How's Your Squat? The Squat Help Thread

[ExtraMile]

Cant really see exactly what you are doing, we need a video shot from the side. One thing i can see is you are doing your box squats incorrectly. You need to sit back on the box and pause, relax your hips, and explode off the box. You are just squatting down to it and touching it with your ass. The whole point of box squats is to build power in the hips to get out of the hole. Take another video of you squatting from a side view so I can really break down your squat.

if yuo read the description on my YT video, it says I was just using the box so that I knew when I was at parallel. I realised after that I was about 1 inch above parallel or less. These weren't box squats.

Ill get a some better vids on monday though.

 

[sirmannyp]

I need some advice. An old school body builder (the guy is in his 70's now) has recommended to place my heels on 2x4's while squatting. He claims that this will keep one from getting a "squatters butt". What do you guys think of this piece of advice?

 

[the.gladiator1987]

whats a squatters butt?

 

[sirmannyp]

No clue. I am assuming a bubble butt from squatting. What do you think about elevating one's heels on 2x4's while squatting? Will this affect the effectiveness of the exercise?

 

[SaiBoT]

No clue. I am assuming a bubble butt from squatting. What do you think about elevating one's heels on 2x4's while squatting? Will this affect the effectiveness of the exercise?

I don't think it's a bad advice! Charles Poliquin includes it on his clients routines, but only has part of the whole squat routine, for example in the same workout doing a couple of sets like he sugested, a couple of front squats, sumo squats, oly squats etc.

 

[ExtraMile]

with heels raised it also lets you go fully ATG even if you have bad flexibility!

 

[ExtraMile]

Check these vids please SL

YouTube - Squats - 187lbs x 5 @ 15 years
YouTube - 20 Rep Squats, 135lbs x 21 @ 15 years

 

[SaiBoT]

Check these vids please SL

YouTube - Squats - 187lbs x 5 @ 15 years
YouTube - 20 Rep Squats, 135lbs x 21 @ 15 years

With the 187 you are GMing...

 

[ExtraMile]

With the 187 you are GMing...

reps 2 and 5 are the worst yes?

what is the cause of this and what can I do to prevent it? lower back work?

 

[SaiBoT]

reps 2 and 5 are the worst yes?

what is the cause of this and what can I do to prevent it? lower back work?

Check the video GMing out of the hole