The Bodyweight Squat - Improving Squat Mobility

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The bodyweight squat is essential if you want to be a healthy, functional, and strong person. Here's how to improve squat mobility....
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The bodyweight Squat is the a position that has been lost by most of western society. the bad thing about losing it is it starts to destroy your body. The bodyweight squat can help improve your ankle mobility, knee health, hip function, and spine position. Squat mobility is extremely important in having the full function of your body. Improving squat mobility can be worked on daily with the exercises shown in this video combined with other mobility tools found in my free program The Daily Practice.
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@Strengthside 6 жыл бұрын

The cat's name is Chopper

@777tonylaikafai777 6 жыл бұрын

it is cute 😍

@Heartcore_ 6 жыл бұрын

Strength Side CHOPPA

@Strengthside 6 жыл бұрын

Heartcore needs love

@Strengthside 6 жыл бұрын

ka fai Lai so cute!

@KrisSays 5 жыл бұрын

"Get to the CHOPPER!"

@billnroger 6 жыл бұрын

76 years old and gotta admit it was hard getting down there the first time..had to use support, but with each successive try I got better and better and can now do a full squat with little effort! All in the first day! Thanks for the info ....

@Strengthside 6 жыл бұрын

William Thomas that’s some quick progress! Congrats. More will come 💪🏻

@emilemontiere6128 3 жыл бұрын

Yep im 69 and just recently started doing squats. Relaxing into it was for me the biggest success.

@billnroger 3 жыл бұрын

Now doing 50 squats daily at one time...and have added butt bridging to the mix...obviously trying to kill myself !

@owen2002 2 жыл бұрын

@@billnroger How are u doing now?

@pamransom4179 2 жыл бұрын

Great job

@topsysdad1 5 жыл бұрын

Love your chilled delivery, no heavy music, all of which enables me to focus on the visual and audio element. And having your feline friend made the video real, my dog would have done the same

@BM-ht9xk 3 жыл бұрын

What's refreshing about your videos is there are no endless racks of weights, anatomy charts & mirrors around. The instructions definitely compliments that vibe & quality. (comparing to some of ur earlier work)

@StrengthFlowFitness 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, brotha! Love how you encourage people to move around in the squat position to create more space in the hips and figure out what works best for them.

@Strengthside 6 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that Bro! Collaboration soon.

@crisgrepin5768 5 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU! I was able to squat all the way down in the past but... due to some injuries and sitting all day at the desk I lost it. I started with the plates under my heels and now I can squat all the way down like I used to. Keep it up with these awesome videos! Wish you all the best!

@Strengthside 5 жыл бұрын

That's the perfect way to get it back!

@beyondthebop 4 жыл бұрын

My squat has improved so much since doing The Daily Practice. Thank you so much!

@user-cu1og1tl5f 3 жыл бұрын

omg armyyy!! How you've been doing can you squat did it help?

@frankduffy7471 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video . You are really helping me achieve my squat mobility .

@xxFR12 6 жыл бұрын

I sit in the squat while pushing knees out + rocking back and forward for ankle mobility at the beginning and end of each workout. Really helps

@DJ70906 3 жыл бұрын

New to this. Totally love your chilled relaxed uber easy going approach. Great vibe. Great cat. Thank you Man.

@aprillove10 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent. I can follow. Thank you for showing variations.

@iv911 5 жыл бұрын

The cat is so cute and gives the video the special touch 👍🏻😃

@Strengthside 5 жыл бұрын

haha yeah he's a good one

@jk3266 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent explaination. You are a genuine person.

@chrism9356 4 жыл бұрын

Love your stuff mate. Top class.

@Ruleisbroke 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks SS, good squatting has eluded me for decades (I’m 51). Been a follower of movnat, starrett, and ido portal for many years but the squat wouldn’t improve. Had severe arthritis in right hip but just got it replaced. Now have to unwind the stiffness. Heel raises is the only way I can work on it. Finding the right height is always a search, base of a tree stump, sand at the beach, all good ways I use to modify and find the right level. I notice that while your squats are very good, you actually have a better spine alignment with a bit of a heel lift. Your pelvis tucks under just a tad when you are on flat ground. I have this problem but way worse. I noticed your female friend in another video had NO issues with this, perfect squat. This is a very tough point to see and understand, perhaps a great video would be focused on that? I am not sure what level mobility is realistic to expect when one is older and has several structural issues but the movement path is correct and one should be gentle and patient is all I have learned so far.

@hermit6208 5 жыл бұрын

25 years ago I got crushed in my left knee by a massive attack of gout. Squatting like that is agony now, with my knee as damaged as it is. You make it look easy, like when children do it

@vidvidvid2012 6 жыл бұрын

You will always be my inspiration. Thanks!

@Strengthside 6 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@peacendukwe 2 жыл бұрын

It's sooo relaxing it helps feel sleepy at night and go to sleep plus less knee pain from athritis.

@yogimaster1 3 жыл бұрын

I like to turn/twist side to side while in a squat, going up on my toes on the side I'm turning away from and keeping my knees separated with my elbows. That's a beautiful location you're at.

@BxCortez2050 5 жыл бұрын

cat has great mobility i see

@sherules5005 Жыл бұрын

16/6/23 Thank you for the squat mobility sequence 😊

@MrAmitsahab 3 жыл бұрын

Love your channel ....I always say to myself that I will do it from tomorrow but tomorrow never comes ...

@charlesmckinley29 4 жыл бұрын

This showed me how tight my lower back is.

@stephm4047 3 жыл бұрын

1:39 and boom Chopper the cat does a perfect squat ! 🐈

@ramizkaraeski299 3 жыл бұрын

You are a nice guy.. Thank you for everything

@coreywigent7693 5 жыл бұрын

The first squat was kinda rough for me. But I'll keep practicing

@garthwills952 3 жыл бұрын

Love the info & our cat loves me doing squats loves the pats lol

@leew159 Жыл бұрын

I think this is the most important position/movement a person should do and be able to do for health.

@albertkelley9877 4 жыл бұрын

I so desperately want to be able to squat this way but am nowhere even slightly close. My physical therapist (helping me rehab an ankle injury) asked me why was I so pressed to be able to sit this way. I was stunned by the question and could barely muster a reply.

@leew159 Жыл бұрын

The therapists question is the reason why government controlled health care should be abolished. It's their way or the highway, they only learn what professors teach them which is also controlled by government. There will never be any government funded studies for anything like this, fasting, diet etc..

@thebaconsnake 3 жыл бұрын

The cat, seated with a straight leg raised vertically and head buried in his genitals - that's a next level of flexibility. I appreciate your work. -it's helping me recover my flexibility after a disc bulge in my lumbar spine. Developing a deep squat seems to help stretch to the lower back.

@abidadurrani9733 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍 one for you and one for Chopper! Sweet distraction!

@omarlaze146 5 жыл бұрын

Veramente bravo, capibile e semplice.

@Strengthside 5 жыл бұрын

🙏

@Xdev1lG00D 5 жыл бұрын

Background music so relaxing

@MM-xs3qy 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU

@jessetamez7362 5 жыл бұрын

Loved the cat!

@marlishamarsh1573 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks much... in advance!

@Zenned-Out 3 жыл бұрын

Gracias Mil

@fredwaltersjrful 5 жыл бұрын

I was in a bicycle accident and fractured my hip and both arms. I am using your videos that I just discovered today to increase flexibility in my hips and to strengthen the muscles in my legs which have atrophied. The star of this video is the cat.

@Kai-fp3kd 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Now let's see it with a bound twist (the yoga pose: parivrtta malasana). The twist makes it more intense, but twists in general are excellent for conditioning the core as well as cleansing the internal organs. Oh, and the cat is fabulous! Mine did the same ... always during yoga. Namaste

@Strengthside 5 жыл бұрын

🙏

@omertahircelik 6 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@Strengthside 6 жыл бұрын

You got it Omer

@shoxsultonxusenov3212 5 жыл бұрын

i like the CAT!

@praetorianstride5948 4 жыл бұрын

CAT.

@aaronag7876 4 жыл бұрын

I'd be worried I couldn't get back up again after being in the squat for more then 30 seconds. Plus Id have Christmas legs (that feeling when you have been kneeing to wrap presents and gives you pins and needles feelings) when I stand up and would fall back down again.

@JahCoMusic 3 жыл бұрын

If I do this will I be able to do what Chopper is doing at 3:17 in the video? I’ll practice every day 😁.

@jenimckenna3801 3 жыл бұрын

Your best video - might be the kitty lol Seriously though, I love all your stuff, including the mental and spiritual

@henryloboa945 5 жыл бұрын

Buenos ejercicios para el core,los estaticoson los que mas cuestan

@agauerm 3 жыл бұрын

I am being able to squat deeper, touching hamstring to calves a bit, the problem I am having is hunched back. As I approach the lower position of the squat, my back starts to get rounded, even if I force a straight back.

@sdubf2488 3 жыл бұрын

I can't even hold it flat footed. On my tip toes I can hold it but have to hold on to something. Also is this safe to do with tears in both of my meniscuses?

@flowers4hunters Жыл бұрын

Love the cat😻

@camcordervisuals 5 жыл бұрын

I can’t do this without holding on to something. I’ll keep practicing

@fourthtunz 3 жыл бұрын

At least you can do it! I'm too heavy/bad knees can't get beyond 90 degrees right now but gonna work on it!

@taichipandabat6153 3 жыл бұрын

build the form first then everything else will follow, i like the idea when he said to keep the toes straight and spine straight but not forceful.

@justlonna9264 5 жыл бұрын

I currently can squat with heels elevated; nothing under them, just on the top half of my foot. I can do a flat footed squat by holding onto something. My question is, which will be more effective in leading me to doing a flat footed squat; continuing to do them holding onto something until I can let go and stay there, or holding the squat as I can without assistance and hopefully my feet will eventually be flat? Thank you!

@planetxtk7567 5 жыл бұрын

That cat was so adorable.

@snashengoosler6762 5 жыл бұрын

Well... you both kinda had your own version of knees out there, haven't you? Not sure which one to use now :)

@carmcam1 5 жыл бұрын

It feels weird that what i've been doing normally all my life sounds like impossible for other people. That is my pooing position always.

@MrPureruckus 5 жыл бұрын

Should be everyone's poop position my man

@StarxPlayz7 4 жыл бұрын

in asia we do this a few time a day while poo and pee.easy peasy.

@stebbey6006 2 жыл бұрын

You don’t have a toilet ?

@zachnunya8749 2 жыл бұрын

I’m about to start practicing , but cannot fathom how people do this without falling over backwards. Not sure if it’s just my tight hamstrings but really feels like my hips don’t sit in the socket correctly.

@kobi2024 3 жыл бұрын

I am being assisted by my sink, but I use so much power to assist myself from falling over that It becomes a workout for my shoulders, should I keep doing it until it becomes easier? Or should I do something else?

@sumitjadhav1330 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there. I want to sign up for your courses. But as a beginner I have few questions to ask before I can join. So I know I'm signing up for the right course. I couldn't find a contact option on the website. So wanted to know what's the best way to get in touch with you.

@armyparty 3 жыл бұрын

Will the sitting (or deep) squat help my exercise back squat. I lack hip mobility while squatting.

@yishujia186 3 жыл бұрын

Your back is quite straight. I can squat the same depth but my spine is a little curved. Will it be improved overtime when I keep doing this?

@jamescarrabba9036 Жыл бұрын

How long should you hold the squat position?

@jeffrey9135 2 жыл бұрын

Flexibility wise this is no problem but it makes my shins burn like crazy because I’m using those muscles to balance. Is that normal or is it indicative of me doing this wrong? Thanks man

@peaoat3608 2 жыл бұрын

A cat is the most under-looked work out accessory.

@sechavez8609 3 жыл бұрын

How long do you recommend holding the squat? How often do you recommend the hold? Daily? Every other day? Thanks!!!

@stebbey6006 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a resting position, if you feel comfortable in it you can do it as much as you want, in that case the more the better since it’s a rest. But if you’re not in that stage yet probably try doing it 5-15 minutes a day (with breaks as needed)

@NordKristal1kristal 4 жыл бұрын

Nice styl

@peterteba3891 Жыл бұрын

whats the name of the chill music pls?

@mp2601 5 жыл бұрын

Lovin the cat

@rollingstone3017 4 жыл бұрын

Can you teach me what the cat is doing at 3:27?😁

@MrGolfhimguy 5 жыл бұрын

What is cats name? Youe coaching is transformative!

@Strengthside 5 жыл бұрын

Chopper

@hatr3d211 4 жыл бұрын

Cheeki breeki Comrade

@deniseedwards6980 5 жыл бұрын

My shins hurt when I'm in that position what am I doing wrong?

@chierithompson7586 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t do this. I fall over. I dont think my calves or ankles are letting me? Probably my calves. I need stepping stones.

@Tymon.Grochocki 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have any ideas on: how to avoid pain in the knees after squat trainng?

@Strengthside 4 жыл бұрын

poloquin step ups & hamstring curls

@Tymon.Grochocki 4 жыл бұрын

@@Strengthside Thank You ! i will certainly try it out :)

@forever3797 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful cat - SS even dresses and looks similar to his cat...

@kiborgjoe7430 2 жыл бұрын

Чётко. Еще семок надо добавить и будет идеально.

@NordKristal1kristal 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect like

@pragashgnana597 4 жыл бұрын

does anyone else get crazy knee pain when they get that low? i hold a door and use an elevated surface to get low but by knees get sore the next day.

@zbridgjpxupzm 4 жыл бұрын

that is not normal. I would start with strengthening the knee before moving to squat...

@reccocon3442 4 жыл бұрын

Gentle stretch of the knees brother.

@drunkpoetssociety88 5 жыл бұрын

Hi! well done! Are you greek?

@PC-pe3tg 3 жыл бұрын

We need to see more of Chopper.. so damn cute😍

@TheJonnyJager 11 ай бұрын

Lol cats over there just flexing on you 😂

@frankautiwele3810 3 жыл бұрын

Damn, chopper is a cute ass brown cat.

@aarongarcia6640 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly I’m just here for the cat 🐈

@orvardzapanta9729 4 жыл бұрын

Josh, you look like an ancient Mesopotamian monarch with his royal cat.

@chase7972 5 жыл бұрын

The front of my shins are fatiguing within a minute of getting down there.. is that normal?

@rajrajesh 4 жыл бұрын

Yes. But you will get past.

@jimmynelson1403 5 жыл бұрын

That’s a nice deck.. and a nice cat. Dat squat too.

@Strengthside 5 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Nelson much niceness

@brainhax6758 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, my butt don't touch the ankles, what's wrong

@maryjacobs1323 2 жыл бұрын

The cat :)

@sergioperezmelo3090 3 жыл бұрын

in love lol

@hugonarvaez2944 2 жыл бұрын

The Cat,.. the CAT...

@ClassicalFreak74 3 жыл бұрын

First, the cat is adorable. Second, I can’t even do a basic squat position as you start out in because I have to lean so far forward to get that low. What is wrong with me?!?

@tpeterson9140 4 жыл бұрын

Guys. If you enjoy doing the squat then look up Tom Platz and his teaching methods on youtube. Just do it.

@VGLV888 3 жыл бұрын

✅☑️

@standardtuning4guitars423 3 жыл бұрын

"the bodyweight squat" aka "how people went to the toilet before toilet seats were invented."

@stakand3972 5 жыл бұрын

Need more elevation?? Take your's gf high heel shoes!!

@user-mq8bc4ys8h 4 жыл бұрын

😆💪👍☝

@gregthompson9434 4 жыл бұрын

This video could also be used how engorging a women attracts her , if you chase a cat it will never come to you , by just ignoring it it wants all your attention. Also another great video I have added the squat to my morning routine 👍🏻👍🏻

@brahamwidjaja6387 2 жыл бұрын

Asian supremacist 😎

@vnikolayev 3 жыл бұрын

Became russian gopnik after 3 times, would not recommend

@rainmaker4469 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video, but I didn't really want to see your cat licking itself.

@plsstopusingmyname 5 жыл бұрын

Your cute cat was disractive . Seems wanted your attention..

@frotboy 5 жыл бұрын

Pets are never good in a professional video. While you may like them and perhaps they provide comfort for you...it is a presence feel and not one that you want to watch again and again on a video. Leave the pet inside and o the video. People learning from you.

@Strengthside 5 жыл бұрын

the cat stays.. and you can leave 🤪🤟🏽

@frotboy 5 жыл бұрын

@@Strengthside DONE. Your the least chill dude into yoga I have met.

@Strengthside 5 жыл бұрын

@@frotboy who said i was into yoga?

@bartfoster4131 5 жыл бұрын

@@frotboy Change the way you look at thing and the things you look at change. Or What you concentrate on expands. If he is the last chill dude your watching perhaps it's time you work on changing the way you it things. It will take work.

@frotboy 5 жыл бұрын

@@bartfoster4131 Dude, I moved on from this link and that shit a long time ago. Take that higher than thou voice to someone else that cares.