TIME STAMPS 0:01 Pause Squat with 705lbs. 0:43 Balance During Single Leg Work? 1:49 Keeping Elbows Down in the Squat? 2:28 Do Shins Need to Be Perpendicular to ground for good form? 3:44 How to Stop Elbow Pain when Squatting and Benching? 4:48 Breathing and Bracing For the Different Rep Ranges? (Video Link Above) 5:11 Favorite Squat Variations for Strength? 5:38 What Lunge Variations Do I use In my training? 6:38 What Mobility Drills Do I use for the Squat? (Video Link Above) 7:18 Best Quad Builder For a Home Gym? 7:25 Best Squat Variations for MMA Fighters & Combat Athletes? 9:28 Is it Normal to Feel Nauseous after Big Squatting Sets? 10:36 Best/Worst Squat Giant Set Ever? 12:09 How do you make the Bar Feel Lighter on Your back? 13:46 How DO you hold Position in the Bottom of the Squat? 15:16 What Are you doing with your Feet during the Squat? 16:53 How to engage your back in your squat set-up? 18:13 How Can You keep the Bar over the middle of your foot? 19:36 How Much Did the Yoke Walk Help Your Squat? (Video Link Above) 21:22 Thoughts on using Hip Drive as A Cue? 23:57 Should You Lead With your Chest or Hips Out of the Hole? 24:26 Outro
Bro you're consistently putting out golden information for all of us for free. It's truly appreciated. For me personally, I think you're the single biggest positive influence for me in lifting as heavily and safely as I can.
I can tell Brian isn't the type of guy that likes too many compliments but, seriously this man knows so much about training. Its actually amazing how much I have learned from his videos. For me I love doing front squats with a sand bag either, bear hug, Zerc or in front style. I really feel it in my legs and have virtually no back pain. And when Brian mentions the reasoning for front squats for sports it totally makes sense. Sht that nobody ever thinks of is where this man's mind lives. My chin ups sucked for decades his video instantly fixed it. I could say similar things about his shoulder press and arm training stuff as well. So many web people or complete BS literally yet Brian is the exact opposite. Every one of his videos I have learned something substantial. Thanks B.A.
You can teach 50 different people how to coach in a singular methodology and yet still get 50 different ways of cueing information. I love this channel because the way you coach and cue info has greatly and positively affected me, best example is the "pregnant woman" cue, pushing out the knees so that your legs can receive your body. Really had helped during my back rehab phase. Thank you
Hey Brian, just wanting to send words of support your way. I've been following for a few years, and you've just been awesome. There are many fitness youtube channels these days, but I have to say, you're consistently the one that I keep coming back to either for specific information, or when I just want to see a cool guy lift heavy things. Keep it up, man.
Squats were huge for football as a defensive lineman I worked them like a religion for years. Front Squats and Power Cleans , on top of the usual routine I knew I shot out of my stance up to 50 or 60 times a game so I would try to get that many done in an hour with percentages of my one rep max. To simulate game stress on my system ,,, not sure if it was right lol but it never felt like it hurt. Another great vid man.
I really enjoy this Q&A sort of videos and as usual packed full with good advice. Still zero thumbs down, seems like the Rippetoe fans aren´t here yet 😂
Brian thanks for all your great videos. My technique has continued to get tighter thanks to you. I got a couple of neversate shirts to help represent. Man it would be awesome if you were on the Joe Rogan Experience.
I have an entire tutorial on it that is pretty in depth. I would definitely check that out but there are a lot of moving parts to the circus Dumbbell so it would make for a pretty long do or do not video my man.
@@danielsameh4736 hahah then me repeating the same stuff to you isn't going to help my man. I would find a coach that knows what they are talking about to look at your form in person.
Thank you for this video!! Quick question and sorry if it’s been asked already, but have you visited the Mayo Clinic for your health issues? We love all of that weird stuff!
Great information and all but honestly, I was distracted a bit. The whole time I was watching, I kept drifting to the banner behind Bryan and thinking over and over to myself “Who’s Steve Tate?! Dave’s got a brother? What’s the deal?!” Then towards the end he moved a bit and it clicked...NeverSate. Don’t I feel dumb, haha!
Unless I am hearing it incorrectly, at one point you are cueing to pull the bar down and around you, then another time you are cueing to military press the bar. Which part did I misunderstand?
Derek Higgs on the descent pull the bar down and around like u say and then coming up u press it upwards, as Brian says it’ll feel “lighter” and it really does help
Bryan, my man. At 23:00 min U said a Squat is more of a core movement than a leg movement, U think squats in general makes the waist wider/thicker (obliques)? I know it sounds very "bro", but hey U know it's all about them Aesthetix while being strong AF!! 🔥💪🏻
David Valpeters i’m not Brian, but incase he doesnt answer and you’d like to just hear a little information: It depends on two things, and thats if you have any pain in your back or your knees, and which one does your anthropometry lend itself to best? If you have knee pain with squats, squat low bar. If you have lower back pain with squats, squat high bar. Sheering forces at the moments arms are different depending on bar placement. Low bar puts a LOT of the sheering force on the back, and high bar focuses quite a bit of its sheering force on the knees. So you can aid any arthritis or lingering injuries with this choice. How long are your femurs? Long femurs present as a squatter with a more horizontal back angle, and short femurs present with the opposite. Forcing a trainee to use a squat that works against their anthropometry will only makes their movements more difficult and unnecessarily increase sheering forces like we discussed above. You will know if you have long femurs by recording a clip of you performing a bodyweight pause squat from the side and watching it back to see the back angle. Assuming you hold no prior injuries, pick high bar or low bar from what your natural bodyweight squat most resembles. Hope that helps 👍
I think there is a spectrum between low and high. I say that I squat high bar, but I find as the weight gets heavier I set it lower and lower, even though it is at the base of the traps and definitely not on the rear delts. Calgary barbell recently did an interview with Jimmy Paquet, an 800lb squatter, where he said he squats mid bar. I think that as long as the bar is not going to roll on you then it doesn't matter whether it is high or low.
Hey Brian, love your vids although I have one question. Do you prefer neutral grip/pullups or chin ups? I remember you saying neutral in 2016-17ish years but since then I always saw you do pronated pullups. What changed?
I like neutral for all weighted. I just think it’s safer that way. But for unweighted, I only do pronated because they’re harder. No lie, I think I can do almost 40 neutral grip bodyweight pull ups so it takes a lot of reps to even get any trivia fact for me. That said, I absolutely love them weighted
I no longer have the parasites. But the damage that they did to my stomach and brain still needs to heal and I will continue to have the issues until they are better
@@BrianAlsruheOfficial Wait a minute how did you get parasites, hope you fully recover, and that sounds scary. Just curious so I can avoid it from happening what are symptoms causes etc. It's been awhile since I watched a video I do appreciate your advice still subscribed, and liked. I have pain on my left hip where it connects to my femur any advice.
@@BrianAlsruheOfficial I squat low bar, so my torso is leaning a bit forward to keep the bar straight above midfoot -- if I were to bring my butt right under the bar, I'd fall backwards, no?
JuhQman he addressed this when he answered the question regarding elbow pain. It’s a mobility issue, and I had the same problem a year ago. Work on your shoulders, chest,and lats. When those get loose, you’ll be better able to get your elbows down giving you the ability to line up your wrists with your arms. You can also try using a 3 fingered grip on the bar (leaving your pinkie finger off the bar) until you get better mobility, but that’s a quick fix.
@@williamcarter6374 So just try to get as narrow a grip as possible, in order to line the wrists with the arms? If so, what should I do? Shoulder dislocators and such, or something else?n With the grip, I'm using a thumbless one and it does help a bit. Especially as I can shift how my wrist is aligned.
JuhQman a narrow grip will likely increase your wrist pain. I can’t be 100% sure where your issue is without seeing your form/position, but I’d suspect that your elbows are too far back, and/or you don’t have a good bar position causing you to try to support the bar with your hands to keep it in place. If you search “shoulder mobility exercises for the squat”, you’ll find videos from Brian, Alan Thrall, etc. on this topic that I’m certain will help you tremendously.
@@williamcarter6374 I think my main issue is with how I hold the bar. My wrists are not straight but rather I turn them inwards, which causes tension, especially with heavier loads. I'll have to remember to examine a bit more closely on what I'm doing the next time I squat and hopefully the tips will be helpful. Thank for taking the time to help me out. Really appreciate it.
JuhQman I’d highly recommend that you have a friend video you from different angles while you squat. You’ll quickly be able to see problems this way. If you’re still confused, you can send Brian the video through his web page. For a very reasonable fee he’ll critique your form and get you on the way to new PR’s. Best of luck brother!
TIME STAMPS
0:01 Pause Squat with 705lbs.
0:43 Balance During Single Leg Work?
1:49 Keeping Elbows Down in the Squat?
2:28 Do Shins Need to Be Perpendicular to ground for good form?
3:44 How to Stop Elbow Pain when Squatting and Benching?
4:48 Breathing and Bracing For the Different Rep Ranges? (Video Link Above)
5:11 Favorite Squat Variations for Strength?
5:38 What Lunge Variations Do I use In my training?
6:38 What Mobility Drills Do I use for the Squat? (Video Link Above)
7:18 Best Quad Builder For a Home Gym?
7:25 Best Squat Variations for MMA Fighters & Combat Athletes?
9:28 Is it Normal to Feel Nauseous after Big Squatting Sets?
10:36 Best/Worst Squat Giant Set Ever?
12:09 How do you make the Bar Feel Lighter on Your back?
13:46 How DO you hold Position in the Bottom of the Squat?
15:16 What Are you doing with your Feet during the Squat?
16:53 How to engage your back in your squat set-up?
18:13 How Can You keep the Bar over the middle of your foot?
19:36 How Much Did the Yoke Walk Help Your Squat? (Video Link Above)
21:22 Thoughts on using Hip Drive as A Cue?
23:57 Should You Lead With your Chest or Hips Out of the Hole?
24:26 Outro
I know Im kinda randomly asking but does anyone know of a good site to watch newly released series online ?
@Kevin Kylo Try flixzone. You can find it by googling :)
@Aarav Brodie Definitely, I've been using FlixZone for since march myself :)
@Aarav Brodie Thank you, I went there and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :D I really appreciate it !
@Kevin Kylo Glad I could help =)
"Make your goals bigger than your feelings" . That's brilliant
Bro you're consistently putting out golden information for all of us for free. It's truly appreciated. For me personally, I think you're the single biggest positive influence for me in lifting as heavily and safely as I can.
Perfect timing. I'm literally walking from my office to the gym for squat day!
Perfect!
I can tell Brian isn't the type of guy that likes too many compliments but, seriously this man knows so much about training. Its actually amazing how much I have learned from his videos. For me I love doing front squats with a sand bag either, bear hug, Zerc or in front style. I really feel it in my legs and have virtually no back pain. And when Brian mentions the reasoning for front squats for sports it totally makes sense. Sht that nobody ever thinks of is where this man's mind lives. My chin ups sucked for decades his video instantly fixed it. I could say similar things about his shoulder press and arm training stuff as well. So many web people or complete BS literally yet Brian is the exact opposite. Every one of his videos I have learned something substantial. Thanks B.A.
You can teach 50 different people how to coach in a singular methodology and yet still get 50 different ways of cueing information.
I love this channel because the way you coach and cue info has greatly and positively affected me, best example is the "pregnant woman" cue, pushing out the knees so that your legs can receive your body. Really had helped during my back rehab phase. Thank you
More people interested in squats!? Faith in humanity restored.
Despite all the throwing up you're still doing, your voice is sounding great and your looking good!
Hey Brian, just wanting to send words of support your way. I've been following for a few years, and you've just been awesome. There are many fitness youtube channels these days, but I have to say, you're consistently the one that I keep coming back to either for specific information, or when I just want to see a cool guy lift heavy things. Keep it up, man.
I got one leg so I'm always looking for ways to improve my squat
Awesome video... Especially considering today was my squat day 😂
Thanks Brian
The knees out at the bottom is something that I just learned today. You just confirmed it for me. Game changer !!
awesome video, thanks for taking the time to answer so many questions
Thank you for answering my question in depth. Awesome video and keep crushing it.
Squats were huge for football as a defensive lineman I worked them like a religion for years. Front Squats and Power Cleans , on top of the usual routine I knew I shot out of my stance up to 50 or 60 times a game so I would try to get that many done in an hour with percentages of my one rep max. To simulate game stress on my system ,,, not sure if it was right lol but it never felt like it hurt. Another great vid man.
What a great way to start the morning! Much love from the UK keep up the great work Brian!
Liked for the time-stamps
Big thanks mate, I dont have much time every day so finding what Im looking for is really great
Thanks again
You and I both my man, I appreciate it so much when I see other people do it so I decided to start adding them to all my videos
brian giving love to the good old front squat...thumbs up!
Awesome video man stay strong Neversate crew!
That 1 dislike is rippatoe himself!!
I really enjoy this Q&A sort of videos and as usual packed full with good advice.
Still zero thumbs down, seems like the Rippetoe fans aren´t here yet 😂
😂😂
Great overall advice and very useful as well, thank you
Brian thanks for all your great videos. My technique has continued to get tighter thanks to you. I got a couple of neversate shirts to help represent. Man it would be awesome if you were on the Joe Rogan Experience.
Thank you so much for this SQUAT Q & A vlog Brian!!!💪💖💪
Dos and don'ts circus dumbbell. Great video 👍 keep it up
I have an entire tutorial on it that is pretty in depth. I would definitely check that out but there are a lot of moving parts to the circus Dumbbell so it would make for a pretty long do or do not video my man.
@@BrianAlsruheOfficial man I've watched the tutorial a bunch of times to the point that I can say it word for word and yet my circus dumbbell sucks 😂😭
@@danielsameh4736 hahah then me repeating the same stuff to you isn't going to help my man. I would find a coach that knows what they are talking about to look at your form in person.
Allan thrall has a fairly recent video regarding circus dumbell.
Squat video on leg dag... Brian Alsruhe keep providing the gains
Can you go over lunges,... I always get pain when doing them
I've definitely covered them in depth in a few different assistance videos but I can't remember what they are called
Brian Alsruhe Thank you I’ll definitely go look for them! Keep up the great work
try reverse lunges with dumbbells
I’ve never heard the butt flex
Before descending and it works !!!
First. Get them big quads Brian!
Haha I couldn’t care less about the size of my quads if they are strong dude
Single leg tutorial please!!
Edit: I will look through assistance exercise vids
U R awesome thank you
Great fucking tips. Than you
Thank you for this video!! Quick question and sorry if it’s been asked already, but have you visited the Mayo Clinic for your health issues? We love all of that weird stuff!
my god
Great information and all but honestly, I was distracted a bit. The whole time I was watching, I kept drifting to the banner behind Bryan and thinking over and over to myself “Who’s Steve Tate?! Dave’s got a brother? What’s the deal?!”
Then towards the end he moved a bit and it clicked...NeverSate. Don’t I feel dumb, haha!
Come to the UK and train with Eddie Hall! 😎
How can I stop wrist pain when squatting
Unless I am hearing it incorrectly, at one point you are cueing to pull the bar down and around you, then another time you are cueing to military press the bar. Which part did I misunderstand?
Derek Higgs on the descent pull the bar down and around like u say and then coming up u press it upwards, as Brian says it’ll feel “lighter” and it really does help
Bryan, my man. At 23:00 min U said a Squat is more of a core movement than a leg movement, U think squats in general makes the waist wider/thicker (obliques)?
I know it sounds very "bro", but hey U know it's all about them Aesthetix while being strong AF!! 🔥💪🏻
Have you ever done the birthday squat challenge? Load the bar with weight equal to your bodyweight and perform as many reps as your age.
That’s only 225 for 39 reps for me brother. That really isn’t that bad
@@BrianAlsruheOfficial Would be cool if you did that as a video for us on your 40th though! Edit - It's one set btw, no racking the bar!
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Hey Brian ,how should i squat if im kinda in a middle between low bar and high bar ,thanks ,keep up the good work 👍
David Valpeters i’m not Brian, but incase he doesnt answer and you’d like to just hear a little information:
It depends on two things, and thats if you have any pain in your back or your knees, and which one does your anthropometry lend itself to best?
If you have knee pain with squats, squat low bar.
If you have lower back pain with squats, squat high bar.
Sheering forces at the moments arms are different depending on bar placement. Low bar puts a LOT of the sheering force on the back, and high bar focuses quite a bit of its sheering force on the knees. So you can aid any arthritis or lingering injuries with this choice.
How long are your femurs? Long femurs present as a squatter with a more horizontal back angle, and short femurs present with the opposite. Forcing a trainee to use a squat that works against their anthropometry will only makes their movements more difficult and unnecessarily increase sheering forces like we discussed above.
You will know if you have long femurs by recording a clip of you performing a bodyweight pause squat from the side and watching it back to see the back angle. Assuming you hold no prior injuries, pick high bar or low bar from what your natural bodyweight squat most resembles.
Hope that helps 👍
I think there is a spectrum between low and high. I say that I squat high bar, but I find as the weight gets heavier I set it lower and lower, even though it is at the base of the traps and definitely not on the rear delts. Calgary barbell recently did an interview with Jimmy Paquet, an 800lb squatter, where he said he squats mid bar. I think that as long as the bar is not going to roll on you then it doesn't matter whether it is high or low.
Hey Brian, love your vids although I have one question. Do you prefer neutral grip/pullups or chin ups? I remember you saying neutral in 2016-17ish years but since then I always saw you do pronated pullups. What changed?
I like neutral for all weighted. I just think it’s safer that way. But for unweighted, I only do pronated because they’re harder. No lie, I think I can do almost 40 neutral grip bodyweight pull ups so it takes a lot of reps to even get any trivia fact for me. That said, I absolutely love them weighted
Wait, you still throw up 30-50 times a day? I thought you were on the mend. Damn man
I no longer have the parasites. But the damage that they did to my stomach and brain still needs to heal and I will continue to have the issues until they are better
@@BrianAlsruheOfficial Hi bro, please look into wet cupping for your issues, also called hijamah. It will help you a lot.
@@AbuMuhammadalMuhajirlol
@@BrianAlsruheOfficial Wait a minute how did you get parasites, hope you fully recover, and that sounds scary. Just curious so I can avoid it from happening what are symptoms causes etc. It's been awhile since I watched a video I do appreciate your advice still subscribed, and liked. I have pain on my left hip where it connects to my femur any advice.
Must have been years since you have been around brother.
While doing high rep squats 15-20 my arms start to feel numb is this normal or is there a way to fix this?
use an axel if you have one on a zurcher squat hurts way less
7:25 wouldn't sled pushes and quarter squats do him better?
Not in my opinion
If I could build strength tolerance same as alcohol tolerance I would be the worlds strongest man
Bob U amen brother lol
can i use reverse bands instead of knee wraps?
Absolutely
yoke flu , sign me up
19:00 this only applies to high bar squats right?
No man
@@BrianAlsruheOfficial I squat low bar, so my torso is leaning a bit forward to keep the bar straight above midfoot -- if I were to bring my butt right under the bar, I'd fall backwards, no?
"You just need to build up tolerance to having 500lbs on your back." I put 500lbs on my back. I'm typing this from the hospital. Thanks Brian!!
Darn. Forgot to ask this (not that I have instagram though). I'm getting quite alot of wrist pain with my low bar squats. Any idea on how to fix it?
JuhQman he addressed this when he answered the question regarding elbow pain. It’s a mobility issue, and I had the same problem a year ago. Work on your shoulders, chest,and lats. When those get loose, you’ll be better able to get your elbows down giving you the ability to line up your wrists with your arms. You can also try using a 3 fingered grip on the bar (leaving your pinkie finger off the bar) until you get better mobility, but that’s a quick fix.
@@williamcarter6374 So just try to get as narrow a grip as possible, in order to line the wrists with the arms? If so, what should I do? Shoulder dislocators and such, or something else?n With the grip, I'm using a thumbless one and it does help a bit. Especially as I can shift how my wrist is aligned.
JuhQman a narrow grip will likely increase your wrist pain. I can’t be 100% sure where your issue is without seeing your form/position, but I’d suspect that your elbows are too far back, and/or you don’t have a good bar position causing you to try to support the bar with your hands to keep it in place. If you search “shoulder mobility exercises for the squat”, you’ll find videos from Brian, Alan Thrall, etc. on this topic that I’m certain will help you tremendously.
@@williamcarter6374 I think my main issue is with how I hold the bar. My wrists are not straight but rather I turn them inwards, which causes tension, especially with heavier loads. I'll have to remember to examine a bit more closely on what I'm doing the next time I squat and hopefully the tips will be helpful. Thank for taking the time to help me out. Really appreciate it.
JuhQman I’d highly recommend that you have a friend video you from different angles while you squat. You’ll quickly be able to see problems this way. If you’re still confused, you can send Brian the video through his web page. For a very reasonable fee he’ll critique your form and get you on the way to new PR’s. Best of luck brother!
Either you have it or you don't
😀💪👍
Awesome video you’re a beast. Burpees will work your legs a hell of a lot more than squats tho
Dr. Steubing , Marc PhD - broscience lol