Yesss. I need this right now, what a coincidence. Squats have been lacking lately in comparison to bench and deads.

0:50 when you need a crew of 5 people to spot your squat, you know you’re lifting heavy 😳

0:52 Tempo Squats - good for people who rely too much on the bounce out the hole 1:18 Pause Squats - 2-5 secs are sufficient, any longer you will need a lighter weight which will not have an effective overload. Pause must be active. 2:02 Dead/Pin Squats 2:52 Strengthening Glutes with Barbell Hip Thrust - glutes play a big role in getting out the hole effectively.

Tempo squats for my dive bomber clients is definitely my go to haha

Treating 135 like your max, your max like 135...... *Awkwardly looks around* 135 is my max? How'd you guess!

I'm really liking these videos, I've been paranoid that I'm not having enough work to support my main lifts. But, after having seen your videos I can pretty much say that I'm hitting each weak point with one or two exercises already, without me really thinking about it. You've put my mind to ease a little bit and now I can just keep lifting and when I manage to identify some issues I'll know where to put my focus on.

Exactly what I needed lately. Thanks Chad!

Them blue eyes though..!!

I'm going to rock some slow eccentric and Anderson squats + hips raise tomorrow. I did statico-dynamic squats and DL today.

Getting scared of being stuck in the hole above 132 pounds and I found this! Excellent stuff.

Now this is useful material without BS!

Hip thrusts, really, hmm good to know! Thanks!

Thanks! A very informative and concise video. You are outdoing yourself.... better by the video... thanks again..

god bless u guys..just what i wanted...THANX A TON!!

Pin squats?

I needed this, like really needed this

Information packed as always!

Thanks for sharing your experience + knowledge. Legit tips IMHO.

My subtitles called you Chad Leslie Smith. Sounds extra British and classy.

Concerning the pause squats, would it be best to start with a 2'' count and work our way up to a 5'' count or the other way around? Also, generally what sets/ reps / % of 1RM are we looking at? Great video, very informative, thank you!

Chad "Bluewalker" Smith

When will we be getting hardcopies of the manuals?

No lie I am literally in the middle of a set of zombie squats and was getting stuck in the bottom, about a minute in the video and the next set I did I got 3 extra reps smooth and clean, thanks!

Will high bar squats work too?

Am I mistaken in assuming quads play a big role coming out of the hole?

so would like jump squats also help you get out of the hole? Just curious cause that is my main problem when squatting heavy weight

Is there a gym like yours in Houston

I hate front squats and my comp style is low bar. Could I use high bar and tempo or pauses in a hypertrophy block?

How do you address when doing reps of squats getting winded before your set is complete?

Damn. I’ve been doing pause squats wrong this whole time.

What would be the decision process you would go through to decide whether you would want to do Dead/Anderson Squats vs Pin Squats at parallel? Does it even matter or is it just preference? I feel like the position is highly specific and it would be much harder to get into your natural bottom position just squeezing yourself under the bar near parallel vs actually lower yourself into the position naturally, pausing for 0.5-1seconds and then exploding. Am I missing something here?

What do you think About Wide stance box squat to improve glute strength?

So more squats.

Why do female powerlifters generally have a narrow stance in squat compared to male powerlifters? Is it just a comfort thing, or is there a physiological reason for it?

I get stuck not at the very bottom of the squat, but I get stuck when I reach about 90 degrees. Weak glutes??

👍

Are box squats also relevant here?

Be careful and don’t blow out your rear O-ring!

Comment for the algorithm

Marissa is bae