and i struggle to hit depth while during deadlifts the belt just throws off my technique. Isit because the belt is too thick for me, not seasoned enough or my leverages favour beltless lifts? I have more of a lanky limbs and a shorter torso
Hey man cool video, hello from the UK, any advise as recently i broke my hand and find it hard to hold the bar on the deadlift as some of the bones are not set in the right place. Thanks dude.
do you think its ok if your lower back rounds a little on a 1 rep max deadlift attempt? i see people getting alot of hate for it and i dont really get why tbh
No it´s not! As someone who has had spinal discs rupture on him 4 times and spending upwards of a year lying on a mattress on the floor without ever knowing if I would ever walk again narrowly escaping having major spinal surgery and my vertebrae stapled together until I could finally recover by the aid of a competent chiropractor during another very long year I can tell you that it´s NOT ok. If you can´t do it with perfect form you´re just not strong enough. Go one point down and that will be your actual PR,- everything is else is bro lifting. Leave your ego at the door. Your spine should last you your entire lifetime,- not just during your youth until you crash it.@@BrianAlsruheOfficial
I'm right in the middle, baby. If I let my lower back round too much, I pay for it. Maybe that's worth it in a competition but I gotta work tomorrow. But yeah man, PRs ain't gonna be perfect. Cat-backed? Nope. I let that baby go at an inch off the floor. Not gonna do it. But on a PR or top set of the day, I'll (personally) allow a small amount of rounding, but not enough to hurt myself. I know when to say "nope." When I am actually testing my PRs, I often test to failure, but my "failure" is when I go "nope" and put the bar down, or set it on the pins, or say "nope" to my spotter. I don't "ditch" a squat, I set it down. I'm fairly conservative about it. I still make progress. But that's me. I'm not an ""exciteable" lifter.
Arnie Lack it sounds like it’s a setup issue, Allan thrall has a great video about this very problem think it’s called, fixing your deadlift. But the basic idea is to set the bar over the middle of your foot, then by pushing your hips back get your shoulders just over the bar (slightly in front of the bar) with your elbows right next to your knees. Try setting up like that next time and record your set and it shouldn’t be an issue. Let me know how it goes
One thing that helped me was thinking of the deadlift as a leg press. My hips used to shoot up first, which turned my deadlift almost into a stiff leg deadlift, so the movement was mostly a hip hinge, and I was using all hamstrings, glutes, and low back. When I started to cue myself to leg press the weight up(some say push the floor away), my quads were activated more and my hips stopped shooting up. Also, focus on making sure your hips and chest come up together. Keeping your chest up and back/lats tight helps with that. When you lose tightness, you lose postural integrity.
My front squat and back squat are both 340. Is my front squat disproportionately high or is my back squat just too low? I also primarily front squat, and max out on back squats every now and then just to see how it progressed.
Your squat should always be more than your front squat man, even if you rarely do it. It just sounds like you don't get enough reps of it to be proficient at the movement compared to your front squat.
About the breathing, I have the tendacy letaly to not be able to breath deeply after I finish any (heavy) sets and this does not allow me t prepare myself approprietly for the next one.IS the problem the actual breathing during squats or do I need conditioning? (Just experiencing this thing the 2 last month's that I've become more sendate) and thank you!
Shit, i missed this. I've been getting a bit of lower back pain and stiffness after squatting lately. I've been doing low bar squats. Am I doing something wrong?
I have that on my lowbar squat as well and I believe that it's because of the hip mobility because my frontsquat works fine for me. If the squat hurts on the lowest part of the movement than you should know.
It could be because of your lower back and pelvic muscles are tight and that leads to rounding. As Brian said, not enough information, so just guessing. Record a video and send it to someone knowledgeable. Barbell Medicine (friends of Brian) channel on UA-cam does reviews for such videos, so you'll get good advice there for sure. Tip: Record from the side for squats.
Related to deadlifts and squats..do you know someone who continued doing them heavy after inigual hernia..i got it recentlly and need to recover from it so i dont need to go on a surgery because its not so bad but still it is there..wanteed to buy program from you because my lets say linear progress stoped i need more of intermediate program..so im really pissed because of it i was pushing myself too hard obviouslly..if you can share something about it probably you witnessed some of your clients had simillar problem or even yourself...finally i got decent strong and wanted to hop on some more serious program and i waited for that so long didnt want to rush it..and this happens..IT SUCKS SO BAD...
If you have an inguinal hernia, there is only one way to "fix" it unfortunately and that is surgery. (But of course defer to your Dr.) It'll only get worse over time. I had a double earlier this year and heavy (for me) squats were always very painful. It messes with your bracing as well since that's also part of the area where the hernia is. At the same time, I might have had mine for years and they were too small to affect me negatively. It wasn't until I felt them actually tear that I was forced to have them surgically repaired. You can keep going of course, but it will get worse over time until the inevitable.
LCMcBain thanks man..so basiclly you can lift and train for strength now?Nice to hear that.its cool to know that you can continue atleast after you recover from a surgery.i stoped dong squats and deadlifts and im just working lil but of pressing and isolations beacuse im depressed not to workout but i think i will stop completly until i go through it because i dont want to make even more damage.its shure problem bracing i even think that it happend to me because i overthightened my belt during a squat.and couldnt brace properly.what a stupid mistake.im searching all over the web and yeah unfortunatelly only surical operation can fix it so you can get back to normal.Hope you are fine now and dont have problems with training.Hoping the same for myself.
@@@jjstrength1846 Yes, I am back to full training. I did zero training for a total of 12 weeks; 6 weeks before and 6 weeks after surgery. Then I started slowly and I was back to full strength after about 6 weeks. As for you "mistake", that might not have had anything to do with it, so don;t beat yourself up. From what I've read, hernias are pretty common and are generally from wear and tear, not one single event. Some people are just more susceptible to them. You'll be fine and back to healthy before you know it.
LCMcBain really apreciatte the respond and words of support.its encouraging and give me some kind od piece.its awesome that you are back at your full strength,actually for longevity and long term goals 12 weeks its literally nothing.stay strong and healthy my friend.
I'm 16 squat around 370 for a max, been lifting for a little over a year and recently I've been feeling weaker and could barely get 355 up for 1 today when I can usually get it for triples I've never done a deload and almost always go heavy 😅 do u think its time for a deload ? Btw i squat twice a week
You're quite young so probably worth easing up anyway, but it could be anything, could be diet or new stresses. Most heavy strength needs a well working central nervous system rather than the muscles themselves, so you have to look after all of you. As your body is still growing be careful not to overload yourself either. You could just do some hypertrophy work for a while just to make a change and give your nervous system a rest. As it's only a year you could have just reached the end of your linear progression and will need to start changing up your routines. Just some thoughts, it's not going to kill you to take it easy for a little bit anyway :P
So you're saying no barbell in hands on the front squat? that's contradictory to whats taught in the sport that has arguably the best front squatters, Olympic weightlifting. You cannot argue their technique is inferior when a 65kg chinese girl is front squatting 300+ pounds. Reference: ua-cam.com/video/DvYzq36zm5s/v-deo.html
"You should be so full of air in the bottom of the squat that you either gonna rebound or die" That part was great man.
Truth brother
My squat is actually pretty solid. I mainly come here for the dogs.
Me too man
Moar Kona
In response to the "Squatting requires a lot of confidence..." question, I would say 20 rep sets of squats at 65-75% will get you over that hurdle. The squat is my absolute least favorite lift because I hate having a bar on my back. That said, I began incorporating 20 rep sets about 2 years ago, and not only have my squat numbers gone up drastically, I can now walk into the gym on squat day and not hate life. 20 rep squats develop confidence and character FAST!
I just want to let the UA-cam world know that Brian is truly an awesome dude. I was lucky enough to meet him when I was at the MD strongman competition to support my buddy and met Brian and he was just as down to earth and badass in person.
Man thank you so much George!
He indeed seems like such a cool and friendly dude! Nice to hear he is in person
I think I could triple my squat PR if I had Brian shouting "YOU'VE GOT A JOB TO DO" at me
HAhahaha!
@@BrianAlsruheOfficial Maybe a new product? Neversate Motivation Box. Press button 1 and Brian Alsruhe starts yelling "DO YOUR JOB!", button 2: Uncle Nic, button 3: Olu, button 4: all together! No more pounds left out there in the ether ;)
My first weightlifting coach in high school used to require each of us to get under just a little more than we could squat and get crushed to the safety bars under control on purpose at least once. That way we could have the experience and realize it's safe and it's not that bad. It got us past the fear first thing.
Man, your dad's advice hit me hard. I grew up in a very stressed/tumultuous household, and have a very stressful job with stressed people, and tend to get overwhelmed. I have used the "head down and execute" mantra, and feel like it's changed my ability to block the idea of stress, as I am now only focused on the goal not the extra inputs from other people's emotional state. Just felt compelled to thank you, and your father, for this.
Brian churns out pure gold through his channel, keep it up buddy.
Dude, I LOVE rhodesian ridgebacks! The only breed I'll ever own! Oh, and solid video big man...
Shout out to "Pops" for the great life advice. "When things get overwhelming, just execute the plan". This is what I desperately needed much more than the Q&A - not trolling, being absolutely honest here. The answers were great, love the fear and action perspective. Thanks Brian and keep up the good work!
Been waiting for this. My trash squat could use some tips!
I hope ti helps!
Thank you so much brian, after you mentioning breathing and bracing, I went back to watch that video. Today I broke my squat PR by 35 lbs by just changing that about my technique, thanks brother! Your channel is amazing!
the mental preparation is on point.. I never get angry and scream or anything like that because it just throws you off at the end
Yeah man. I am just not that guy. I've heard Brian say, "follow your cues, do your job." I like that. Imma show up, do my job, be effective and efficient, and go home (and then to my job).
I've noticed this change recently. I always hyped myself up for a big lift but recently (since ive started taking things more seriously) I've noticed I do better when I stay calm and focused like every other set. My body just goes "yes this is heavy but I know what to do"
I love the age that we live in, where I can get so many different points of view from so many sources. Your video on narrowing your bench grip has changed the game for me, its almost silly how much stronger I am from a narrow grip (pillar) position. Thank you for these videos, please keep them up man.
Brian, I took your advice about chin position during front squats from a previous video - It made a night and day difference in my rack position! My mobility isn't the greatest for these, and that one change helped tremendously with getting the weight out of my hands and onto my shoulders. Thank you brother!
I'm gonna go hit some front squats after my mom finishes cooking my chicken nuggets
Indeed
Cashing in the good boy points to use the home gym, I see. Go Off King!
The struggle is real
No grilled cheese today?
This video literally came at the best time. I NEED to improve my squat numbers (compared to my deadlift it’s embarrassing) thanks for the tips!
Brian, I have really enjoyed your videos and have learned a lot, I have run both your dark horse and power-builder program and made significant progress on each, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
As always, thank you for the effort and great content. To the query about failure, like you said: Fears are meant to warn us, not to make us afraid.
Another tip for front squats that helped me a lot, although slightly different from how Brian recommends is to really focus on protracting your shoulders forward as much as possible, and have the bar sit between your front delt and trap area on either side. Try to think of pushing your elbows up and as far forward as possible. You’ll know you have the bar in the correct position if you can completely remove your hands without the bar moving or rolling off of your shoulders. I personally try to get my neck out of the way as much as possible and leave the bar rest on the shoulder area because I have always felt the passing out sensation no matter where the bar sits on my neck. This is slightly different than how Brian recommends but it has worked well for me and can hopefully help someone else. The rest of Brian’s tips are spot on, you need an amazing brace and start by pushing those knees out. Front squats are amazing and you should figure out a way to do them that works for you
Cool man, I can't hold my lats as tight when I do that so I would have to disagree but I am sure this will definitely helps someone man, thanks for adding it.
Thank you for this video Brian ! Always a good thing to hear about your outlook and experience on lifting (or life in general) you've changed quite a few things in my lifting and my way of embracing life adventures ! Keep it up ! Greetings from France !
Btw, long time subscriber but I didn't know you were 38 years young ! Explains the wisdom I guess ;)
We need "MAKE A DECISION" shirts !
one thing I have figure it out with squat deadlift or even bent over row that helps with feet and knee placement is when I am at the starting position and have my feet where they need to be, I put my body weight toward my heels for a moment then Flex my butt and it puts my feet in the perfect starting position. that is also before being under load. it only takes one or two seconds and it helps keep the form perfect. truly informative and awesome video Brian, always tremendously helpful and informative content bro
You have your opinion and I have my facts.
Brian on straight bar vs trap bar
The good ol’ front squat story makes a return!
Hahah indeed!
Respect from Bulgaria
For what I understand about the Rippetoe style it's basically the same thing you say. He words it very differently but the core of it is "don't have a vertical back, don't lean too forward either, sit back just a little bit and push your knees out". Then there's the hip drive thing and that's controversial but the purpose of it is to mantain back angle which is not anything weird.
I don't know the Rippetoe, but if it is as described, that's exactly what is recommended in Starting Strength as well...
@@deepakmahale7778 yea mate Rip is the author of Starting Strength
Brian when you talk about getting ready for a heavy lift and the dogs are growling in the background,great stuff man!
Those dogs are too cute!✌😍🐶🐶
This is a cool way to do Q&A
I completely agree with the breathing and bracing. Even with my most recent PR my spotter was surprised with how quickly I got out of the hole. I did slow down about half way up but it was even cleaner than my a few of my warm up reps. That's because I know I didn't brace fully enough with the lighter weights.
Great tips Brian! Thank you for doing this! Man that would have been youtube gold where you passed out! Glad you didn't get hurt brother!
Great video Brian! Thanks for doing Q n A for us mortals!!!
Excellant video. Excellant tips and advice I really enjoyed it.
Pushing my butt back never worked for me either. If I do that my back goes from neutral into extension, messing up my brace and causing "buttwink" to appear.
Thanks Brian! You've got some stellar videos, keep it up, I appreciate all your tips
Love this guy
Pushing your knees out is one of the biggest cues for when I help teach people how to squat. Also, keeping it slow on the descent as SO MANY PEOPLE like to dive bomb and lose all of their tightness.
What should I do if I get PTSD at the bottom of my squat?
😂
Reduce the weight, that way your body won't be in fight or flight mode and you can keep training till it gets used to it and slowly increase the weight. And always have spotters on when squatting relatively heavy...
Just go there and hang out for a few seconds at a time. Life will improve while in the hole.
Pause squats for the mindset. Box squats for overload.
Thanks man! Now I'm not afraid to squat. I mean. I'm afraid of driving now. But not squatting. XD
You SHOULD be scared of driving! Those people are psychopaths!
Also use special bars for variation. SSB for underload on a light squat day,.,.,.
wonderful tips. and i got a new channel to go through
Thanks so much man!
Holy shit....never seen Brian without his hat on...
Excellent advice. Rhodys are the best!
I initiate my squat through knees too and there's always some gymbro trying to "correct" me lol
Man, live your own life.
You should add the list of questions in the description or a comment. It could help us know if our questions got picked w/o having to ffwd through the video :)
I love u Brian! You are awesome.
why i can't do powerlifting squats? i just can do ass to grass squats (its terribly hard for me to stop going down after breaking paralel)
Hahah yeah
Did you use wider stance? It should automatically be harder to go low
i'll try, but i naturally fall into the squat hole without bending my torso, like the picture on the right -> imgur.com/a/IBTcWtN , but i have long legs and short torso
I'd say your core and lumbar need more work not to mention your breathing and bracing but your B and B is hugely influenced by how strong your mid section is in the first place. Even more so It sounds like you are not using a weight you can command. You are putting yourself in a very bad place when the weight tells your body what to do instead of the other way around. Leave the ego at the door, lower the weight (even if you can lift it you should also be able to control it on the way down) and the add various core and lumbar in everyday and you will see a major differences.
I had the same issue. When I first tried 315 I failed so many times. Then I went ass to grass with it and it came up easy.
New Q&A standard- wrestling puppies in the background. Nothing helps me focus on my squat queues like the soft growling of wrestling puppers
Hahaha me too.
Question for Brian and anyone else really: Is there any reason to do hip abduction/adduction exercises if squats and deadlifts are already staples of my program, with Bulgarian split squats, sumo deadlifts, and lunges thrown in on occasion or as accessory movements? I'm wondering if weak hip abductors/adductor muscles could be a weak link and if training them more directly would have any effect on increasing overall strength. Thanks everyone.
Do you have preferences on squat shoes? Just a plain converse guy thinking about stepping into a new world lol thank you sir!
It would be great if you timestamp these questions, great video
The knee sleeves thing is important to get, you don't need to be a pro powerlifter to use them. They are there to protect you from injury not an admission to the elite club.
21:29 some classic Brian humour incoming 😂
I have an sbd belt but i feel stronger squatting and deadlifting without a belt because the belt really throws me off. During the squat the belt causes me to lean forward more and i struggle to hit depth while during deadlifts the belt just throws off my technique. Isit because the belt is too thick for me, not seasoned enough or my leverages favour beltless lifts? I have more of a lanky limbs and a shorter torso
'HIP DRIVE' works for everyone, Rippetoe is never wrong about squat
Hey man cool video, hello from the UK, any advise as recently i broke my hand and find it hard to hold the bar on the deadlift as some of the bones are not set in the right place. Thanks dude.
Brian, I just started using an axle for my training. Since there aren't any markings, I was wondering how you marked yours?
do you think its ok if your lower back rounds a little on a 1 rep max deadlift attempt? i see people getting alot of hate for it and i dont really get why tbh
Haha yea man, I think it is fine as long as it isn't ridiculously bad. PRs are Ugly. If they are not, then they aren't PRs.
No it´s not!
As someone who has had spinal discs rupture on him 4 times and spending upwards of a year lying on a mattress on the floor without ever knowing if I would ever walk again narrowly escaping having major spinal surgery and my vertebrae stapled together until I could finally recover by the aid of a competent chiropractor during another very long year I can tell you that it´s NOT ok.
If you can´t do it with perfect form you´re just not strong enough.
Go one point down and that will be your actual PR,- everything is else is bro lifting.
Leave your ego at the door.
Your spine should last you your entire lifetime,- not just during your youth until you crash it.@@BrianAlsruheOfficial
I'm right in the middle, baby. If I let my lower back round too much, I pay for it. Maybe that's worth it in a competition but I gotta work tomorrow. But yeah man, PRs ain't gonna be perfect. Cat-backed? Nope. I let that baby go at an inch off the floor. Not gonna do it. But on a PR or top set of the day, I'll (personally) allow a small amount of rounding, but not enough to hurt myself. I know when to say "nope." When I am actually testing my PRs, I often test to failure, but my "failure" is when I go "nope" and put the bar down, or set it on the pins, or say "nope" to my spotter. I don't "ditch" a squat, I set it down. I'm fairly conservative about it. I still make progress. But that's me. I'm not an ""exciteable" lifter.
what does recomind mean, just messin' with ya
My glutes get little sore and while doing heavy squats they pain during the ascending motion
Ty for the video Brian! Just a question, why do you think the trap bar's harmful?
I don't think it is harmful at all. I just think it is less effective than a straight bar.
@@BrianAlsruheOfficial thanks champ! :) Hope the shoulder's healed fully still!
Doing pause squats at this very moment
Those are awesome!
Have you tried an upside down SSB for core exercises?
i did front squats and got stronger at it but it made my back squat weaker
Hallo darkness my old friend...
What is your biggest tip for keeping your butt from shooting up in the beginning of the deadlift?
Arnie Lack it sounds like it’s a setup issue, Allan thrall has a great video about this very problem think it’s called, fixing your deadlift. But the basic idea is to set the bar over the middle of your foot, then by pushing your hips back get your shoulders just over the bar (slightly in front of the bar) with your elbows right next to your knees. Try setting up like that next time and record your set and it shouldn’t be an issue. Let me know how it goes
One thing that helped me was thinking of the deadlift as a leg press. My hips used to shoot up first, which turned my deadlift almost into a stiff leg deadlift, so the movement was mostly a hip hinge, and I was using all hamstrings, glutes, and low back. When I started to cue myself to leg press the weight up(some say push the floor away), my quads were activated more and my hips stopped shooting up. Also, focus on making sure your hips and chest come up together. Keeping your chest up and back/lats tight helps with that. When you lose tightness, you lose postural integrity.
My front squat and back squat are both 340. Is my front squat disproportionately high or is my back squat just too low? I also primarily front squat, and max out on back squats every now and then just to see how it progressed.
Your squat should always be more than your front squat man, even if you rarely do it. It just sounds like you don't get enough reps of it to be proficient at the movement compared to your front squat.
@@BrianAlsruheOfficial I see. So simply put, I just need to back squat more often. Thanks.
God damn Brian raw dogged the gym for 20 years.
And aaalways remembeeeer...
My knees are not in the best shape for squating do you have any suggestions.
My right arm goes numb in the overhead squat. Any idea?
About the breathing, I have the tendacy letaly to not be able to breath deeply after I finish any (heavy) sets and this does not allow me t prepare myself approprietly for the next one.IS the problem the actual breathing during squats or do I need conditioning? (Just experiencing this thing the 2 last month's that I've become more sendate) and thank you!
Shit, i missed this. I've been getting a bit of lower back pain and stiffness after squatting lately. I've been doing low bar squats. Am I doing something wrong?
Could be but probably nothing too bad man. But I don't really have enough data from what you wrote to give an educated guess.
I have that on my lowbar squat as well and I believe that it's because of the hip mobility because my frontsquat works fine for me. If the squat hurts on the lowest part of the movement than you should know.
It could be because of your lower back and pelvic muscles are tight and that leads to rounding. As Brian said, not enough information, so just guessing. Record a video and send it to someone knowledgeable. Barbell Medicine (friends of Brian) channel on UA-cam does reviews for such videos, so you'll get good advice there for sure. Tip: Record from the side for squats.
“Hiup dreeeeeyyhve”
Related to deadlifts and squats..do you know someone who continued doing them heavy after inigual hernia..i got it recentlly and need to recover from it so i dont need to go on a surgery because its not so bad but still it is there..wanteed to buy program from you because my lets say linear progress stoped i need more of intermediate program..so im really pissed because of it i was pushing myself too hard obviouslly..if you can share something about it probably you witnessed some of your clients had simillar problem or even yourself...finally i got decent strong and wanted to hop on some more serious program and i waited for that so long didnt want to rush it..and this happens..IT SUCKS SO BAD...
If you have an inguinal hernia, there is only one way to "fix" it unfortunately and that is surgery. (But of course defer to your Dr.) It'll only get worse over time. I had a double earlier this year and heavy (for me) squats were always very painful. It messes with your bracing as well since that's also part of the area where the hernia is. At the same time, I might have had mine for years and they were too small to affect me negatively. It wasn't until I felt them actually tear that I was forced to have them surgically repaired. You can keep going of course, but it will get worse over time until the inevitable.
LCMcBain thanks man..so basiclly you can lift and train for strength now?Nice to hear that.its cool to know that you can continue atleast after you recover from a surgery.i stoped dong squats and deadlifts and im just working lil but of pressing and isolations beacuse im depressed not to workout but i think i will stop completly until i go through it because i dont want to make even more damage.its shure problem bracing i even think that it happend to me because i overthightened my belt during a squat.and couldnt brace properly.what a stupid mistake.im searching all over the web and yeah unfortunatelly only surical operation can fix it so you can get back to normal.Hope you are fine now and dont have problems with training.Hoping the same for myself.
@@@jjstrength1846 Yes, I am back to full training. I did zero training for a total of 12 weeks; 6 weeks before and 6 weeks after surgery. Then I started slowly and I was back to full strength after about 6 weeks. As for you "mistake", that might not have had anything to do with it, so don;t beat yourself up. From what I've read, hernias are pretty common and are generally from wear and tear, not one single event. Some people are just more susceptible to them. You'll be fine and back to healthy before you know it.
LCMcBain really apreciatte the respond and words of support.its encouraging and give me some kind od piece.its awesome that you are back at your full strength,actually for longevity and long term goals 12 weeks its literally nothing.stay strong and healthy my friend.
@@jjstrength1846 Anytime, happy to help. Thank you and same to you ! Good Luck !
Any tips on lifting in cold temperatures ,40 degrees and below
Why would you be lifting at this temperature
Try the Wim Hof method
+ Alex Seed Lots of people train in an unheated garage or outside in their back yard somewhere.
Alex Seed 12 hr plus days monday through Friday pellet stove has run out by the time i get home from work just looking for input
Yeah. Stop it. 😂.
I'm 16 squat around 370 for a max, been lifting for a little over a year and recently I've been feeling weaker and could barely get 355 up for 1 today when I can usually get it for triples I've never done a deload and almost always go heavy 😅 do u think its time for a deload ? Btw i squat twice a week
You're quite young so probably worth easing up anyway, but it could be anything, could be diet or new stresses. Most heavy strength needs a well working central nervous system rather than the muscles themselves, so you have to look after all of you. As your body is still growing be careful not to overload yourself either. You could just do some hypertrophy work for a while just to make a change and give your nervous system a rest. As it's only a year you could have just reached the end of your linear progression and will need to start changing up your routines. Just some thoughts, it's not going to kill you to take it easy for a little bit anyway :P
@@fleecemaster I agree ! Thanks for the advice 😁👍
Where is the slav-...i mean the timestamp guy?
What breed of dog are those?
Ridgebacks
You look better without the truckercap
or bad rapper 0:10
I love how he pointed to those The Worst Rapper Ever
(6IX9INE, TEKASHI69) what ever their name is.
Next shirt....
"DO YOUR JOB"
I would love to make one like that, I have to Runabay the powers that be
LIGHT WEIGHT BABEEE!!!!
Wow your hands are huge that phone looks tiny
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Thanks Joe!
SQUATZ
Yesterday I squatted 880 for a double at 167lbs bodyweight.
Congrats on the World Record man!
So you're saying no barbell in hands on the front squat? that's contradictory to whats taught in the sport that has arguably the best front squatters, Olympic weightlifting. You cannot argue their technique is inferior when a 65kg chinese girl is front squatting 300+ pounds.
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0:23 Brian gets naked
Too much ads man.. i have to skip 7 ads to watch this full video...