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@sethmoldenhauer64035 жыл бұрын
My brother and I both have had bilateral hip surgery in high school with torn labrums. I am able to low bar back squat without too much pain, but it causes him a lot of pain. However, he's been front squating and, like you mentioned, it feels much better for him. Thanks for the great video!
@maxeffortliftz10862 жыл бұрын
Barbell logic don’t miss i swear every tutorial is fire
@BarbellLogic2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@joethomas909 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video.. Was waiting for such a wonderful content since long
@BarbellLogic Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching & commenting!
@robbyx6846 Жыл бұрын
Good demonstration
@BarbellLogic Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@hasanmatthew5204 Жыл бұрын
Always called California grip the choke grip. it's the grip I learned when I started in Nevada. Used to train at American Iron (formerly Flex), great times in my younger days.
@BarbellLogic Жыл бұрын
Makes sense
@RobPaschal5 жыл бұрын
Great video as always. I added front squats because I felt they were weak relative to my back squad. What do you think the percentage of my back squat should my front squat be?
@cherry_it_is5 жыл бұрын
Can Matt choose between Doug Young and Pisarenko ??
@FacePullTiToX5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. I am trying this exercise on a client with very limited mobility. He can't bring his elbows up in front of the bar. What would you recommend to correct/improve that?
@rebekahkrieg94245 жыл бұрын
Definitely sounds like a candidate for the straps as mentioned in the video.
@SpiritintheSky.3 ай бұрын
Particuarly good. (Good diction too). One thing I'm unsure about is where the weight should be felt in the feet. On/over the heels or in the CENTRE of the feet (with, perhaps, the risk o tipping forward and losing good form)?
@BarbellLogic3 ай бұрын
Center of feet...equally balanced between balls of feet and heels.
@SpiritintheSky.3 ай бұрын
Many thanks for the promptness of your reply. It makes perfect sense, of course. But in my case, with my long legs, I find I risk using my back rather too much. And my elbows simply won't come high enough, either. I'll have to go back to light weights and highish reps and see if it improves flexibility and form. Best wishes from the UK, Roger. @@BarbellLogic
@BarbellLogic3 ай бұрын
@@SpiritintheSky. Few different options with the front squat and grip - you can use straps as well (loop the straps around the bar - easier to get elbows higher).
@SpiritintheSky.3 ай бұрын
@@BarbellLogic You are most obliging. Use of straps was mentioned in the video but I had discounted them as neither I nor others at the weightliting/training gym I used to frequent ever had any truck with them. However, it seems that that might well be the solution, thank you. (For information, getting my elbows up high enough - which is possible - results in my back becoming more erect and my centre of gravity, with the weight, shifting back onto my heels. This, as you previously pointed out, is not how to do front squats, an exercise I like because it works the quads hard. When I did powerlifting squats, I used my back far too much, for which I'm now paying the price late in life. An extra point: someone presenting another front squat video talked of driving up from the HEELS (my emphasis). A recipe for instability, it would seem! All the best, Roger,
@BarbellLogic3 ай бұрын
@@SpiritintheSky. That other video might be emphasizing heels almost as an overcorrection cue. You could also do tempo front squats to really emphasize the midfoot aspect. Good luck!
@Stef_965 жыл бұрын
Hey mate, really like the video. I just need a little clarification the 'flaring the ribs' cue. I really have no idea what this means, is there anything to keep in mind to achieve this effect?
@rebekahkrieg94245 жыл бұрын
Hey there! This is a great question! It can be a confusing cue. I am Barbell Logic Coach Rebekah Cygan. The cue is mostly intended to make sure you are keeping the rib cage in proper position. In the front squat, since the load is sitting on the front of an upright torso- it can easily throw a lifter forward in the hole. You may have heard of rib flare as something that happens when you don't have your abdominals clenched hard... in this case- Matt is using the cue to make sure the ribs are in a stable position, and that the upper back does not get over extended. If you make a "Tarzan Chest" and really puff it out- you will notice that your abs get longer and your upper back extends back. Sometimes people do this at the top of the front squat- and this sets them up to have the rib cage and therefore the load change position in the bottom of the squat. We want to do the opposite of that. We want the abs and the back muscles, as well as intercostals to lock the ribcage in a nice stable position. So a big breath with a neutral ribcage- with abs and back packed in tight is the goal. If the rib cage starts in a good position- this will ensure the load doesn't shift as much. This in combination with the elbows driving up out of the bottom will help to keep the back angle just where we want it to be! Hope that helps!
@Stef_965 жыл бұрын
@@rebekahkrieg9424 Hi Rebekah thanks for the clarification. So basically the idea is to avoid rib flare, by taking in as much air as possible and bracing it down to almost (but not literally) bring the erectors and abdominals as close to each other as possible. Keen to give this a try today!
@DanielJones1175 жыл бұрын
You could have demonstrated your rack position, Matt! For the rest of us "ill-proportioned"s out here