Only 6 minutes in and I learned something HUGE for me! Leaning forward and creating that even weight distribution on the feet feels so much more powerful! Can't wait to try this my next squat day.
@@KaptainKerl People don't say it nearly as much anymore, but years ago we would hear it all the time. I believe they even have some videos on this very channel dispelling the "heels" myth.
megsquats Great video. It's incredibly difficult to take criticism on something that you've assumed was correct for an extended period of time..... Let alone take said criticism with a smile. Bravo.
everyone is complimenting the first part of the vid, but i think that the 2nd part of the vid where Dri Quinn Henoch talk about bracing is golden. the control/activation of glute max and abdominal are frequently neglected, thats why people usually dont do well in that.
Thank you!!! I LOVE these videos, I've had some major struggles with my squat recently these have been super eye opening!! Can't wait for the Iron sisters hands on @Jugg too!
Also this video has really hit home with me, I barely ever train Deadlift (I actually do it every now and again to just see if I can do it) and can pull 315 for reps whereas I'm actually deloading at the moment at 90kg on high bar. I'm 6'8 and long ass limbs but still a massive difference and when I think about it, I have this tendency to do the "lift the toe up and hips back" by accident in my squat even though I always think tripod foot and teach people that, I just struggle to feel like my toes are planted properly when I actually go to descend. Definitely gonna try the big toe trick!
around 12:00, the tip max is giving about pushing the hand with the knee. Can this tip be useful for coaching a regular squat ? Or it's mostly for belt squats
Excellent tips especially 6:43-7:22 game changer for me as my conven deadlift is very strong as opposed to my high bar squat and so making my back and quads need to work together when getting out of the hole will be something I can work on. Many thanks to Juggernaut for producing "Squat School" series :)
Stupid! Max Aita is a high-bar ATG olympic squatter, Layne is a low-bar powerlifter. Max uses more of his quads, Layne his posterior chain. They are two different technics. Besides that, there comes personal preferences, leverages, biomechanical differences and a lot more factors that define, wich technic is suitible for every individual.
squat is a complex thing, im a relative novice just trying to figure out some absolutes, then figure out a style to fit my limb leverages, tall long torso.
boxerfencer Layne has different anatomy. The squat style he is has is completely dependent on his own body, they explain this exact thing in another squat school episode lol
New lifter here. Meg mentioned that she didn't really know if she was getting it right with Max's q's and maybe it's because of the strength imbalance. It took me awhile to get the "feel" of the technique until I strengthened my quads and found a decent balance on my feet. That and/or she's so used to relying on her back to get into position to lock out. I've been squatting as low as possible (lots of front squats), using Max's information for legs and information from Chris Duffin for bracing, for maybe 4 - 6 months now (included in about a year of trying to find the best possible way to fix the adductor/flexor pain I was having while back squatting), and I can definitely feel my quads as well as the difference. Granted, my 5x5 weight right now just hit 200lbs, I feel no pain, my knees feel more comfortable while squatting, and the weight on the bar has been increasing at a good pace now.
One of their lifters, James, has long femurs. Max recently posted/shared a vid of him on instagram. Might wanna check it out for some ideas I guess. Sure did get some for myself as I too have long femurs.
Hey chad, I have a question about your book. If I do hypertrophy one month, then strength the next month for example. Will the volume accumulated in the strength block, need to be higher than the volume accumulated in hypertrophy?
You know the cue you gave her about pushing weight/centre of gravity infront of shins, does this apply to any squat style? Still trying to improve my high bar even though I'm ridiculously tall and no doubt built better for low bar, I just want bigger quads and use deadlifts/rows/pulls for posterior chain. I know my hips will sit back as my femurs are my longest asset with the 6'8 height and I can't do anything about them, my ankle flexibility is already really good.
paralysis by analysis, her squat form was fine, it suits her short torso/long legged frame, pound very heavy leg presses, i know most powerlifters laugh at the leg press but it works for both the squat and deadlift
Her grip, balance, bar path, and posture looked good. The only issue she seemed to have was the caving in of her knees during ascent on every rep. The cue, "knees out" would easily correct that.
so, in the absence of a way to really do belt squats due to equipment and/or space limitations, what can one do to get the same effect? would goblet squats work? and what weight loading should we use?
It's a cue some are taught to activate the posterior chain but the most important thing for me is to fill the torso with air and hold the air to help with tightness through the rep
I like the way they teach how to squat. They actually teach you how to perform a technically correct movement, not just pushing more weight for the sake of loading more plates on the bar. Weightlifting style. I don't care if you're a powerlifter. I think that a high bar, olympic style squat will always be the best choice for training purposes, even if in competition you switch to a low bar, hip dominant movement.
Olympic style squats are good for ... oly lifters. There are high bar squats. And there are oly squats. Which are ham to calves with upright torso and mandatory heel elevations. Hardly ideal for 90% of the general population.
For what? They have no need to squat upright. Whenever they back squat it should be to develop as many muscles as possible, not exclude major muscle groups.
Not true. Max Aita is good at with he's doing but he is a weightlifter. It differs so much from a powerlifting-style that it's impossible to change it just before the competition. HIgh bar squat with elevated shoes is just too quad-dominant and low bar so hip-dominant. if you are going to low bar squat at the platform, you should be training like that. I respect Max Aita as an athlete but he's quite arrogant and has made every ordinary gym guy think, that his style is the only style to squat.
If you haven't got large boxes couldn't you use an ironmind hip squat belt instead of the dipping belt. Just that and a bar could do the same job? I really need more leg strength...
Would an intermediate lifter with a conventional DL of 545lb and a 455lbs squat be considered to higher back strength than leg strength or would that be fairly even strength for someone at that training level?
Nate it's hard to say with only the knowledge of the numbers because someone could be very long armed and well suited to deadlift and skew the fact that they're still strong legged.
which excercise should i use to alternate with the squat without going down in intensity and at the same time giving the quads a "stimulative rest day"? or shouldn't i stimulate a big muscle at 5*5 three times a week this hard.
She's low bar squatting, so she's doing it right - with hip drive. I'm pretty sure that the bar is over the center of her feet, otherwise she would fall over backwards. The low bar squat is hip dominant, not quad dominant. Just ask Rip.
So. My best squat until now is 245kg/540lb ish. Best deadlift 320kg/705lb. My quads are big compared to the rest but I high bar squat. I have squatted alot more volume over the years than I have deadlifted, but still I have this huge difference. So should I just squat more? ;)
320kg Sumo or Conventional? There can be a caveat to our analysis on leg vs back strength, if someone just has particularly good deadlift leverages compared to squat leverages.
320kg conventional. I could probably pull 300kg semi sumo( Like coan ) in a few sessions if I practiced it. I just want to say also, that I am maxing out next week, and my goals are 260kg squat and 340kg deadlift. My deadlift has always been alot stronger than my squat. The first time I pulled 300kg I hadn't really deadlifted heavy for 6 months. I am not built like most people though, which I think is important to state. Fairly normal proportions but standing 6'7 tall.
Chad looks like an incredibly strong baby.
Figaro Fog made my day.
Dem baby blues.. Get me every time.
Fuck this got me good
...with beard. ^^
I arm wrestled a guy his size who didn't lift and it wad hard.. cant imagine how strong he is.
What's he squat, like 300kg?
"Meh. It's pretty good." High praise from Max!!
Only 6 minutes in and I learned something HUGE for me! Leaning forward and creating that even weight distribution on the feet feels so much more powerful! Can't wait to try this my next squat day.
HMC7 this has helped me a ton plus it creates a natural hip hinge which is very powerful in and of itself
Same! It's so annoying how "everyone" always says that the weight should be all in the heels. Screw that mess
@@alayna286 never heard anyone say this.
@@KaptainKerl People don't say it nearly as much anymore, but years ago we would hear it all the time. I believe they even have some videos on this very channel dispelling the "heels" myth.
Saw a different Megsquats in this video. So quiet just learning
I try to shut up when people are teaching me things I need to know.
megsquats
Great video. It's incredibly difficult to take criticism on something that you've assumed was correct for an extended period of time..... Let alone take said criticism with a smile. Bravo.
I'm literally taking notes here... This is so good.
Thanks. Glad you're liking it.
My life is changed after that little tip "press with your back and press with your legs." IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE.
As a low-back squatter, this was probably one of the best Squat videos I've ever seen. Thanks guys
LOVE megsquats and Marisa Inda. Very helpful video. Thanks!
Watching this in my bio lab with closed captions because U know I AINT MISSING AN EPISODE OF SQUAT SCHOOOOL, especially one with megsqauts! :D
SOS closed captions are hella confusing :(
everyone is complimenting the first part of the vid, but i think that the 2nd part of the vid where Dri Quinn Henoch talk about bracing is golden. the control/activation of glute max and abdominal are frequently neglected, thats why people usually dont do well in that.
loved this.
thanks meg for the intro to these guys, this was super informative
this is exactly what I need to fix in my own squat. Thank you!
Thank you!!! I LOVE these videos, I've had some major struggles with my squat recently these have been super eye opening!! Can't wait for the Iron sisters hands on @Jugg too!
JTS never fails to deliver high quality content :D
Imagine being so lucky to be in the fitness industry and have a last name "Squats". Perfect.
Love these videos! Please keep them coming
This was FANTASTIC! Thanks for the great video.
These guys are so cool explaining in so much detail
I really need to try the squats on the box. My back is crazy strong compared to my legs and it's annoying lol
amandapowerlifts I have the same problem. I deadlift almost double what I can squat.
Your back isn't stronger than your legs unless you're paraplegic.
This is an awesome vid! Some amazing tips on foot pressure and bursting out of the hole! A lot to take away from this!
Heck yes. skqwaaaatz. I really enjoy this series. More please! Can y'all do one of Max and/or Chad's? I think that'd be really neat.
For anyone wondering, Max is wearing Adidas Originals ZX 700
Props to the lady for squatting under that much scrutiny. Like playing a recital in front of a bunch of really strict piano teachers.
Mother of God! Its like two of my favourite channels had a baby and its name was awesomeness!
Also this video has really hit home with me, I barely ever train Deadlift (I actually do it every now and again to just see if I can do it) and can pull 315 for reps whereas I'm actually deloading at the moment at 90kg on high bar. I'm 6'8 and long ass limbs but still a massive difference and when I think about it, I have this tendency to do the "lift the toe up and hips back" by accident in my squat even though I always think tripod foot and teach people that, I just struggle to feel like my toes are planted properly when I actually go to descend. Definitely gonna try the big toe trick!
It's a common problem, squat shoes may help you too
Great info! I learn something every time I watch. Now I'm wishing yesterday wasn't leg day.Can't wait to put these tips to use.
Less than 4 minutes and I'm already learning!
around 12:00, the tip max is giving about pushing the hand with the knee. Can this tip be useful for coaching a regular squat ? Or it's mostly for belt squats
Thomas Bonamy-Cossard useful for regular especially high bar and front
Excellent tips especially 6:43-7:22 game changer for me as my conven deadlift is very strong as opposed to my high bar squat and so making my back and quads need to work together when getting out of the hole will be something I can work on. Many thanks to Juggernaut for producing "Squat School" series :)
Good catch on the quad deficiency.I'm in the same boat.
would be good to have a side to side image of before and after, I think this ways the small changes in technique could be better appreciated
I'd like to see if Chad and Max could improve Layne Norton's good morning style squat.
But he has a PHD. He knows everything
Stupid! Max Aita is a high-bar ATG olympic squatter, Layne is a low-bar powerlifter. Max uses more of his quads, Layne his posterior chain. They are two different technics. Besides that, there comes personal preferences, leverages, biomechanical differences and a lot more factors that define, wich technic is suitible for every individual.
squat is a complex thing, im a relative novice just trying to figure out some absolutes, then figure out a style to fit my limb leverages, tall long torso.
boxerfencer Layne has different anatomy. The squat style he is has is completely dependent on his own body, they explain this exact thing in another squat school episode lol
New lifter here.
Meg mentioned that she didn't really know if she was getting it right with Max's q's and maybe it's because of the strength imbalance. It took me awhile to get the "feel" of the technique until I strengthened my quads and found a decent balance on my feet. That and/or she's so used to relying on her back to get into position to lock out.
I've been squatting as low as possible (lots of front squats), using Max's information for legs and information from Chris Duffin for bracing, for maybe 4 - 6 months now (included in about a year of trying to find the best possible way to fix the adductor/flexor pain I was having while back squatting), and I can definitely feel my quads as well as the difference. Granted, my 5x5 weight right now just hit 200lbs, I feel no pain, my knees feel more comfortable while squatting, and the weight on the bar has been increasing at a good pace now.
Amazing information yet again thanks guys
Dang saw this after I squatted :(
Any future info on whether you're getting a long femur person in? Be interesting to see a high bar placement squat with a long femur!
One of their lifters, James, has long femurs. Max recently posted/shared a vid of him on instagram. Might wanna check it out for some ideas I guess. Sure did get some for myself as I too have long femurs.
Awesome! Thank you for this video.
great tips in this video, thanks for making it
ayy fresa fuerte in the background
Why is no one talking about narrow stance squats? Worked miracles for my foot pressure.
watching the two of them goblet squat you can really see how nobodies squat looks the same and small mechanics help some and not others
Yep. Meg levers for squat are fucked up.
What? Looked pretty good
what are the dimensions of the pulling blocks that meg is belt squatting on?
Did Juggernaut Training Systems move to Japan?
Filmed in January when Meg was at the UA-cam house.
Hey chad, I have a question about your book.
If I do hypertrophy one month, then strength the next month for example.
Will the volume accumulated in the strength block, need to be higher than the volume accumulated in hypertrophy?
No it wouldn't. Improvements in strength are driven by increased intensity which will necessitate lower volume to facilitate recovery.
You know the cue you gave her about pushing weight/centre of gravity infront of shins, does this apply to any squat style? Still trying to improve my high bar even though I'm ridiculously tall and no doubt built better for low bar, I just want bigger quads and use deadlifts/rows/pulls for posterior chain. I know my hips will sit back as my femurs are my longest asset with the 6'8 height and I can't do anything about them, my ankle flexibility is already really good.
paralysis by analysis, her squat form was fine, it suits her short torso/long legged frame, pound very heavy leg presses, i know most powerlifters laugh at the leg press but it works for both the squat and deadlift
Man you are some solid coaches. Is crossfit bad for ppl with lyme you think (bone/joint issues)?
Thanks guys
Love from India
Yes Meg!
FresaFuerte was that you in the background on that day?
wow mega sqauts and noel in one place that was very , very cool
Her grip, balance, bar path, and posture looked good. The only issue she seemed to have was the caving in of her knees during ascent on every rep. The cue, "knees out" would easily correct that.
Super collab.
I'm sure that the belt squat is far superior but thoughts on using the leg press or machine hack squats for quad hypertrophy/strength?
Carl Woody they're very useful.
so, in the absence of a way to really do belt squats due to equipment and/or space limitations, what can one do to get the same effect? would goblet squats work? and what weight loading should we use?
Goblet squats are ok but still involve the back quite a bit. Leg Press or Hack Squat machine are a good option.
Juggernaut Training Systems awesome, thanks guys. Love your channel and the content, it's great to get advise from smart meatheads :)
Creo que deberíais de corregir!, está metiendo mucho de riñones y las sentadillas hay que intentar involucrar sólo piernas.
megsquats is the female omarisuf of youtube fitness
Craigslist Reply she's actually strong though
OmarIsuf is the female OmarIsuf of UA-cam fitness
@@mach5jeep lol
Great Video .. whats alternate we can do for Belt squat to develop Leg drive for Squat ?
Ruchir Gaur leg press and hack squats are useful.
Juggernaut Training Systems How about Bulgarian split Squats? I don't have leg press, hack squat or belt squat. Will get the later though
Daryl Wilkinson yes also a good option.
Big question: does this technique apply to both high bar and low bar?? Is she demonstrating high bar or low bar ?
This is gold
would it be OK to use a dipping belt and use plays vertical as opposed to horizontal?
Yes that's fine but you'll become more limited by how heavy you can load it.
so what's up with the butt clench some lifters ive seen do?
is it to line up the pelvis properly before you squat?
It's a cue some are taught to activate the posterior chain but the most important thing for me is to fill the torso with air and hold the air to help with tightness through the rep
I LOVE YOU MEGSQUATS
love you too
YOOOO THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER
I WANT TO SQUAT MORE BETTER
be more strongest
ThumbWiggler I don't understand if it's a joke or not
Its a joke
hey_you there are a lot of things you probaly don't understand
i want to squat the most bestest
I like the way they teach how to squat. They actually teach you how to perform a technically correct movement, not just pushing more weight for the sake of loading more plates on the bar. Weightlifting style. I don't care if you're a powerlifter. I think that a high bar, olympic style squat will always be the best choice for training purposes, even if in competition you switch to a low bar, hip dominant movement.
Olympic style squats are good for ... oly lifters. There are high bar squats. And there are oly squats. Which are ham to calves with upright torso and mandatory heel elevations. Hardly ideal for 90% of the general population.
majungasaurusaaaa .....Other athletes need it too....
For what? They have no need to squat upright. Whenever they back squat it should be to develop as many muscles as possible, not exclude major muscle groups.
Not true. Max Aita is good at with he's doing but he is a weightlifter. It differs so much from a powerlifting-style that it's impossible to change it just before the competition. HIgh bar squat with elevated shoes is just too quad-dominant and low bar so hip-dominant. if you are going to low bar squat at the platform, you should be training like that. I respect Max Aita as an athlete but he's quite arrogant and has made every ordinary gym guy think, that his style is the only style to squat.
time stamps please
yeah lets see how this goes
What is the equipment they use at 10:26 ?:(
The belt is either from Spud Inc or Ironmind and the Loading Pin is from Rogue Fitness.
If you haven't got large boxes couldn't you use an ironmind hip squat belt instead of the dipping belt. Just that and a bar could do the same job? I really need more leg strength...
veganbodybuilding yes that's fine
I actually don't think I've seen a "free swinging" belt squat like that before. Usually I see them on some kind of machine
If Chad coached me... I am not sure if I would be listening, lost in those baby blues
When is hazmat gonna destroy chads boat shoes? I saw those things in an ancient video, they gotta be stinky AF
dat quadsquad!
wow. very helpfulllllllllllll thank you so much
Does Meg have long legs and short torso?
Would an intermediate lifter with a conventional DL of 545lb and a 455lbs squat be considered to higher back strength than leg strength or would that be fairly even strength for someone at that training level?
Nate it's hard to say with only the knowledge of the numbers because someone could be very long armed and well suited to deadlift and skew the fact that they're still strong legged.
glad i find you
which excercise should i use to alternate with the squat without going down in intensity and at the same time giving the quads a "stimulative rest day"? or shouldn't i stimulate a big muscle at 5*5 three times a week this hard.
My hips rise too fast. I guess I'm more back dominant.
2:04
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6:50
18:14
6:58
What happened to this gym? Did they move?
such beauteous humans 😍
She's low bar squatting, so she's doing it right - with hip drive. I'm pretty sure that the bar is over the center of her feet, otherwise she would fall over backwards. The low bar squat is hip dominant, not quad dominant. Just ask Rip.
So. My best squat until now is 245kg/540lb ish. Best deadlift 320kg/705lb. My quads are big compared to the rest but I high bar squat. I have squatted alot more volume over the years than I have deadlifted, but still I have this huge difference.
So should I just squat more? ;)
320kg Sumo or Conventional? There can be a caveat to our analysis on leg vs back strength, if someone just has particularly good deadlift leverages compared to squat leverages.
320kg conventional. I could probably pull 300kg semi sumo( Like coan ) in a few sessions if I practiced it.
I just want to say also, that I am maxing out next week, and my goals are 260kg squat and 340kg deadlift.
My deadlift has always been alot stronger than my squat. The first time I pulled 300kg I hadn't really deadlifted heavy for 6 months.
I am not built like most people though, which I think is important to state. Fairly normal proportions but standing 6'7 tall.
Which form of the deadlift (conventional vs. sumo) demands more from the back/spinal erectors? Thanks!
Conventional demands more from the back.
My inclination is to think that you're most likely just built better for deadlift, hence the discrepancy.
Why is squatting so complicated! AHHHHH, trying to figure out why I hate it so much.
oooh shit is that Noel Arevalo? :D
Dr Quinn communicates so well...wtf
Shes fucking gorgeous!
Edit: 18:39 I could pause and watch this frame for an hour.
Good to better to best.
Isn't her hips shooting a little bit early?
my only advice is to balance front and back squat for equal reps obv not equal weight but u gotta stay balance in terms of anatomy
Wow dis is gud
I"m looking at Chad and then 13:10 Quinn looks like a starving man in comparison.
I would sell my left kidney to squat with Meg..
Jeez, the best breathing analogy he can come up with is imagine being decapitated? What does this fellow do in his spare time? 🤔
SQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boat shoes! Mammajamma
Max is giving the criticism, not Chad..
Chad похож сильно на Маланичева )
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