Benefits of Using a Squat Wedge
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- We recommend the Solos Squat wedges from Prime Fitness. Much more versatile than the single wedges shown here. Please see our Solos videos to see the additional benefits over the single wedge. Do not buy foam wedges or yoga wedges for squatting.
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Allows me to work my legs and my mechanics even with 3 bulging discs. Started using the wedge, it has been a great tool
Honestly helps so much especially If you have a long femur bone and shorter torso
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Great presentation,i been using this technique for my tall athletes in the past. It works wonders.
My left ear learned a lot
started squatting on slant board trying to do 100 squats in a row. i got to 90 and my legs were burning and i couldnt walk for a few minutes. my legs were sore for a week. so yeah this is a legit exercise
Sounds tough man, really good leg pump. But imagine once you achieve this you can load it up with dumbbells 🤯Insane leg pump from this
I'm confused this wouldn't have happened with 90 squats on flat ground?!
Yea bro it's pretty sore alright I couldn't walk properly for 2weeks after 150squats ain't doing that again lol 😅
Sounds painful! Thanks for the great idea.
Best explanation I’ve seen on yt
Question: When using a slant board to shift the center of gravity back Wouldn't you prefer the whole foot, or atleast the whole tripod foot including the base of the big toe (understood that might want the big toe itself off if want to work on dorsiflexion of big toe but otherwise would want the big toe also on the slant board), on the slant board so that the foot is in an early stance rather than a late stance position which helps the hip bones Illium (ER to IR to ER), sacrum (counternutation to nutation to counternutation) etc. be in better positions ( easier for hips to get into more initial ER so have more space to IR into) and shifts the center of gravity back. Side Note: Something that I would think would be something that I expected you would talk about but have not heard you address (probably because I just haven't listened to enough of your material at this time) that I am also thinking about is that some of the ER muscles change what they do from ER to internally rotating the femur at greater degrees of hip flexion. I would be interested to hear you talk on that and how that affects the muscles.
Awesome explanation.
These things are great, use them all the time to really focus on my quads
what exercises besides squat does the wedge come in handy with?
@@batman-sr2px It’s very useful to make split squats more quad biased. Same with step ups.
My left leg appreciates this
I've def been pushing with my back instead of my legs, which I think has been inhibiting my growth as my quads should have made more progress by now. I'm working on my mobility and form, but, in the meantime, my squat wedges are on the way and I'm so excited to try them.
what exercises besides squat does it come in handy with?
Just had my "slant board" this week. Super excited!
@3:47 would it be bad to angle your toes out on this one-piece wedge? (since it would cause your feet to over-pronate?)
if you want quads, this doesnt matter as long as you keep ur back straight and getting that full kneeflexion.
I'm late to the party, trying to improve my ankle mobility but in the meantime I've been using a "the bob" wedge to squat deeper. Definitely is harder, and I feel a lot more in my quads. Do you think I should get the shoes or is the solo wedge fine? I am just trying to practice for free with the gym wedge but I didn't know if it would be detrimental for my growth. Thanks for the info.
Which shoes are recommended?
@@HeyIntegrity 2 dudes at my gym had the adidas ones, the brand is irrelevant but what's important is how large the heels are for your needs. They sell them with different inches/CM's in size, so maybe test at the gym with plates or something and see what your ankles need. They really are the insta-fix for most people if you are warming up and stretching as well, I went cheap and left a 2x4 block at the gym haha. Or I use plates.
@@brothulhu-phtagn than ks. I guess I'll try 2 inches first.
@@HeyIntegrity I usually use plates, so like 25-45, and those are all likely 1.5-2ish inches only. So I think 2 is good, just keep stretching and it will help even with plates. A lot of my butt wink is gone due to just stretching constantly. And I noticed when I do warm up sets, with like a a very high wedge, it stretches my calves out and lets me get deeper with the plates easier.
Fantastic explanation. Ty!
Ok so I been tought and told for knees not to pass toes while squating. I have a bad knee and I still squat with belt squat and knee gets sore but nothing crazy. I have knee arthritis.
These wedges look like they put all kinds of pressure in the knees as you squat and knee passes toe all the time. I am thinking this is really bad for people with bad knees??
@@futbol1972 No. Because it's meant to take pressure off.
@xBuffaloBillx so these wedges are good for taking pressure off your back while squating and off your knees too? I also have 2 buldging disk in lower back
Where can I find a single wedge like this? I can only find the smaller ones for each foot.
Rogue wedges
What changes does these wedges brings in body interms of bio machinims...pls explain
The incline puts more load on vastus medialis ( also known as the 'teardrop muscle' )
More ankle ROM allows more knee ROM and therefore more quad ROM.
Why do you recommend the solo wedges vs the full slant board?
You can angle them to match the plantarflexion which is more stable and also you can use them for more exercises and variations when they are separate
Do you have a video on slanted garage floors?
I do not. sorry
You’re gonna want to get that checked out
Guys guys why dont you sell your products in india,, we are ready to have them man
Lol
Would you recommend it to be used with a hex bar?
I recommend a gay bar.
Thanks so much
Thanks
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What's is the angle of the wedge
@@gil658 how many inches are the at bottom and top?
Unless you load very heavy loads, single wedges are not necessary. This obviously a product placement.
The ATG guys love this exercise!
How many inches are these?
Its 12 inches honey, and it costs money.
would do ankle mobility the same job?
Yep, but this is significantly faster.
@@oliverallen5324 it's not about faster in the long run. If you need a wedge like this your ankles are tight & you should be working to make them more mobile so you don't need the wedge
@@thatwallscominggirl5359 my ankles refuse to move no matter how much I work on them, strongly thinking of getting a wedge
@@thatwallscominggirl5359 who cares? This gets the job done. Ankle flexibility is overrated anyway.
@@onionskid you can only get them to a sertane point. If you had an injury or something at the ankles you can build up ''bones'' which make it impossible to improve ur ankle mobility
Sorry but this seem like suicide. I can't do deep squats and probably need this, but I can't see how you can comfortably do a barbell squats with this? If it's front you have to step over and it's behind you that's even worse, because you have to walk backwards and guess where the wedges are with a heavy load on your back.
Best is to get yourself a squat shoes. Else this would be the best alternative
maybe if you have a mirror, or a friend helps you
Dosent heal elevated squats blow knees up?????
No. Why would they?
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dude obviously has the wrong shoes on for bb'ing or olympic style squats