I'm enjoying Enkiri content for this holistic experience-based approach. When people argue about "powerbuilding", the channel's approach to fitness is the closest thing to it as it gets. I get that labels are bad, but being big and strong is the best thing to powerbuilding as it gets. No larping as a powerlifter, no bodybuilding narcissism, just being as strong as you can be as a natural. This channel does not backpill, but it persistently shows viewers a different approach to lifting. I personally respect that with all my heart.
@EnkiriElite8 ай бұрын
Thanks brotha. I hope the content has helped you on your journey.
@satabdeesahoo8 ай бұрын
for me the good morning is such a valuable exercise. easy to superset and challenges the core muscles to such a high degree. 3 to 4 hardsets of good morning followed by some decline situps just fires up my core
@funniejooniejoun39138 ай бұрын
530 Squat is Crazy and Pin Squats are So Good! When I was training for basketball and dunking/vertical jump I used to do tons of Pin Squats and My Normal Back Squat Went Up as byproduct. I Snapped Up My Leg Too many times playing basketball and ended up putting legs on back burner and My Back Squat Max and Bench Max ended up almost same gg. Im def gonna re incorporate Pin Squats on top of them good mornings and deficit lunges which have been bread/butter of mine for my legs
@EnkiriElite8 ай бұрын
Pin squats are great! They build a level of explosiveness that is pretty much unparalleled by other squatting variations!
@dblifts88878 ай бұрын
I have a few exercises that directly carry over to squat for me. Since I have long femurs and am a pretty hip dominant squatter, I've always found immense benefit in back extensions, RDLs, hamstring curls and any sort of back work. My squat will go up as long as I train it alongside these exercises. To that end, any sort of squat variation to work on weak points pays off in dividends. Front squat, SSB squat, paused, variations and the like all helped out my regular squat. Interestingly enough, I haven't had too much carry over from direct quad work personally. 🤷 I definitely would like to grow quads as a personal goal of mine as they've always weirdly lagged behind, but building up quads doesn't really work in making my squat stronger.
@maxsilvani4 ай бұрын
Great info all over this channel! What a goldmine - this is the type of content that makes youtube the best platform - thanks man!
@EnkiriElite4 ай бұрын
Thanks brotha! I hope it helps ya.
@Fitnessheretic8 ай бұрын
These exercises surprised me. I never expected to see them on a list for helping to improve my squat 😲
@anabolicamaranth71408 ай бұрын
IMO there should be at least a 1.5 second delay on the pins before you go up. Most people will just bounce the bar off the pins and lose the desired effect.
@EnkiriElite8 ай бұрын
Yeah, I personally strive for a full deload of th weight and settling of the bar. Sometimes I get nervous and jump the gun though. It's a tough lift!
@GraveStrong8 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video. I suck at squats
@EnkiriElite8 ай бұрын
Hope it helps ya man! I'm up for a front squat battle any time
@GraveStrong8 ай бұрын
@@EnkiriElite How about our best Front Squat, Paused Larsen Bench, and Snatch Deadlift for a total?!
@TODOMATIO3 ай бұрын
I want to maybe try again with wrist wraps for FS.
@theturbolads59978 ай бұрын
U should do this for bench press!
@shreyasraman81378 ай бұрын
Before watching the video I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that most exercises are gonna be squat variations - Hatfield/Belt Squat, Front Squat, Pin Squat, Maybe a lunge. Finally, something for the glutes/back maybe? Back Extensions?
@EnkiriElite8 ай бұрын
muahah that is pretty damn close!
@shreyasraman81378 ай бұрын
@@EnkiriElite ahaha good mornings instead of back extension, so close!
@anonymousman44198 ай бұрын
Final timestamp has a typo.
@aaronlatif528 ай бұрын
This is a good reminder to add goodmornings back in. Back extensions by themselves dont feel adequate anymore some reason and good mornings should work the stretch position more (where as back extentions light up the most at more flexed positions) The one I like that wasnt mentioned is the patrick reverse step up (or flatfooted stepdowns) for unilateral balance between legs, increased stability/balance (which works wonders for my day to day life and hiking), and to increase dorsi flexion. Most people including me have terrible dorsi flexion (one side for me is terrible the other passable). My knees feel great from doing them and when I do them consistently I can even pistol squat which I never thought id be able to do. It makes squats feel easier to me and makes better use of my quad strength rather then my hips/back taking completely over.
@EnkiriElite8 ай бұрын
45 degree hyper provides an even blend between working the shortened position and working the lengthened position, whereas flat hyper emphasizes the shortened position most. I've talked about this in length is a video from a few months ago! And yes, goof mornings would sort of be a complentary continent to all of this by emphasizing the lengthened position most of all but barely working the shortened or Upright position at all. Subtle differences make all the difference ! That's why just using ONE single hinge can't possibly give maximal long term result.
@LarsRyeJeppesen8 ай бұрын
Leg curl, calf raises and leg extensions.
@DYELGAINZ8 ай бұрын
Lol no
@jhonruiz98226 ай бұрын
What about lowbar good mornings
@naturalstrength83938 ай бұрын
Actually I can say from experience getting stronger on dumbell reverse lunges increased my back squat at a time I was only doing those two exercises
@sengunvolkan4 ай бұрын
about deficit reverse lunges. do doing them deficit work quads or glutes more? i can never feel my quads getting doms after leg days, it's always glutes. no matter how upright i stay also i tried front squat but it KILLED my knees like i had to skip legs for a week. idk what can i do cause i really wanna do front squats instead for my quads
@TODOMATIO3 ай бұрын
You have weak ankles and will need to work on your ankle and hip mobility to "fix" your knees. When I first started squatting I couldn't do anything right but now I am squatting no problem, it just takes time and slow progression. Like 6-8 months to get ahang of it. Don't give up! You don't have "special knees", it's all about your form. When you come up don't buckle, or drive knees together, put a rubber band around your thighs and squeeze out as you squat super slow for the first light set.
@penumbrium8 ай бұрын
im a deficit lunge simp. having to alternate legs is kinda annoying so ill usually do 1 set each side after something bilateral. or do 1 set each side not alternated and then thr following 1 or 2 sets are alternated
@EnkiriElite8 ай бұрын
See I'm the opposite. I'm like if I dp one leg at a time then I have to do twice as many sets! So I often alternate legs so that I can do my unilateral work in "half as many sets." 😅 😂
@TheTarnishedSandwich8 ай бұрын
Hey enkiri what are your thoughts on suit case carries?
@EnkiriElite8 ай бұрын
good core and grip exercise
@TheTarnishedSandwich8 ай бұрын
@EnkiriElite that's all I needed to hear. Thank you
@paulgermano78378 ай бұрын
I got into pin squats and find them to be fun.
@EnkiriElite8 ай бұрын
I actually vastly prefer them to free squats at this point.
@TheShanehansel8 ай бұрын
I gotta ask, do you know what your current 1RM is for the back squat? I ask because doing 530 at 160 BW is crazy, and I am imagining it would have gone up since your BW has gone up.
@EnkiriElite8 ай бұрын
Na, I wouldn't be able to do 530 right now. Coild probably hit around 500 with a little practice, but I haven't done a normal back squat in several years at this point. Whereas I was squatting 3x per week to hit that 530 single. I'm stronger now than inwas back then, imo, I'm just stronger differently.
@Amivgr18 ай бұрын
I dont see hip thrust on the list?
@EnkiriElite8 ай бұрын
Hip thrusts won't add pounds to your squat, in my experience. They are good for other things, but they won't add pounds to the bar in that regard.
@derrickhobbs88428 ай бұрын
Everything on this list...but that ACTUALLY back squat is missing?!!! Com-on #enkirielitefitness you crazy?
@EnkiriElite8 ай бұрын
That sort of defeats the purpose of the list....which is exercises to help nudge your back squat along. I literally said "it goes without saying that squatting heavy, and hard, and consistently is the main requirement for improving your squat."
@joshuachan56928 ай бұрын
How tall should the box/platform/risers/etc. be for the Deficit Reverse Lunge?
@EnkiriElite8 ай бұрын
Depends on mobility. I generally like around 6 inches myself, but that might be too much/too little for others.
@christopher.Q5378 ай бұрын
What elevation would you recommend for the elevated reverse lunge do you recommend? And why did you think that Amy other kind of lunges is a waste of time?
@EnkiriElite8 ай бұрын
I didn't say other lunges are a waste of time. I said I like reverse lunges best of all and that any lunge not done from a DEFICIT is borderline a waste of time.
@christopher.Q5378 ай бұрын
@@EnkiriElite oh. I didn't heard that right then. I'm guessing that doing them from a deficit is because a larger range of motion,
@EnkiriElite8 ай бұрын
@@christopher.Q537 You are correct, that is the point of the deficit.
@Jamesy-kp4tu8 ай бұрын
Try standing on your Christmas tree on the tippy toes and juggle two bags of water with a crotch thrust on every 3rd rep … 2 plates was a doozy for me after this
@Jamesy-kp4tu8 ай бұрын
If that doesn’t work just fondle your bollocks and sing Aerosmith
@Jamesy-kp4tu8 ай бұрын
Or balls for you yanks, the balls located behind your Johnson