I'm on my journey rn

@@Benjamen_poppegood luck 🍀👍

Same... His video makes it look wrong lol

@@blaich5798 yeah, idk I guess people use that more in equipped lifting but I feel like its kinda avoiding alot of ROM

Leverages and individual body mechanics are the most important think to learn about lifting. “Form” doesn’t mean jack shit simply because it varies person to person “good form” won’t look the same for 2 people with different body mechanics. Follow appropriate technique protocols like bracing, having a tight back and body when preparing to squat, etc, and stop worrying about how the movement “looks” to other people. Lift with what feels natural and comfortable and it’ll provide so much more benefit than being a perpetual weakling who fear mongers “perfect form”

@@mediumc6176yeh.. I mean there's a video where he explained how High bar allows you to go ATG but low bar just up to parallel .. which I do get what he means but the way he said it he made it sound like the only way to do ATG is high bar , which is absurd.. but I also pull sumo so wtf do I know

@@blaich5798 hey, I pull sumo, just also conventional. They both work

*tonnage lol

Everyone's body is different. Lower feels better for taller people from my experience

​@@bluetooth2677 also for people with longer leg to torso ratio

@@ellierabe9553 True, I have both. Haha

​@@bluetooth2677 yep

@@ellierabe9553I’m tall but my legs are longer than my torso but my torso is still long and I love lowbar

The warmup excercies that Squat University provides are unparalleled. I used to struggle with pain in my left hip and I was unable to hit depth on my Squat. Not anymore though 👌👌👌

That's some fantastic experience...and what a boost in adrenaline... Happy for you brother...!

yes because you shift tension to lower back which is stronger than legs

Yes it’s good for powerlifting as you can squat more weight, but it’s terrible for developing leg muscle

@@dolphinzone8639you have absolutely no clue 😂 it’s great for building muscle mainly the flutes and quads it builds more muscle overall as the low bar uses much more muscles it’s more about hypertrophy rather than the position because their still similar

yuh

This comment is underrated lol! Should have way more likes. It’s all about the sarcasm my dude!

Lol People who do low bar squat tend to get an onion booty....which is great if you are female, but as a man, you look like a pear, especially if you have no upper body....

I'm not sure about guys using high bar during *competition*, that’s more common for bodybuilding however there are a some who use high bar training squats and then switch to low bar right before a meet fairly common for Olympic athletes and powerlifters . One example would be Dr. Fred Hatfield aka “Dr Squat" who was one of the first people to break the 1000 lbs barrier. Low bar. It brings the load closer to the hips, effectively shortening the spine. It allows the hamstrings to be much more active. It typically shortens the range of motion, you don’t get as deep but so long as the hips parallel it will count in competition.

Yes pretty much. People just want to over complicate things 🤷🏼‍♀️

Check out Arnold and Ed Corney's squat video, Ed Corney low bar squats with amazing form.

@@ibby81ae Idm people lowbar squatting, just makimg a joke, because you can often hear tom platz shitting on lowbar

@@yes-kv8gp all good, have you seen Ed Corney squat

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Just do your best. Depending on your circumstance knee wraps might be the most logical, but you can actually use resistance bands to make yourself lighter as well.

They did 😂

@@SilverTigerIII thanks I'll look!

Kinda looked like it does in the vid but in practice you wouldnt want that to happen

No you can raise your sternum without lower back being extended.

Never

Honestly either but you will need more weight on low bar. High bar is more quad dominant so I guess more “optimal” but as long as you load heavy on low bar you’ll get just as good stimulus

Think it also comes down to your hip is structured over all. Knees over toes people will better stimulate their quads and less of their hips, they also feel the “fatigue” more in their quads after a set. Look at David Laid for example, he can do high bar with a narrow stance despite his 6”2-3 frame & long femurs (his tibia bone allows him to do this). Therefore, not everyone will be able to hit the same depth and perform the high bar squat using a super narrow stance (which is okay and not always needed; but helps in quad growth). Find the stance that you're most comfortable with, I learned that I can never squat ATG because of my anatomical structure, and that's okay, leg pressing & leg extensions as a supplementary exercise will do the trick.

Keep the bar as during front squats and do static reverse lunges (3/4 of body weight, 8-10 reps, 3-4 sets, 1 min rest in between). Soon enough you will rip your skinny jeans off with your ridiculously massive quads. You are every welcome!

Wrist wraps no matter what low bar will place tension on ur elbows and wrists compared to high bar

I have previous ligament injuries on both of my wrists, had surgery on one side. Doctors say that when you tear your ligaments in the wrists, no surgery can get them back to 100% again. So I have pain in my wrists when force is exerted on an angle, where my wrists are not parallel to my forearm, for low bar squat. How I combat this, starting off, is to not to have too narrow of a grip. Due to having the wrists completely parallel on both axes, the hand grip on the bar will be on an angle. While setting up the bar before unracking, I make sure that the weight is supported by elbows, not the wrists. Try this before testing with wrist wraps. Let me know how it goes.

Try thumb less grip

When I want to hit gluts and hamstrings, I do a hinge movement which hits both gluts and hamstrings way better. No need to reduce quad gains

You just answered the question I had in mind. Thank you.

@@Kickboxer7267 no need to do an inferior exercise. Squats > things like RDLs for glutes/ hams I do hinge movements like rdl as well… but that’s after or with squats within the same session.

low bar squat is still a quadriceps dominant exercise and it barely affects hamstrings

​@@banditdawgs This ROM cheat half squat is the only "inferior exercise" in this thread. "Let's call it what it is: a half squat." ~Dave Tate

Lol

It does for glutes, cause your legs are wider but you can do that with high bar as well, the main purpose is to literally push more weight. Hamstrings are only a stabiliser so they won't get massive from just squats

Try and see. How would we know?

Get a sports massage

Squat is a anatomical exercise so the way your built makes a big difference it can depend on your leg length and torso length and femur and hips so try the high bar then try low bar then change your feet positions

so wear some olympic weight lifting shoes with a raised heel

@@ck-rd2ce I will for my front squats. My ankle mobility has been improving so the stance has narrowed

Raise the heel with a taller shoe or some sort of platform.

Never skip leg day 💪

@@isaacvelasco6498 i do legs 3 times a week

Where did this happen, in your fantasy? There's no way a 200kg low bar squatter (assuming he squats to depth) can't squat 140kg high bar lmao

@@ck-rd2ce when i say low bar I mean he squats with his torso almost parallel to the floor with a 13mm belt lol. I squat with a fully upright torso beltless almost ATG. You can't deny Olympic style squats are different than what you see most powerlifters call a squat these days. Even an RPE 6 set their knees recede and their hips rise

@@s.m.pravin9738 Maybe that's just how he's built (long legs, short torso), and he needs to bend over to keep the bar over mid foot (like Layne Norton for example). Sure they're a bit different, but not radically when you consider you're only moving the bar up a couple inches. A lot of times, that could be a technique issue, because even in low bar, the goal is to keep the knees forward on the ascent longer while driving the hips up to make sure you use the quads

@@ck-rd2ce brother i know that the goal is to make sure knees don't recede. But it's not a rule in powerlifting. Look at panagiotis for example. His torso is almost parallel to the floor. Zero knees on that squat. Doesn't necessarily make him a bad squatter. I mean he literally has the world record....but that is just because powerlifting allows you to exploit the squat like that. I was previously a low bar squatter and I tried front squatting once and understood how weak my knees were. There's this video on KZfaq called powerlifting vs weightlifting squats. Shows how clear the difference is between hip dominant squats and knee dominant squats. I don't compete and I just like being a squat purist. Hence I squat with no equipment beltless near ATG. If I did powerlifting I'd exploit the low bar too

@@s.m.pravin9738 the guy actually still has plenty of knee travel, he's far from being a vertical shin squatter. Yes, but the difference is actually not that big of a deal as many make out. When front or high bar squats get heavy, people still use hip drive, it's non negotiable

Practice your breathing and bracing under heavy load. There is no other way around it.

Just breathe in and flex ur abs/push into the belt. Aint really an exact science bro...

I train in a powerlifting gym where everyone squats lowbar. Literally none of us have ever had golfers elbow. Where are you getting this "risk is very high" from? What comprehensive study have you done?

The only way you're getting elbow issues is if you're trying to carry the bar with the elbows, instead of the load being borne by your back

Try it out and you'll find out why

@@branflakee4257 lol, it depends entirely on your proportions. If you're long femured for example, they may go 1-2 inches past your toes

no

If you’re experiencing pain then you’re doing something wrong. You’re probably impinging some muscle from a lack of stability and mobility which could stem from anywhere depending on your situation.

Idk about eliminate, but ATG puts less load on the low back (QL included). So it might feel better for you. But It’s not going to fix anything I think. Give it a try and see what happens.

Your totally wrong.

@@branflakee4257 You can't even spell "you're", so yeah...

Rippetoe never said to have vertical shins

Neither Rip nor his SS squat advocate vertical shins either lmao