Why You Should Squat
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Why You Should Squat
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In this video, Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses why the squat is often considered the "King of All Exercises." He talks about why this is more than just an exercise for your quads, glutes, and hamstrings by going over all of the other surprising muscles required to squat. He also discusses eccentric, concentric, and isometric contractions, the joints involved in squatting, and even how to breathe properly to help make your squats more safe and effective.
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0:00 - 0:49 Intro
0:50 - 1:40 The Joint Movements Required to Squat
1:41 - 2:52 Lower Leg Muscles Needed to Squat: Gastrocnemius & Soleus
2:53 - 3:29 The Muscles of the Foot!
3:30 - 4:49 How the Quads Work During a Squat
4:50 - 5:58 How the Hamstrings Working During a Squat
5:59 - 6:25 One of the Largest Muscles in the Body: Gluteus Maximus
6:26 - 8:45 Some of the Most Important Muscles Fort Squatting: Obliques, Transversus Abdominis, and Spinal Extensors (Erector Spinae)
8:46 - 10:41 Muscles That Protect Your Spine During Squatting
10:42 - 12:12 How to Breathing Properly While Squatting
12:13 - 14:22 The "Forgotten" Thigh Muscle That is Important For Squatting: Adductor Magnus!
14:23 - 15:22 Teaser: Built to Squat
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#squats #exercise #anatomy
@tawabshaikh7712 17 күн бұрын
For every like this comment gets I will do 1 squat. Edit : Omg so many likes thank you, well I will continue to do squats but its hard to meet this no.
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
👍🏻
@saswatadey642 17 күн бұрын
Wait for 1.5k like
@tawabshaikh7712 17 күн бұрын
So far 59 squats 😅@@saswatadey642
@snakesonn3590 17 күн бұрын
Fail
@R.c.475 17 күн бұрын
Good luck my dude
@406dn7 17 күн бұрын
I never skip leg day at the gym. It isn't so much I "enjoy" leg day, but it is too beneficial to ignore. I'm a 73 year old lifter who has been lifting for the last 8 years. The squat is the foundation of getting strong. Too many people are afraid to do it.
@user-ij5ny6uc9f 17 күн бұрын
Too lazy to do it. LOL
@wombat5252 17 күн бұрын
@@user-ij5ny6uc9f No....More like very risky if you're not properly doing it. You can sort of screw up exercises with other body parts, not so much the squat. Deadlift can be even worse. I was young and dumb and herniated a few discs doing it many years ago. I have a bit of scoliosis since I was very young so I can't exactly squat 100% perfectly nor am I (supposed) to go all the way down to the ground like I tried doing that day. I either go light weight or moderately light or I use a belt if I want to go heavier but I don't do much anymore. Only exercise that still scares me even though I still do it because it's beneficial in many ways.
@Tribuneoftheplebs 17 күн бұрын
@@wombat5252 i been lifting for 4 years with a squat over 500 lbs with reps. Never done a deadlift cuz I dont see the risks as worth it
@marcelleohara8683 17 күн бұрын
@@wombat5252😅
@adamhelper3277 17 күн бұрын
Bro you didnt start lifting till you were 65 and you wanna give advice? Lol
@chibbyylol 17 күн бұрын
After 2 years of lifting, you've convinced me now go do my first leg day! Wish me luck
@303cris 17 күн бұрын
Goodluck sponge bob
@alexsnow3319 17 күн бұрын
Never skip leg day, chicken legs!
@AhtoNajeebRashied 17 күн бұрын
No luck required, but consistency is
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
Good luck!
@bbszabi 17 күн бұрын
Rename it squat day and it already feels better :)
@johzuke1 17 күн бұрын
The best exercise. It's a must to get strong at squats to utilize your legs as well as possible and avoid injuries.
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
👍🏻
@Ranganation 16 күн бұрын
It’s not the best exercise, nor the best leg exercise.
@simbadooo9055 16 күн бұрын
@BlankTarget-hf8gw why?
@johzuke1 16 күн бұрын
Everything I am able to do on ground stems from my squat power. Whether it's crazy tricks, olympic lifting, fast sprinting. The movement pattern is so healing for the knees and ankles too if you work on your ass to grass mobility and squat as low as possible.
@johzuke1 15 күн бұрын
@BlankTarget-hf8gw dude why do you hate the squat so much? What did it do to you? 😂 I'm geniunely curious. Because for me back and front squat has been something that I have felt the most benefits out of in my sport tricking. Single leg deadlift is one really great one too. That exercise got me a single leg backflip (gainer switch) world record along with training the squat.
@nyern 17 күн бұрын
Jonathan showing off his gluteal gains today
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
😂
@andrewhooper7603 17 күн бұрын
when he exhaled at the bottom and was still able to exit 🤯
@RichXVIII 13 күн бұрын
Jonathan: "sorry about my ass you guys" Also Johnathan: *Fondles actual cadaver muscle flaps all video long*
@greekmaverick 6 күн бұрын
Your back-squat with the barbell looks like at least 225 lbs!
@Frediusvitae 17 күн бұрын
As a med student,i find your channel incredibly heplful. Thanks for everything
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
Thank you! Good luck in school!
@scraps4019 16 күн бұрын
What amazes me about this channel is that even with an extensive history of quality content they continue produce quality content. They don't weaken. This video on the significance of squatting is premium. I'm looking forward to part two.
@Montagic 17 күн бұрын
Man your channel is just absolute gold, especially if you’re someone who is interested in resistance training. Some of the most comprehensive overviews of how exercise applies to muscle hypertrophy on an anatomical level. I’ve been squatting for 9 years now, and beyond just getting bigger legs I experience little to no knee or joint pain and I’m able to enjoy so much more outdoor activity without fatigue or injury
@jellyosbahr 17 күн бұрын
I do a lot of squats, but not weight lifting at the gym. I have an allotment and I’ve never knelt down when gardening, I’ve always squatted, it’s just more comfortable than kneeling. Watching this, I like to believe that even without a barbell it’s helping keep me fit.
@gg.youlubeatube6249 17 күн бұрын
Amount of time spent on preparation for this video deserves a cookie. Or another milion subs.
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
Haha. Admittedly I had to film the part with the bar multiple times because I kept messing up the mic. Thank you for the comment!
@sonjagatto9981 17 күн бұрын
@@theanatomylab You are just an amazing Mensch❣
@theresabettle2913 17 күн бұрын
It’s not that I can’t squat. I just can’t getup after I get down there!😂
@killerdead77 17 күн бұрын
Less weight my guy less weight
@lean4real_11 17 күн бұрын
you can do it. start by holding onto something to help, or putting something under your heels to elevate them, in case you don’t have the ankle flexibility. don’t even need weight. but as you get stronger, you will
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
😂
@alexsnow3319 17 күн бұрын
Do "negatives," of the exercise with body weight. And you don't go down as far to start. Like doing wall pushes to train for push-ups, or starting in the up position for pull-ups (that's a negative version). But always start bodyweight.
@ashleyzviitei 17 күн бұрын
We are in the same boat...bad back, ankles and knees.
@sstrick500 17 күн бұрын
Watching this while eating a pulled-pork sandwich. Great.
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
😂
@BMN_Prime 17 күн бұрын
I’ve been doing 64 squats every single day since a couple months ago, it started with 5 back in 2019 Edit: I don't do it with any weights due to my home situation not letting me and half an hour of exercise a day is good for you each day!
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
👍🏻
@abhi36292 17 күн бұрын
👍@@theanatomylab
@WeakyRepz- 17 күн бұрын
@@theanatomylab👍
@gg.youlubeatube6249 17 күн бұрын
If you do exercise every second (or even 4th) day, you get better results. Body is build while it rests, but you didnt give it time yet, to do so.
@Cryhardstayma̋d 17 күн бұрын
👍@@theanatomylab
@tracieatkinson7989 13 күн бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to create these videos!! They are my absolute favorite types of content. The human body is fascinating and being able to dive deep, without being in a lab, is awesome.
@chriscogburn2373 17 күн бұрын
Man, I appreciate your channel so much. I hope my watching contributes a little financially to afford you a cup of coffee one morning while you reflect on what an awesome job you're doing. Thanks again!
@Daiiisssology 17 күн бұрын
These anatomy videos are phenomenal! I'm a massage therapist, so I enjoy the anatomy and seeing the cadaver puts it all together. I've been squatting for a while, but my breathing has been a problem. I'm going to try your technique on Wednesday. Can't wait!
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
Thank you! Have fun on Wednesday!
@ganeshwarsekhri2810 17 күн бұрын
Squat is my favourite exercise
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
👍🏻
@01379 17 күн бұрын
It BURNS the quads, but the burn's good😂🔥 I do MadFit's 10 min. lower-body exercise
@fearson7831 16 күн бұрын
squats and lunges
@aamirsiddiqi 16 күн бұрын
Liars
@ItRhymesWith 15 күн бұрын
based
@go4jackson 13 күн бұрын
I've had so many injuries before the waste.. I've never had anyone explain the anatomy so well to me in the years of medical treatment I've received. You're it here doing God's work. Subscribed
@AlexanderALZA 15 күн бұрын
Can't get enough of this channel guys! Thank you so much for your work 🤝🏼
@herbjergens6350 17 күн бұрын
Fantastic video, very educational!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
@monica11119 17 күн бұрын
I love anatomy! I learn so much with your videos, thank you!💫🙏
@ShubhamDwivedi 11 күн бұрын
As a regular watcher of your videos , I came back to this video today just before my leg day to have some added motivation. Squats are my absolute favourite exercise and now I have more reasons to keep doing them and getting better at them. Thanks a ton.
@Aarohnn 14 күн бұрын
As someone who’s all into fitness, I love the videos about anything exercise related.
@blackrosenuk 17 күн бұрын
Love this! More exercise science, please!!!!
@kyungshim6483 17 күн бұрын
Another amazing video from IHA. You guys rock! Where were you during my teens when I started lifting weights? You would have saved me years of pain and agony. Thanks! and keep up the good work!
@denisejames855 16 күн бұрын
I love squats. I am 77 and find this video so enlightening even though I work in a class with Exercise Physiologist as trainer. We receive explanations but this is so helpful in further understanding these muscles.
@MRBRIANLI007 17 күн бұрын
I hope the upcoming video can talk about deadlift. Squat and deadlift are the core components of body training
@side3672 16 күн бұрын
Please do a video covering the deadlift! By far my favourite lift right after squats.
@LeAnnHenri 16 күн бұрын
Watching this on day 7 of a 100 Squats a day in July challenge and it answered EVERY SINGLE question I've been googling during these 7 days of what muscles I'm working, benefits, and most importantly if I'm breathing right! This was SO timely and I'm excited for the next video!
@damonrunyon370 16 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing the information of the body and Squat exercise!
@matthewschenker3170 16 күн бұрын
As a trainer, I spend a special time on squats with my clients. I separate it from other exercises for numerous reasons. There are so many important details to getting the movement correct, but also so many benefits to getting it all right! Your video is a great resource to help illustrate for my clients why squats are important, and why we need to spend time to do it right. My only hesitation is that some clients may not like seeing cadavers!
@gallardosbull 14 күн бұрын
Amazing video. Great presentation and dialogue. Much appreciated!
@oksanaramadan46 17 күн бұрын
Thank you for this amazing video! Perfect explanation!
@Scrungge 17 күн бұрын
Eccentric movement = temporary lengthening during muscle contraction. Isometric movement is holding the muscle without any lengthening or contracting and concentric movement is shortening the muscle while it contracts. Writing this down for myself lol.
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
😂
@loganwolv3393 11 күн бұрын
Thank you, now i finally get why breathing is important during squatting. Definently gonna try it out next time i'll be squatting.
@MissBlackMetal 7 күн бұрын
Steady, full breathing is extremely important during any exercise! Especially if one of your goals is to burn fat: this is an extremely simplified way of thinking about it, but essentially, part of the fat your body burns is exhaled as CO2, so if you aren't breathing as much, you won't burn as much fat! I'm completely serious, Google it if you'd like further information and references :) Good luck, and keep breathing deeply!
@ultimatist 15 күн бұрын
Really cool, can't wait for the next one!
@carlpacquing2575 17 күн бұрын
I love these exercise videos! I'm looking forward to the next squat video. I have a torn hip labrum, which has forced me to eliminate deep squats for the time being. Once that is repaired, I cannot wait to begin squatting again!
@westworldemployee7 17 күн бұрын
You're an amazing teacher! This is fascinating! And I love your study aids!
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
Thank you!!!
@phelixjuma7536 17 күн бұрын
@@theanatomylabare these real human specimen??
@Maciej-Komosinski 17 күн бұрын
@@phelixjuma7536 Yes
@bobamburn7081 2 күн бұрын
Excellent video. Thank you for posting this. Please keep showing more muscle activation videos for various movements. These are helping me greatly.
@euchiron 17 күн бұрын
Your channel is one of my favorites for the quality of information. And your Cold Plunging video showed that you have nothing to apologize for regarding your back side 😸
@user-qf3tz7fr1g 16 күн бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@itsrenay22 12 күн бұрын
I love this! thank you for creating such informative videos
@dianarohan3744 4 күн бұрын
You are a great motivator. Going to work on my squats more. I have long legs and have always had difficulty with squats but I’m definitely going to do more. I love your videos!
@monkeyfinger7949 16 күн бұрын
Another amazingly good tutorial. I have hurt my back in the past doing squats and machine calf raises - anything that puts a weight load on my shoulders. So I quit those exercises and have had no back problems since. My take away from those injuries was that I was experiencing spinal compression - squashing the vertebrae together (or dislocation), pinching my spinal nerve bundle. But, you have given me some more insight that I might use to try some squats again. I will however, be remembering how I was bed ridden with back pain at one point in the late 80's from squats.
@stephorelse 17 күн бұрын
Blink 3 times if Squat University took you hostage for the making of this video 😂
@cherrymetha3185 17 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
Haha. I love Squat University! We should probably do a video together...
@LGTVQHD 17 күн бұрын
@@theanatomylab that would be awesome
@user-qs7pr7kl2j 14 күн бұрын
😉😉😉
@rdyer8764 17 күн бұрын
Great. Looking forward to the next one.
@ozzstars_cars 17 күн бұрын
Amazing how much I learned about squatting while laying down on my couch watching the video.
@MisadventureMisty 16 күн бұрын
I would love a video on pelvic floor muscles. I feel there’s been a lot more discourse around it but I’m not totally certain what they do or what issues could be caused by weakness there.
@Lucid18722 17 күн бұрын
So much good information here presented in an engaging manner! Thanks for the video! I can apply this knowledge to my future workouts :)
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@SenseiEpu 17 күн бұрын
That was awesome. With my knees being problematic (possibly arthritis as a quinquagenarian) when doing squats or lunges, I'm looking at ways to adjust my technique to reduce discomfort. This video has given me a lot of insight. Many thanks.
@mythicknight8269 17 күн бұрын
This video is great! I love learning about how my body is able to do the exercise I do
@apollograham 17 күн бұрын
Love the informative content really interesting as always! As a runner I would love to see a video on all the muscles used in running! along with the effects that running has.
@silviopina_111 17 күн бұрын
You are a gift to all of us! ❤
@2sweetspot1997 17 күн бұрын
my god this video literally made so many things crystal clear...
@HarishGowthamErd 14 күн бұрын
More than any other video to get inspired to work out, this channel keeps me going to the gym ❤ onwards and upwards guys 👏
@RonthonSi 15 күн бұрын
Thank you for this video, great explanation.
@mgcmsn 17 күн бұрын
This is a really useful content, thank you!
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!
@RebelMusic4Rebels 16 күн бұрын
Great content! Good job!
@DeanDriveSerenity 17 күн бұрын
You are sooooo intelligent. Thank you. If I can remember 1/3 of what you have taught, I will be very pleased
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
Thank you for the kind words!
@Latoree33 17 күн бұрын
Thank you, this was so interesting. Considering I will be in my 70's soon.
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it and thanks for watching!
@WindFlow220 17 күн бұрын
I have recently added intense leg day to get strong legs like my idol Ronaldo 😅 I am 17 and only did upper body workout but leg day is surely a game changer😊
@dundrumleith 16 күн бұрын
Thanks. It's very helpful to think about the difference between eccentric contraction and stretching.
@blacktarmac 16 күн бұрын
Great content, thanks!
@visentfalcon2192 17 күн бұрын
Real content, there is the explanation and the actual exercise, AND the "muscle view"
@evrik78 17 күн бұрын
Great video. Thank you!
@amyhenningsgard8618 17 күн бұрын
Great information, thanks! Didn’t realize that the adductors were so big. 👍🏻
@jasonhaynes5446 17 күн бұрын
One of the best channels on KZfaq.
@mr.snippy 17 күн бұрын
Thanks for the reminder and motivation to get back to doing my squats. I tend to leave them out of my workouts mostly because I have a knee that's starting to give me trouble😅.
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
You're so welcome! Hopefully you can figure out what is going on with your knee!
@cherrymetha3185 17 күн бұрын
Knees are the first to go! lol!
@marcospiazza2961 17 күн бұрын
Search for different ways to warm them up! Also you could try sissy squats (assisted so that it doesn't hurt)
@angeladavies 17 күн бұрын
How deep should I go? I am trying to go as deep as possible now my meniscus tear one year on is okay & tibia fibula stress fracture pretty okay. Also can you talk about walking hills (how what muscles are needed? How to keep them strong functional as we age? Ie 56 thankyou.
@Deathington. 17 күн бұрын
@angeladavies If you aren't using weights you should be able to do squats all the way til your butt is level with your heels.
@jacobvandenbeukel589 16 күн бұрын
Great vid 👍very educational
@JohnGeometresMaximos 17 күн бұрын
* Foot Dedicated Video * Quentin Tarantino subscribed
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
😂
@MaQuGo119 17 күн бұрын
Weinstein aproves 🤪👌
@DerBestederBesten 17 күн бұрын
D A N S C H N E I D E R
@ghost_lukh 16 күн бұрын
Thanks for the breathing technique, something I've been trying to figure out how to get it right
@smokeglacken 4 күн бұрын
I am 46 and pretty active…I run about 20 miles a week and I enjoy doing push ups, pullups, dips etc. However, up until a few weeks ago I would have wicked pain in the front of my right knee cap going up stairs or any sort of incline. My wife recommended me squatting to strengthen my knee cap and although I didn’t think it would do anything, it’s been life changing! Just doing some basic squats with good form has completed gotten rid of my right knee pain. I want to cry every time I go up a flight of stairs because for so long I was accustomed to being a pain. Just doing squats has been a life saver!! 🙏
@tora_scrolls 17 күн бұрын
Can’t spell legendary without leg day. That checks out for this channel too
@JoaoWowww 13 күн бұрын
Another easy way to remember the three columns (Iliocostalis, Longissimus and Spinalis) of the spinal erector is I Love Squats.
@abhedpatil7822 15 күн бұрын
Hats off to ur knowledge.....respects to u
@monicaholbrook1472 16 күн бұрын
I more recently added a dedicated lower body day. I am a yoga instructor and have an anatomy background. Even with all that, your video is extremely helpful.
@LifeLikeSea 15 күн бұрын
Amazing video !
@srinivask1891 11 күн бұрын
I love the way that you explained. It's pushing me to go gym and giving enough motivation. I really liked your other videos where you have explained about the fat storage in our body. It feels me alarm and I got motivated to stress of fat. Now I'm in journey of fat burning and Thanks for helping doing it.
@elbojoloco 17 күн бұрын
This is very interesting, would love to see more about the biggest compounds in general. Such as the deadlift and pull-up, or maybe some science behind unilateral exercises
@shirleyowens3288 6 күн бұрын
Great video thanks a lot❤😊
@bbszabi 17 күн бұрын
Squats and deadlifts are the foundation of strenght and I love doing them both.
@RemyNas24 17 күн бұрын
Thanks dude!!!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
@jjbode1 17 күн бұрын
I can already squat at age 70 but am looking forward to learn more about it.
@shreyashidey9590 17 күн бұрын
Awesome demonstration! Going to share this with my students.. love this channel.. 😊 keep such awesome vedios coming 🤗
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
Thank you! Hope your students like it!
@ManuelSiddhi 17 күн бұрын
Hi! I love your explaination. Thanks ❤
@bobert6259 16 күн бұрын
I’m so excited for your next video cus my deadlift is so much higher than my squat and I suspect it could be due to anatomy
@manjubinduhewa1177 12 күн бұрын
Tks for ur knowledge sharing. It helps to improve exercising x1000 times
@lf2game 17 күн бұрын
amazing educational video with some cheeky jokes. nicely done.
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@user-jr3dx7wl6j 14 күн бұрын
These vids are excellent
@fall_owerofChrist 17 күн бұрын
Loved squatting before this video,love it even more after this video Thanks for the information guys
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it!!
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
It can, but there are multiple factors that contribute to belly fat.
@AbovetheBar.Fitness 14 күн бұрын
GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!🎉
@HellMetal5 15 күн бұрын
Great! Waiting for the next video on squats
@sanjuchettri166 14 күн бұрын
Squatting in between the deadbodies is the most fascinating scene i have ever encountered.
@SR-fd7mw 17 күн бұрын
Excellent Video
@btkt225 17 күн бұрын
i got leg day today, this is perfect timing
@briangraham1725 17 күн бұрын
This was great! You should do a video on the proper way you should exercise, so as not to get injured.
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
We will add it to the list!
@CandyDreamzEnt 14 күн бұрын
I've been watching you for years and can I say you aged gracefully
@jimcindykimk3802 17 күн бұрын
So much knowledge to contain but I enjoyed the video 😊😊 thanks for the lesson 😁
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@jimcindykimk3802 17 күн бұрын
@@theanatomylab 👍🏽
@danielbrillantes2791 17 күн бұрын
🔥 Please do a series about different workouts, which muscles are involved and how the muscles work. thank you, very helpful videos on visualizing what is happening on the body while I'm doing the workout
@idelisacruz-nw5yb 17 күн бұрын
Love this video, thanks 😀😀😀😀😀
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
@willemvanriet7160 17 күн бұрын
This is great practical advice one can apply immediately Actually watch it while doing squats!
@theanatomylab 17 күн бұрын
Thank you!
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