Elbows Up During Squat? - Starting Strength Radio Clips

Rip clarifies something about "elbows up" in the squat.
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[@JoshBenware]

I was hoping for a Christmas Carol video from Ripp...I can hear it now🎵 "Fahhhve golden rings"🎶

[@ahgeez943]

This right here is huge. I also noticed this change in the verbalization of the ques on this subject and correlated it to the earlier dates of the instruction teaching "elbows up" and a later teaching of elbows down. I was hurting my right shoulder by overly exaggerating the elbows back to create my shelf, sticking a heavy load on my shoulder while it was in rotation. Elbows down and taking a further narrow grip not only solved that problem but also helped keep my back locked out better

[@luckyluke9160]

Thank you for this clarification!

[@scottmoyer3854]

Ty for posting.

[@james3876]

Good stuff

[@Mateo-et3wl]

Low bar squats destroyed my elbows and shoulder. Wasted $850 on a ss seminar and couldn't get any of the coaches to explain what was wrong. I guess i was lifting my elbows... But there's no way in hell i could get under the bar with a narrow grip. I tried it for years and it's what messed up my shoulder

[@Lakeside_WeightLoss]

Shoulda listened to your body, now you know better.

[@thefig8832]

same just put thumb under bar like a normal person

[@mastodon24]

This is a great topic! While at face value this may appear to be minutia; I have found it to be critical with respect to elbow health and preserving the longevity of your pressing endeavors. Recently, I was not willing to invest time in addressing scapular restrictions of my own. Subsequently, I defaulted to a wider grip and compensated with a more elbows-up position. This got me by for a time. However, then came the moment in which my elbow ligament made a sound resembling that of hook-and-loop “Velcro” unfastening. That hurts. A lot. Simply put, the wide-grip/elbows-up position places stress on the elbow joint that does not belong; ligaments are not meant to be stretched. And unfortunately, once they stretch, they’re seldom the same again. Don’t do what I did.

[@cmdrfunk]

He blinded me.. with science

[@FatalityDiablo]

I always felt like I'm about to dislocate my shoulder when pushing max weight reps. wider grip helped me some, but holding my back neutral was more difficult. will try this out, if gyms ever reopen here in Germany... merry Christmas everybody

[@Matthew-pf9mj]

Merry Christmas!

[@yaqo6577]

Merry Christmas

[@skidaddler6293]

This is huge. Thanks.

[@toddk2737]

To all you haters, read the book. Watch the instructional videos.

[@jerrycunningham1820]

Inappropriate video, like unseen!

[@DanteWolfwood]

>I've been using starting strength for a couple of years Huh

[@jedi77palmer]

My comment disappeared I getting back under the bar after labral tear surgery on my right shoulder. I've noticed the bar always pushes down onto the bone of the top of my scapular on that side when squatting and it hurts like fuck. It must be due to the atrophy of muscles in that area. Can you recommend any specific exercises or movements I can do to build back muscles in my upper back/scapular area?

[@Lakeside_WeightLoss]

Pull-ups and shrugs

[@yettamon956]

you have to retract and depress your scapular before you put the bar on the position. even the woman start squating day 1 can do it. check your form buddy, I think may be you stand too upright also

[@VegetoStevieD]

press

[@NunoAlexandreMB]

Sorry to hear, man. If you are squatting high bar, you will need to focus on developing your (upper) traps. If on the other hand you squat low bar your focus should be on developing your rear delts. You can do that with compounds such as rows, or through more specific exercises such as reverse fly's, humble rows, pull aparts, etc. Good luck!

[@connorw360]

Would thd width of ur grip depend on how broad the persons shoulders are??

[@jakieboiZ94]

And the flexibility of your shoulders

[@yettamon956]

narrow as that person can. so it's going to be individual

[@davidsagona417]

Age-restricted video?

[@joebot9309]

All Rip's videos are now age restricted. Dah...

[@tonemoreno763]

Go Brian Shaw style, wide grip. After a few months of training narrow grip low bar, you should be consistent with your bar placement on your back. Slowly widen your grip to a new standard. This incredibly help my elbow pain from doing squats. I’m 5’6 , 180lb. My squat is 405lbx3. The arms don’t support the bar. They just need a place to go. You should be able to get tight no matter where your arms are once you’re past the novice stage.

[@sankdhit420]

8

[@operationtruth288]

Get a Safety Squat Bar. Elite FTS Rogue Both make great quality bars. Unless you are a Professional Powerlifter o need to use a straight bar for Squats.

[@knuckledragger4648]

Powerlifters train with a variety of bars. Yoke bar will kick anybody's ass (in a good way) and everybody should own one. Don't get one from Titan though, unless you get a thrill from shitty welds and have suicidal ideation.

[@natemielke9554]

7st

[@vintagetimexzig1343]

Elbows up can be incorporated if you keep your head up/ not down, then thoracic extension is eliminated. Not everyone can comfortably hold the bar as rep sees it.

[@MR-yp7mu]

Just front squat...

[@dankdark974]

*hisses*

[@VegetoStevieD]

Replacing the back squat with the front squat, is like replacing the moon with the reflection of moon on the ocean.

[@Eledaraumar]

3st

[@blackout2430]

Thirst

[@Eledaraumar]

@@blackout2430 im 3sty for whole milk yo