Pure gold. Middle-school coaches should be making growing teen athletes learn this long before doing anything with weights. Also helps middle-aged has-beens!
@@VulgarDisplay007 Don't elevate your heels. IF you're using any weight at all then you shouldn't be able to non-chalantly walk out and use something like that. It's dangerous with any decent weight "if you walk the weight out". If you're using a smith machine then knock yourself out but regular squats are far superior.
Thank you! I have been training body weight only for a LONG time and just bought a weighted vest… knew something new was wrong, but only one thing changed!
Thanks for this video. I've ALWAYS experienced pain when doing squats, only to find NOW that I was doing then WRONG! Now with torn meniscus, I needed this to hope to have back the premier exercise for my quads! Thanks so much again!
OMG that's was the best explanation ever on how to fix your poor posture squat. I bought sandbags to practice my squat form in my garage so not to embarrass myself in the gym and to not injure myself. My girl thinks I'm crazy but I'm 52 and I don't want to hurt myself and throw me out of the game. Thank you for this video!!!!
I honestly think your channel isn’t as popular as it should be because your audience requires basic levels of intelligence that most unfortunately do not have.. you’re awesome dude you should have 10 million
This is why I love UA-cam and comments. I was taught to sit down into a bucket but that's when I got injured because I loaded the knee and ankle without the strength to legitimately push that weight from the bottom. What part of the video does his hot wife squat?
Well that concept changes the box squat too much. Part of box squatting is letting off at the bottom before starting to get going back up. Might as well not bother box squatting if you're going to do it like this. You're basically just using the box as a stopping point for a certain amount of depth and reversing.
@@Jason-wc3fh I don't think he is talking box squatting as an exercise. It sounds like he is referring to using a box to teach squat technique. Ingraining good muscle memory into finding and stopping at proper depth, and maintaining tightness needed in a regular squat. I agree it doesn't sound like a conventional box squat though.
The key to the squat and NO knee pain is making sure the weight is putting downward force at your mid-foot line. If the force pushes down anywhere else, you will have pain in a number of places as your body recruits whatever it needs to get out of the bottom, like he said. You will notice that he is squatting in a way that a high bar squat would be over the mid-foot. I do a low bar squat which changes things. Hip hinge is huge and glad he covered that heavily.
My legs use to hurt. Until I started stretching and doing 15 min warmups. I'm not as young anymore. You can even get wraps for your kneecaps. These all helped me.
They need to play this guy's videos, on every gym's tv screens, on a constant loop!!👍 I see SO many lifting errors in the gym, especially with the squat!!
Smash Daddy! I have had knee pain for a few year and my quad shrunk. Noticed a bit of adductor pain and some relief from knee pain doing banded squats. Any thoughts for rehab?😊
I have very long legs and the mobility to squat atg. If I try to squat just below parallel my knees hurt. Wich makes sense because at that point I'm trying to change the direction of the bar very close to the point of highest sheer forces in the knee. I do however agree with you on the importance of hamstring activity. I couldn't imagine trying to leg press the bar up, with as much quad as possible. Its the balance of pulling of both the quad and hamstring that I always try to maintain and my knees feel great!
Excellent. Fast delivery. All information. You probably have this info already: A link to another video showing the same technique with some weight -- preferably something with lighter weights for beginners. Some guidelines for weight to use in squats relative to body weight and number of reps would be nice.
Something that I find important is to figure out the right width for your feet before you load up. I was getting horrible pain before I figured out that I need to use a wider stance when squatting (and deadlifting.) Now it's all good, now I just have to work out the strength difference between my back and legs (it has caused several missed deadlifts and a few squat issues too.)
Thank you sir. Do you have any videos on what your diet consists of and if any supplements taken? Also how much cardio and weight training is included in your workout regimen per week.It looks like you’re in awesome shape.
Been deep knee squatting since I was 13 both Smith and free bar. Genetically great knees and I'm 55. I've had work out partners who's knees would pop/crack but we always wrap no matter what exercise we do. Controlled easy movements. This doesn't work for everyone you kneed to learn your knees limitations. jmho
If you guys wrap your knees, leave the CAP of your knee OPEN & free from the wrap. When the patella cap is covered it puts UNDUE PRESSURE ! On it & can lead to problems.This happened to me & I had to quit squatting for about 3-4 yr's . I think the synovial fluid regenerated itself over time.
One great technique for form is to practice squatting facing the wall. Your toes about 6" from the wall. Try to squat with hitting your face into the wall. Really helps indicate how much flexibility you need and also helps guide a good form. IMO.
Personally, I would recommend full squat for warm up and up to 60% of your PR then finish with the half squat demonstrated here which is really nice. Now, you would ask why!? Simple, if you do only half squat and no other exercise to reinforce some of the supporting muscle on your joints and knees you will develop amazing quads however you will get injured as you go super heavy because your supporting muscle, joints are not ready and are weaker. I speak from experience, I hit 500 pounds squat back in the days 2002 but now is just impossible. When I started to do squat again, I switched to full squat and i feel great I can get to 350 around that on good powerlifting form but nothing where I use to be!!! Not worth the risk One fantastic exercise that I started to do 2 years ago is the overheard squat now that’s amazing you will really correct any imbalances that your body has but please!!! Light weight when I stare Ted overhead squat I was with a wooden stick to learn how can I keep my body upright while going down Olympic lifting style very interesting in my opinion.
when your knees are gone or your back is gone there's nothing to do. It's just gonna get worst. It's my case and the case of many athlete I know around me.
My friend, sorry to hear that but as you point out when you have injuries like that just forget about the squat. It’s not mandatory, you can use machines instead it’s much safer for the back and less brutal on your knees (leg press, Leg extension are nice hack squat is too but never worked for me even though I do squat the position on the hack squat is not good for me) Good luck man
Trevor, you seriously rock! Quick question-in your other videos when you show how to release fascia, how often should those exercises be repeated? It’s not “one and done”, right? Thanks in advance for your help!
@@1x1HealthyEnergybyAndrew he has never said one and done but usually says 2 minutes. I don’t know if this means two minutes every day or five sets of doing it for two minutes… I can’t believe anything would be one and done. I’ve had to address my neck any time my poor posture causes neck pain. But, his suggestion always gets rid of the neck pain until the next time. I see that he has a posture video which I definitely need to check out next.
Looks like the box squat was still parallel or above, was that intentional? Thoughts on using a lower box so the pause is below parallel (and still above bottoming out)?
Hello Trevor - does the principle of avoiding bouncing at the bottom of the squat also hold for other movements/exercises, i.e. should the positive phase of each movement, be it the bench press, rows for back, pull-downs, biceps curls, etc. be started from a "dead stop"?
Yep!!! I actually use my bench which is 17 inches. I’m 6‘5“ and when I just feel my ass touching that bench I stop, andI come back up. This puts me just passed the 90° mark with my knees.
Hi Trev, regarding tight quads everyone recommends the couch stretch...issue is quads are so tight I can't get into the couch stretch haha, any recommendations for some regressions to work on? Thanks
This channel literally got me up and moving again , multiple times over the years when pain hindered my mobility and effectiveness
Trevor is the king of helping us all walk upright. Can't ever thank him enough for all the amazing tips he shares with us all. Thank you.
Pure gold. Middle-school coaches should be making growing teen athletes learn this long before doing anything with weights. Also helps middle-aged has-beens!
Is elevating your heels a shitty idea? I like standard boring squats lol
@@VulgarDisplay007 Don't elevate your heels. IF you're using any weight at all then you shouldn't be able to non-chalantly walk out and use something like that. It's dangerous with any decent weight "if you walk the weight out". If you're using a smith machine then knock yourself out but regular squats are far superior.
Such an underated channel.
Facts wtf how do we advertise this dude
I totally agree! His FREE video got rid of neck pain that my chiropractor couldn’t even fix!
@@jamestrachsel7627 if we advertise him the channel may change. It's a 💎
@@beckykay9178 which video ma'am? I have the dreaded herniated disc's and arthritis. It's a gamechanger
Yes, but I bet some ppl thought 'Smashwerx' was a porn channel.
I appreciate this advice. Thank you. You are helping people world wide.
Thank you! I have been training body weight only for a LONG time and just bought a weighted vest… knew something new was wrong, but only one thing changed!
Bro every single one of your vids I have watched has been absolutely spot on. Thank you!
Thanks for this video. I've ALWAYS experienced pain when doing squats, only to find NOW that I was doing then WRONG! Now with torn meniscus, I needed this to hope to have back the premier exercise for my quads! Thanks so much again!
OMG that's was the best explanation ever on how to fix your poor posture squat. I bought sandbags to practice my squat form in my garage so not to embarrass myself in the gym and to not injure myself. My girl thinks I'm crazy but I'm 52 and I don't want to hurt myself and throw me out of the game. Thank you for this video!!!!
Huge thanks from the UK for all your training tips. Loads of useful content on your channel. Keep it coming coach. Cheers.
Every day is a school day , thanks man , I’m learning new stuff after 20 years
Thanks a lot, video timed perfectly since I felt my knee from squatting last week. Implementing this asap
Didn't even realise but I do Problem 3 on your list. Ty for the help!
I honestly think your channel isn’t as popular as it should be because your audience requires basic levels of intelligence that most unfortunately do not have.. you’re awesome dude you should have 10 million
Just discovered this channel all the way feom South Africa 🇿🇦.This channel is sexond to our Gold my elbow healed now Im gonna work on this peace .
That’s so true going down no problem , coming back up that’s another story, i have a PT so that helps as well
Got a like and a new subscriber. Great video. I do have a question about opening the hips before going back. What’s your take on that?
The right tips and techniques make a difference. Thanks brotha.
One tip I like is when I squat on a box/bench, I imagine that someone could yank away the box at any moment so I have to remain tight.
This is why I love UA-cam and comments. I was taught to sit down into a bucket but that's when I got injured because I loaded the knee and ankle without the strength to legitimately push that weight from the bottom.
What part of the video does his hot wife squat?
Well that concept changes the box squat too much. Part of box squatting is letting off at the bottom before starting to get going back up. Might as well not bother box squatting if you're going to do it like this. You're basically just using the box as a stopping point for a certain amount of depth and reversing.
@@Jason-wc3fh I don't think he is talking box squatting as an exercise. It sounds like he is referring to using a box to teach squat technique. Ingraining good muscle memory into finding and stopping at proper depth, and maintaining tightness needed in a regular squat. I agree it doesn't sound like a conventional box squat though.
Great explanation. The hold at the bottom of the squat is a teacher as it creates muscle memory.
Thanks Trev! Can't get enough of it
Thank you Sir... doing them like that from here on out. My old thighs are like sticks & squats always bothered my knees!
This is great information, thank you! I will be working on this in my workout this afternoon.
Great teaching.
Thanks for this video!
The key to the squat and NO knee pain is making sure the weight is putting downward force at your mid-foot line. If the force pushes down anywhere else, you will have pain in a number of places as your body recruits whatever it needs to get out of the bottom, like he said. You will notice that he is squatting in a way that a high bar squat would be over the mid-foot. I do a low bar squat which changes things. Hip hinge is huge and glad he covered that heavily.
Great video! Will incorporate TOMORROW!
Melt fat and generate "SLABS" of muscle?? Hell yeah! Sign me up!! Should I practice this every day? I have a terrible squat. I'm 54.
Great tips Trev!
Great stuff as usual Trev. Been recovering from patella tendonitis from squatting myself..
thx for all those helpful tricks and tips; always looking forward to new vid's. have a nice and wonderful live
Awesome tips.
Thank you!!
Thanks man I appreciate this and I have been jacking up my knees new subscriber in the house .
My legs use to hurt. Until I started stretching and doing 15 min warmups. I'm not as young anymore. You can even get wraps for your kneecaps. These all helped me.
You are so awesome man. I need to take a lot of your advice and put it in my toolbelt.
They need to play this guy's videos, on every gym's tv screens, on a constant loop!!👍 I see SO many lifting errors in the gym, especially with the squat!!
Great - thanks yet again (nice to see flag loud n proud in backdrop).
Always usefully informative. Cheers.
Smash Daddy! I have had knee pain for a few year and my quad shrunk. Noticed a bit of adductor pain and some relief from knee pain doing banded squats. Any thoughts for rehab?😊
Best tips and great educational approach in the game out there. Thanks Trevor
I have very long legs and the mobility to squat atg. If I try to squat just below parallel my knees hurt. Wich makes sense because at that point I'm trying to change the direction of the bar very close to the point of highest sheer forces in the knee.
I do however agree with you on the importance of hamstring activity.
I couldn't imagine trying to leg press the bar up, with as much quad as possible.
Its the balance of pulling of both the quad and hamstring that I always try to maintain and my knees feel great!
You are an excellent motivator man. 👍👏
Trevor you are the man. So funny and incredibly knowledgeable
Great tips, thank you
Wait, I was looking forward to watching your wife demonstrate the squat 😂. All in all great advice, thank you! 🙏
Exactly ... The only reason I stuck to the end 😉
we all were!
thanks for sharing knowledge !
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Thank you brother
GOLDEN! Thanks!
Thanks a ton...great and very helpful info!
Excellent. Fast delivery. All information. You probably have this info already: A link to another video showing the same technique with some weight -- preferably something with lighter weights for beginners. Some guidelines for weight to use in squats relative to body weight and number of reps would be nice.
Great vid - I think i got problem no.2 and my left knee cap is sore AF. Is complete rest the answer or do rehab exercises to fix this?
That last squat rotation on the wall stretch helped me so much
Excellent Excellent!! Very useful instructions!
Awesome!!!! Great information as always thank man 🤘
"Don't go ass to grass"
>Kneesovertoesguy has entered the chat.
I don’t thing he goes under weight…
Thanks a lot mate, I really needed to see this as I have recently injured my left knee while squatting, this is really useful info for me, 😊
Something that I find important is to figure out the right width for your feet before you load up. I was getting horrible pain before I figured out that I need to use a wider stance when squatting (and deadlifting.) Now it's all good, now I just have to work out the strength difference between my back and legs (it has caused several missed deadlifts and a few squat issues too.)
Definitely quality content that you can apply and get results !
Thank you sir. Do you have any videos on what your diet consists of and if any supplements taken? Also how much cardio and weight training is included in your workout regimen per week.It looks like you’re in awesome shape.
Greatly appreciated, awesome advice!
Thank you 🙏
ya the like is looking good now hope you get to 10000 like in the near future you deserve it
Thank you 🤙
Been deep knee squatting since I was 13 both Smith and free bar. Genetically great knees and I'm 55. I've had work out partners who's knees would pop/crack but we always wrap no matter what exercise we do. Controlled easy movements. This doesn't work for everyone you kneed to learn your knees limitations. jmho
Great tips! Would be wonderful if you could get a clip-on mic for recording audio!
If you guys wrap your knees, leave the CAP of your knee OPEN & free from the wrap. When the patella cap is covered it puts UNDUE PRESSURE ! On it & can lead to problems.This happened to me & I had to quit squatting for about 3-4 yr's . I think the synovial fluid regenerated itself over time.
Gives me a start. TY
...I wanted to see her do her epic squat technique!
Lol
lmao duuuuuude
Me too!
great video tips
Thank you
What’s your opinion on Ben Patrick and his stance on squatting ? Aka knees over toes guy
One great technique for form is to practice squatting facing the wall. Your toes about 6" from the wall. Try to squat with hitting your face into the wall. Really helps indicate how much flexibility you need and also helps guide a good form. IMO.
Love your channel! I'am 40, always wanted to lift, but how would I create a lifting routine? I need help! THANK YOU!!
Pulse is always bad or only in a bad form?
Has some difference between male and female anatomy for form?
Great video, thank you
Personally, I would recommend full squat for warm up and up to 60% of your PR then finish with the half squat demonstrated here which is really nice.
Now, you would ask why!? Simple, if you do only half squat and no other exercise to reinforce some of the supporting muscle on your joints and knees you will develop amazing quads however you will get injured as you go super heavy because your supporting muscle, joints are not ready and are weaker.
I speak from experience, I hit 500 pounds squat back in the days 2002 but now is just impossible.
When I started to do squat again, I switched to full squat and i feel great I can get to 350 around that on good powerlifting form but nothing where I use to be!!! Not worth the risk
One fantastic exercise that I started to do 2 years ago is the overheard squat now that’s amazing you will really correct any imbalances that your body has but please!!! Light weight when I stare Ted overhead squat I was with a wooden stick to learn how can I keep my body upright while going down Olympic lifting style very interesting in my opinion.
Love this channel
"... so I'm a butt and a chest guy.
Always have been anyway"
Respect.
Not only am I a member, I'm also the president.
Where did you get that little box/table? I need one. Thx
when your knees are gone or your back is gone there's nothing to do. It's just gonna get worst. It's my case and the case of many athlete I know around me.
My friend, sorry to hear that but as you point out when you have injuries like that just forget about the squat. It’s not mandatory, you can use machines instead it’s much safer for the back and less brutal on your knees (leg press, Leg extension are nice hack squat is too but never worked for me even though I do squat the position on the hack squat is not good for me)
Good luck man
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Thanks for sharing!
Trevor, you seriously rock! Quick question-in your other videos when you show how to release fascia, how often should those exercises be repeated? It’s not “one and done”, right? Thanks in advance for your help!
👍great question! Which video does he state this?
@@1x1HealthyEnergybyAndrew he has never said one and done but usually says 2 minutes. I don’t know if this means two minutes every day or five sets of doing it for two minutes… I can’t believe anything would be one and done. I’ve had to address my neck any time my poor posture causes neck pain. But, his suggestion always gets rid of the neck pain until the next time. I see that he has a posture video which I definitely need to check out next.
Ass to grass bodyweight squats solved my long term knee problems nd I've never had a problem since.
So what advice would you give for those of us who don’t have great ankle mobility?
Looks like the box squat was still parallel or above, was that intentional? Thoughts on using a lower box so the pause is below parallel (and still above bottoming out)?
Smashed it ty
Hello Trevor - does the principle of avoiding bouncing at the bottom of the squat also hold for other movements/exercises, i.e. should the positive phase of each movement, be it the bench press, rows for back, pull-downs, biceps curls, etc. be started from a "dead stop"?
I love this guy, I don't agree with his opinion of ATG squats though.
I don't think he said "don't do ATG", I think it's mostly about not to bounce too much, and to train your patella tendons
You have some good points, Altho go check Ben Patrick bro
Hey why do some of your videos have comments turned off.
Btw your Steve Irwin impersonation is pretty good.
Great form advise. I can't even get my heels on the floor when in a crouch.
My right knee pops all the time , when I walk up stairs, when I body squat, how can I repair this?
Yep!!! I actually use my bench which is 17 inches. I’m 6‘5“ and when I just feel my ass touching that bench I stop, andI come back up. This puts me just passed the 90° mark with my knees.
Is it OK to raise the heels a little when doing the box squats?
How do we find proper box height?
Love you man..
Can you do more on posture
So is the "primal squat" without weight problematic??
excellent thanks
Hi Trev, regarding tight quads everyone recommends the couch stretch...issue is quads are so tight I can't get into the couch stretch haha, any recommendations for some regressions to work on? Thanks
Very helpful!