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I’ve naturally done this but didn’t realize why I was holding it this way thank you Matt

These have continued to be fantastic Matt, you’re helping out a ton of people with these fix their shit Much appreciated dude

Very thorough, looking forward to trying this out.

Thanks Matt for your great videos. I have an idea for a video: core bracing in the squat. How do you do it and how do you quantify it? It’s something I still don’t think I’ve mastered it and I often wonder what coaches mean when they say the core isn’t tight enough. Like, how do you know? How can you tell it’s not tight enough? Are there tells that let you know core isn’t “braced enough”?

Thank you so much Matt, tried this form today and it works perfectly for me. Fixed my elbow pain and back felt a lot tighter.

Wow just exactly what I was looking for!!!! Thank you Matt! How much do I owe you for this one….

Love this ! Will do this , this week !

Good video as always matt and I love your content, but it was hard for me to follow along and some ppl might think the samething without you actually showing us how to do it under the bar as you're explaining it. So what I think would make this video even better is you voicing over how you're doing it under the bar. Thanks for yhe great video :)

Awesome tutorial,we need the rest of the squat and bench press tutorial

Can't wait to try this next week

these are mechanics ive recently started scrutinizing within my own form thanks homie

Matt dropping all the knowledge lately

thanks Matt for the useful tips!

Oh my god, thumb over is what I needed, I immediately started feeling my legs working and not my lower back

I don't actively bring my elbows in but I do dig my rear delts into the bar which naturally forced my elbows down and in to create a stable base

Can’t wait for this!

looking forward to this!

Noticed a big bump in subscribers after the long videos came out, keep it up!

Great vid! Would be cool to see a video about sumo deadlift form, many people have problems with it.

I just love ur videos dude

keep em coming!!!

Good stuff man thank you

Great tips, thanks.

Amazing thank you so much

Great explanation

Thanks for the video. One question I had: I thought for powerlifting it was required for your thumb to be underneath the bar in squats. Is it federation dependant? (Like feet down in bench)

Hi Matt, Could you do a review on that stainless steel Hansu power bar? I've can't seem to find any reviews on it, and I've only found one for the black oxide version.

I completely agree with 100% of what you have said, however, I did this for a few years before having an accident. The bar accidentally rolled down my back during a set and snapped my radius. I now have a 7” rod in my arm and 7 screws. While I believe it is the best position to squat, the juice is not worth the squeeze.

YES

Bro can you do a similar vid for Bench and if so can you touch on how having a bent wrist can be beneficial like you did in a shorts video a while back

Can you make a video about Scot Mendelson's bench technique? It obviously works well for equipped but he still does it raw and most other raw benchers do it the way you usually see raw bench be done.

Hey Matt love your videos. I got a little confused at 6:00 when you are explaining how it's easier to push up with your upper palm and then when you zoom out you say to bend the bar around your back. Are you saying it's easier to bend the bar in a U with that thumb less grip? Probably a stupid question. Hope you all the best in you training and comps

Question for future video: what are your thoughts on training without a set program/training with a more loose idea of sets/reps/weights? Is there any merit to this way of training or does everyone "have to" adhere to a program in order to keep progressing?

If im squatting 225 for reps with elevated heels going very close to ass to grass would you say this is a beneficial form of squatting? Flat foot squatting hurts my hips. Love your videos.

idk if it’s bc i just have super long forearms, but i cannot get a close grip when i do lowbar. i can get an inch from the knurl on high bar but i do pinkies on rings for low bar.

bro thanks,

Amazing videos very in depth about the squat. Really curious as to why I get elbow pain from low bar squatting, I have to stick to high bar which is about 10% weaker than my lowbar sadly.

deadlift tutorial next!

I envy your shoulder/wrist mobility.

Every other youtuber: i can only make 1 5+ min video a month. its very tough guy named Matt everyday:👨‍🔧

Hey Matt I have a question. How can you get increase your work capacity and hypertrophy? I usually tend to gas out, and fatigue in the last or penultimate set leading to form break down. Example, doing a set of 8x4 on bench. The first two sets are relatively easy but I tend to fatigue in set 3, don’t meet the quota for reps I set myself and have to lower the weight. What can I do?

This couldn't have come out 3 hours earlier when I was squatting 😅 I hit a pr and my hips are stinging like hell because obviously I squat wrong for my body type

i have so tight shoulders so I cant really get my back tight or have my hands closer togheter. Have been trying to stretch it out for 2 years. Now im thinking about trying massage and see if the stiffness/tightness will disappear.

How to squat: Step 1: Put the squat rack in your kitchen

The squat is literally the most important exercise in existence.

elbow under wrist causes me to lose the rack on my back and I feel like the bar is going to slip. Any tips?

This position feels great for elbows and upper back tightness but for me wrist pain is unbearable on heavier loads, even with wraps. How can i fix it?

Any hopes for a tutorial for the rest body parts?

how to deadliftttt!!!

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NGL I need the dummies edit

Haven't watched the video yet but I usually just stand up it tends to work pretty pretty well

3:35 hermit the frog meme

Bench tutorial?

you only get your elbows near your body if you have short arms dont bother with it just grip as wide as you feel comfortable. if you dont have a tight upper back, your upper back is simply to weak for the load. if i would but my arms near my body i would have to go 5cm deeper with the hand on low bar thats literally impossible or i just rip my shoulders out

I really appreciate you putting the effort into these videos. Unfortunately some of the terminology is quite hard to keep up with and I imagine others feel the same. Maybe if whenever you say a new term you could briefly define it/ demonstrate what you mean that would make a massive difference. Thanks anyways

Literally just injured myself today doing squats. Help me Matt

I was thinking that ribs down would result in butt wink. Sure enough, I watched one of your other videos and noticed that you do have butt wink during squats. Obviously that is not a problem for you. Maybe you can do a short on why butt wink (possibly related to ribs down) is not necessarily a problem.

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algorithm comment per usual

Keep up the good content. Next time do this in a shirt so we can also see how the bar sits on your back. It looked high up your back, but maybe you squat high bar. When I try this method I end up high bar, but I’m older and don’t have good flexibility and range of motion.

can u upgrade your mic?

For the algo

Hello Matt , I want to be like you, so I will work hard for it, bye